An aerial photograph exhibits the United States Forces Japan’s Naha Port in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, December 29, 2024. /CFP
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, wherein 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 mentioned.
“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 newest in a collection of violent assaults on girls on the island internet hosting the majority of U.S. army services.
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 whole land space. Crimes dedicated by U.S. service members and non-military personnel have been a relentless supply of grievance for locals.
Source: CGTN