Indefinite curfew for US troops in Okinawa

February 20th, 2008 at 09:56 Björn Hallberg

Welcome the day of reflection. Raping starts again next week, business as usual.

The US military slapped a sweeping curfew Wednesday on troops and their relatives on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa after a series of incidents including an alleged rape that sparked tension.

A US Marine was arrested last week on allegations that he raped a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa, home to half of the US troops in Japan, leading Japanese leaders to demand tighter discipline for troops.

[...] within days, Okinawa police arrested two more Marines, with one allegedly driving while drunk and the other accused of stumbling into a stranger’s house and passing out intoxicated.

Japanese media also reported Tuesday that US authorities detained a Marine for allegedly distributing counterfeit 20-dollar bills in Okinawa.

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