AGREEMENT BETWEENJAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICACONCERNING NEW SPECIAL MEASURES RELATING TO ARTICLE XXIV
OF THE AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE VI OF THE TREATY OF
MUTUAL COOPERATION AND SECURITY
BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,REGARDING FACILITIES AND AREAS AND THE STATUS
OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN JAPANJapan and the United States of America:
Confirming that the United States armed forces
maintained in Japan under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperationand Security between Japan and the United States of America(hereinafter referred to as “the Treaty”) and the Agreement
under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation andSecurity between Japan and the United States of America,
Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of UnitedStates Armed Forces in Japan (hereinafter referred to as“the Status of Forces Agreement”), both signed at
Washington on January 19, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as“the United States armed forces”), contribute to thesecurity of Japan and the maintenance of international
peace and security in the Far East;
Recalling that, for the purposes of maintaining stable
employment of the workers who are employed by Japan andrender labor services to the United States armed forces orto the organizations provided for in paragraph 1.(a) ofArticle XV of the Status of Forces Agreement (hereinafterreferred to as “the workers”) and ensuring the effective
operations of the United States armed forces, various
measures were provided for, inter alia, special measuresrelating to Article XXIV of the Status of Forces Agreement,
which sets forth the principles on the sharing ofexpenditures incident to the maintenance of the UnitedStates armed forces in the Agreement between Japan and theUnited States of America concerning New Special Measuresrelating to Article XXIV of the Agreement under Article VIof the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between
Japan and the United States of America, Regarding
Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed
Forces in Japan, signed at Tokyo on January 22, 2016, as
amended by the Protocol Amending the Agreement Between
Japan and the United States of America Concerning New
Special Measures Relating to Article XXIV of the Agreement
under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation andSecurity between Japan and the United States of America,
Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of UnitedStates Armed Forces in Japan, signed at Tokyo on February
24, 2021;

Reaffirming a mutual commitment to enhance deterrence
and response capabilities in line with the increasingly
challenging security environment and to deepen defense
cooperation;
Noting situations involving both countries;
Recognizing that, for the purpose of ensuring theeffective operations of the United States armed forces, itis necessary to take new special measures relating to
Article XXIV of the Status of Forces Agreement;
Have agreed as follows:
Article IJapan will bear, during the Japanese fiscal years 2022
through 2026, all or a part of the expenditures in paying
the following wages and allowances to the workers:(a)base pay, daily wage of daily employees, hourlypay temporary employees hourly pay, and theater
personnel wage;(b)

regional allowance, discharge allowance, family
allowance, remote area allowance, special work
allowance, summer allowance, year-end allowance,cold-area allowance, retirement allowance
including retirement allowances for workers
separated by the United States armed forces or by
the organizations provided for in paragraph 1.(a)of Article XV of the Status of Forces Agreement
through reduction in force and for workers whose
employment is terminated for duty-connecteddisability or death due to duty-connected injury
or illness, involuntary severance bonus for
employees affected by reduction in force, prorata bonus for employees affected by reduction inforce, commutation allowance, conversion
allowance, position conversion allowance, night
duty allowance, housing allowance, unaccompanied
duty allowance, wide-area transfer allowance,
overtime pay, hourly pay temporary employees
premium pay, holiday pay, night differential,
non-work allowance, and daily pay authorized for
duty-connected illness or injury for hourly pay
temporary employees; and(c)allowance for lump sum payment to mariners forunexecuted annual leave, dangerous cargoallowance, engagement allowance, engine room
allowance, engine work allowance, fire-fighting
allowance, foreign ship bonus, foreign voyage
allowance, labor allowance, reporting allowance,
small vessel allowance, tanker allowance, towage
allowance, and master and chief engineer
allowance.
Article II

Japan will bear, during the Japanese fiscal years 2022
through 2026, all or a part of the expenditures in paying
costs of the following procured for official purposes inJapan by the United States armed forces, or by authorized
procurement agencies of the United States armed forces upon
appropriate certification:(a)electricity, gas, water supply, and sewerage frompublic utilities; and(b)fuels for heating, cooking, and hot water supply
not included in (a) above.
Article III

1.
Japan will bear, during the Japanese fiscal years 2022
through 2026, all or a part of the expenditures in paying
the following costs, provided that the Government of Japan
notifies the Government of the United States of America
that Japan will bear expenditures as mutually consideredappropriate in accordance with the provisions of this
Article:(a)expenditures for procurement of equipment,materials, and related services by the Governmentof the United States of America related totraining capabilities installed in facilities andareas the use of which is granted to the UnitedStates of America under Article VI of the Treaty(hereinafter referred to as “facilities andareas”), provided that the training capabilities
contribute to achieving the purpose of theTreaty, improving readiness, and enhancing
deterrence and response capabilities to address
diverse operational requirements in theincreasingly challenging security environment,including the enhancement of interoperability
between the United States armed forces and theSelf-Defense Forces of Japan; and(b)additional expenditures incident to changes tothe location of training of the United Statesarmed forces from facilities and areas to otherfacilities and areas or to territory under theadministration of or in the United States ofAmerica in cases where the United States ofAmerica, upon a request of the Government ofJapan made at the Joint Committee provided for inparagraph 1. of Article XXV of the Status ofForces Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “theJoint Committee”), makes such changes.

2.
Implementation procedures for this Article will beestablished by the Joint Committee.
Article IV
The United States of America will make further efforts
to economize the expenditures referred to in Article I,
Article II, and Article III.
Article V
Japan will determine, for each Japanese fiscal year,
the actual amount of the expenditures that Japan will bear
under Article I, Article II, and Article III respectively
and will promptly notify the United States of America ofsuch determination.
Article VI
Japan and the United States of America may consult on
all matters regarding the implementation of this Agreement
through the Joint Committee.
Article VII
This Agreement will be approved by Japan and theUnited States of America in accordance with theirrespective internal legal procedures. This Agreement willenter into force on the date when diplomatic notes
indicating such approval are exchanged, and will remain inforce through March 31, 2027.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorized
for the purpose, have signed the present Agreement.

DONE in duplicate at Tokyo in the Japanese and English
languages, both equally authentic, this seventh day ofJanuary, 2022.

FOR JAPAN:
Y. Hayashi

FOR THE UNITED STATESOF AMERICA:Raymond F. Greene