NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) The Okinawa Prefectural Government plans to conduct a survey on U.S. military personnel who live off base to determine how many there are and other details as resentment continues to simmer over a suspected case of rape... ...full story at Japan Times
from Japan Times on Sat, Feb 16 2008
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