U.S. military on Okinawa fights to check stigma of crime
By Daniel Leussink (AFP) 3 hours ago in Crime
Crimes by US troops based on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa have long angered residents, who for decades have claimed the American military was out of control.
Tens of thousands of islanders rallied Sunday after anger was rekindled by the rape and murder of a 20-year-old woman in April.
A US civilian base worker -- a former Marine -- has been arrested. In a separate incident earlier this month a US sailor was detained after injuring two people in a drink-driving incident.
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