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U.S. Forces, Okinawa Launch Forum after Sexual Assaults
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Okinawa prefectural government and the U.S. military on Friday held the first meeting of a new forum to discuss preventive measures in response to a spate of sexual assaults involving U.S. military personnel in Japan’s southernmost prefecture.
Okinawa assembly passes resolution protesting sexual violence by US military
Okinawa prefectural assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution and a statement in response to a series of sexual assault cases involving US military personnel stationed in the southern Japanese prefecture.
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Japan TodayU.S. military, Okinawa hold 1st safety forum after sex assault cases
Representatives of U.S. forces in Japan and Okinawa authorities hold their first meeting Friday under a new forum to discuss joint safety measures, following alleged sexual assault cases involving American service members in the southern island prefecture.
On the 9th, the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly (chairman: Kyotaka Nakagawa) unanimously passed both a statement of opinion and a resolution of protest regarding the non-consensual sexual intercourse incident by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa that occurred in March this year. In response to the series of incidents in the prefecture, the assembly pointed out that "various efforts to prevent recurrence are still insufficient, and it is difficult to say tha…
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