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Hill, Rice express regret over alleged rape by Marine in Okinawa

Christopher Hill, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, expressed deep regret Sunday over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture. "These are incidents that are extremely regrettable... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sun, Feb 17 2008

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24 Feb 08 visit Baby Rants & Raves - Okinawa Marine and Alleged Rape  »  YouTube videoAbout the current news regarding the US Marine and an alleged rape
21 Feb 08 visit Hill rues U.S. forces discipline lapse, tough on North  »  Japan Times Visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill expressed his regret Thursday to Japanese government officials in Tokyo over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old Okinawa girl by a U.S. Marine last week. Read the full story . . .
28 Feb 08 visit Rice states regrets for alleged rape of teen in Okinawa  »  Japan Times Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed her deepest regrets to Japan on Wednesday over the alleged Feb. 10 rape of a 14-year-old Okinawa girl by a U.S. Marine. Read the full story . . .
29 Feb 08 visit Return to the focus on mutual goals  »  Japan Times During her visit to Tokyo this week, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice apologized to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura for the alleged rape on Feb. 10 of a 14-year-old girl by a U.S. Marine in Chatan, Okinawa...
20 Feb 08 visit U.S. imposes curfew on Okinawa forces  »  Japan Times
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — The U.S. military imposed a curfew on all its personnel in Okinawa beginning at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, following a recent series of troubling incidents, including the alleged rape of a teenage Japanese girl by a marine. Read the fu...
25 Apr 08 visit U.S. to try Okinawa marine for rape  »  Japan Times NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) The U.S. Marine arrested in February for allegedly raping a junior high school girl in Okinawa Prefecture will be court-martialed, the U.S. Marine Corps said Friday. Read the full story . . .

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