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Alleged rape angers Japan

The suspect is a U.S. Marine on politically sensitive Okinawa. Some say official outrage is more for show. The Japanese prime minister has... ...full story at LA Times

from LA Times on Fri, Feb 22 2008

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16 Feb 08 visit Stoking more distrust of foreigners  »  Japan Times Regarding the Feb. 13 article "Okinawa rape case sparks resentment": So the Japanese government and people are "outraged" by another alleged rape of an underage Okinawan schoolgirl by a U.S. Marine. Is it just me who thinks these outpourings of outrage...
17 Feb 08 visit Hill, Rice express regret over alleged rape by Marine in Okinawa  »  Japan Today 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...
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...
26 Feb 08 visit New U.S military chief in Japan promises to prevent further crimes  »  Japan Today The new commander of U.S. forces in Japan pledged Monday, during talks with a senior Japanese official, to implement measures to prevent crimes involving U.S. soldiers following the alleged rape of a junior high school girl by a Marine in Okinawa...

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