The United States has not asked Tokyo to pay more to keep its troops in the country, Japan's defence minister said, after a report cited former National Security Adviser John Bolton as saying he conveyed President Donald Trump's demand for an $8 billion annual payment.
FILE PHOTO: Japan's Defence Minister Taro Kono attends a news conference at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato
“Negotiations over the cost of hosting have not started yet,” Defence Minister Taro Kono told a regular news conference on Tuesday. “The Japanese government has not received any request from the United States with regard to this issue.
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