TOKYO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) — Japan’s high authorities spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday urged the U.S. army to implement preventive measures concerning additional sexual assaults following a current incident involving a U.S. Marine in Okinawa.
The newest case, during which the serviceman in his 30s is accused of sexually assaulting and injuring a girl within the southernmost Japan prefecture of Okinawa final November, has induced renewed concern amongst native residents, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi stated.
“We will urge U.S. forces in Japan to tighten discipline and fully implement preventive measures,” Hayashi advised a press convention.
Okinawa police referred the sexual assault case to prosecutors on Wednesday, the most recent in a sequence of violent assaults on girls on the island internet hosting the majority of U.S. army amenities.
The island of Okinawa hosts 70 p.c of all of the U.S. army bases in Japan whereas accounting for under 0.6 p.c of the nation’s complete land space. Crimes dedicated by U.S. service members and non-military personnel have been a continuing supply of grievance for locals.