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Takaichi Sanae will visit the Philippines and China to participate in several regional summits. At the same time, Japan and the United States are engaged in intense negotiations over the division of military expenses for Japan. The Trump administration’s request has risen to more than 3 trillion yen.
The Japanese government announced the Prime Minister on the 13thtakaichi sanae He will visit the Philippines and China from 16th to 19th to participate in the relevant leadership meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), respectively.APEC ) Leadership Summit.
Kyodo News reported that while Takachi is in the Philippines, in addition to attending the Japan-ASEAN leaders’ meeting, he is also scheduled to attend the East Asia Summit (EAS). The Government of Japan is coordinating the convening of the meeting of the “Quadruple Security Dialogue” (Quad) leaders composed of Japan, the United States, Australia and India. During his visit to China, Takachi is expected to attend the APEC leaders’ summit to discuss regional economic issues such as strengthening energy resilience, and will use the visit to explain Japan’s position and promote the realization of a “free and open Indo-Pacific region.”
However, on the 12th, several insiders revealed that the United Statestrump The government is requiring Japan to increase its allocation of funds for the US military stationed in Japan for five years starting in 2027, commonly known as the “idea budget”, to nearly three times the current level, totaling more than 3 trillion yen.
According to reports, Japan does not intend to accept all of the US demands, but has begun to consider increasing the total contribution to about 1.5 trillion yen. A Japanese-U.S. The diplomatic source said: “It is difficult to accept a burden of 3 trillion yen in five years, but it is possible to reach about 1.5 trillion yen.”
The highest total valuation in history was 1,352.1 billion yen from 1996 to 2000. During Trump’s first term as President, he also asked Japan to significantly increase its share of funding for US troops stationed in Japan. The current assessment plan from 2022 to 2026 reached a total of 155.1 billion yen, an average of about 211 billion yen per year during the Biden administration. In the future, the annual sharing could amount to more than 300 billion yen, and is expected to include funds to strengthen the security of US military bases to reduce damage when the bases are attacked.
The Japanese and US governments began comprehensive talks in Tokyo this summer, and held working-level consultations in the United States in early October and Japan in late October. Both sides are trying to reach an agreement before the end of the year and the final phase of talks could begin next week.
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She will attend the Japan-ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting and East Asia Summit in the Philippines and the APEC Leaders’ Summit in China. During this time, she can also participate in the meeting of Quad leaders to promote Japan’s diplomacy and regional cooperation.
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Japan is expected to use the summit agenda to clarify its position, focusing on strengthening energy resilience, promoting regional economic cooperation, and realizing a “free and open Indo-Pacific region” to maintain the coherence of its foreign policy.
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People familiar with the matter said the United States needs Japan to increase its five-year valuation starting in 2027 to nearly three times the current level, totaling more than 3 trillion yen. Although Japan does not intend to accept it in full, it has considered increasing it to about 1.5 trillion yen.
