Japan to contribute $521 million in its FY-18 to move U.S. Marines to Guam

The Pentagon notified Congress in February the Japanese government is projected to contribute $521 million in its 2018 fiscal year, which runs from April to March, to relocate Marines from Okinawa to Guam, and that, to date, Japan has pledged $1.5 billion in contributions.

The FY-16 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Defense Department to notify Congress each year about the Japanese government's contributions toward realignment of Marine Corps forces in the Asia Pacific. The letter notifying Congress was signed by Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist.

Of the $1.5 billion in contributions, $401 million has been cumulatively obligated to date, Norquist wrote.

The Japanese government contributed $113 million in its FY-16 and $235 million the following year, according to Norquist. The $521 million projection for FY-18 is based on a draft budget and is subject to the Japanese government's approval.