Omoiyari Yosan
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Omoiyari Yosan, is a popular term for funds provided by Japan as host nation support for the U.S. forces stationed in Japan. The official term is Cost Sharing for the US Forces Stationed in Japan. Alt
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) docks at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan.
Shin Kanemaru
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Shin Kanemaru was a Japanese politician who was a significant figure in the political arena of Japan from the 1970s to the early 1990s. He was also Director General of the Japan Defense Agency from 19
Omoiyari Yosan
…the most recent of which was signed in 2016. The term originates from comments made in 1978 by the then Director-General of the Japan Defense Agency, Shin Kanemaru, in defense of the Japanese government's decision to share financial responsibilities for the American bases in Japan. When questioned about the…
Kanemaru in 1992