The issue came to light late last month, triggering an uproar over reports that two American service members had been charged with sexual assaults months earlier.
The U.S. ambassador to Japan expressed regret on Saturday for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly committed by American military service members stationed in Okinawa .The issue arose late last month, triggering an uproar over reports that two American service members had been charged with sexual assaults months earlier.Both cases were first reported in local media in late June. In one arrest made in March, a member of the U.S.
They are also a minder of the 1995 gang rape of a 12-year-old girl by three U.S. service members. It led to a 1996 agreement between Tokyo and Washington to close a key U.S. air base, although the plan has been repeatedly delayed due to protests at the site designated for its replacement on another part of the island.Emanuel said the U.S. may be able to propose measures to improve training and transparency with the public at U.S.
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