Japanese prosecutors have indicted a U.S. serviceman in Okinawa for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a Japanese minor, a crime that looks set to reignite Okinawan grievances against both the heavy American military presence on the strategic island and the central government in Tokyo.
People protest against the visit by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel near a military post of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan Friday, May 17, 2024. Emanuel visited two southwestern Japanese islands at …SEOUL, South Korea — Japanese prosecutors have indicted a U.S.
Three days before the news broke, on June 23, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had visited Okinawa to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the fierce battle fought on the island in the closing months of World War II. Today, the prefecture accounts for less than 1% of Japan’s land area, but hosts 70% of facilities exclusively used by the U.S. military.
“Not only does it cause anxiety among the residents of the prefecture, who are forced to live side by side with the base, but it also tramples on the dignity of women, especially considering the fact that the victim is a minor,” Okinawan Governor Denny Tamaki said Tuesday.
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