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Japan Asks US Forces to Ensure Discipline After Woman's Murder- Reports
Japan Asks US Forces to Ensure Discipline After Woman's Murder- Reports
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya called on US military command to ensure discipline among US troops stationed in the country's... 16.04.2019, Sputnik International
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Japan Asks US Forces to Ensure Discipline After Woman's Murder- Reports
10:54 GMT 16.04.2019 (Updated: 12:43 GMT 06.08.2022) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya called on US military command to ensure discipline among US troops stationed in the country's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa after an apparent murder of a local woman by a marine, the NHK broadcaster reported on Tuesday.
The minister also said that the probe into the incident was still ongoing and sent condolences to the victim's family.
On Saturday, Japanese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Takeo Akiba urged US Ambassador in Tokyo William Hagerty to express protest over the murder of an Okinawan woman by a US serviceman.
READ MORE: Japanese Foreign Ministry Protests Over US Serviceman Killing Woman in Okinawa
A 32-year-old serviceman from the US Marine Corps is believed to have stabbed his 44-year-old Japanese girlfriend to death before killing himself at their apartment in the town of Chatan near the US base earlier this month.
Japan asked the US envoy to take efforts to prevent a recurrence.
READ MORE: Okinawa Head Wants to Ease Burden on Population Rather Than Remove All US Bases
Many Okinawans oppose the presence of US troops on the small Pacific island due to associated crimes, noise and environmental damage.
The southernmost Japanese prefecture hosts around a half of 50,000 US troops and contractors in the country.
