Okinawa demands measures to prevent crimes committed by US soldiers

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki submitted a letter of protest to Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa in Tokyo on Wednesday, requesting measures to prevent heinous crimes by US military personnel from happening again in the prefecture.

It was revealed on June 28 that Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested a US Marine in May on suspicion of injuring a woman while attempting to sexually assault her.

That revelation came just three days after Okinawa Prefecture found out that a US Air Force member stationed at Kadena Air Base on the island had been indicted in March over sexually assaulting a girl under 16 years old in December.