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Japan OKs bigger budget to host US forces, step up alliance

FILE - An MV-22 Osprey takes off as Japan Ground Self-Defense Force guards the landing zone during a joint military drill with U.S. Marines in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Japan’s parliament on Friday, March 25, 2022, approved a new agreement with the United States, endorsing the Japanese government spending excess of 1 trillion yen ($8 billion) for hosting the U.S. troops as the two sides strengthen their military alliance in the face of growing threat from China and North Korea in the region. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) FILE - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force takes position during a joint military drill with U.S. Marines in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Japan’s parliament on Friday, March 25, 2022, approved a new agreement with the United States, endorsing the Japanese government spending excess of 1 trillion yen ($8 billion) for hosting the U.S. troops as the two sides strengthen their military alliance in the face of growing threat from China and North Korea in the region. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)