{
  "id": 19740562,
  "title": "Trump demands Japan triple American troop hosting costs to US$19 billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/trump-demands-japan-triple-american-troop-hosting-costs-to-us-19",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T00:53:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3374275/trump-demands-japan-triple-american-troop-hosting-costs-us19-billion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US administration of President Donald Trump has demanded Japan triple its spending on hosting American troops to more than 3 trillion yen (US$19 billion) over five years starting in the 2027 financial year, sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Japan is considering substantially increasing the payment to its major security ally to roughly 1.5 trillion yen, they said. The coming…",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/koreans-flock-to-japan-for-weight-loss-drug-that-costs-a-third-of",
        "published": "2026-11-13T04:35:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}