Scandal-hit Sugawara to return bonus after criticism : The Asahi Shimbun
Disgraced former economy minister Isshu Sugawara said he will return a summer bonus that opposition
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Disgraced former economy minister Isshu Sugawara said he will return a summer bonus that opposition
Host nation support by Japan helped pay for this U.S. military housing complex in Nagasaki Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Japan has temporarily landed a cheaper deal to host U.S. forces with U.S. President Joe Biden's new administration after sweating out years of Donald Trump's demands that it pay more to do so. The central government announced on Feb. 17 that Japan and the United States have agreed to an unusual 1-year extension of host nation support (HNS) for U.S. military personnel based here. The announcement followed Washington's acceptance of the proposal the same day. HNS ag...