US troops under curfew in Okinawa after protests
Independent [UK]
02/21/08
The southern Japanese island of Okinawa is in uproar after a series of incidents involving American troops, including two alleged rapes that have strained ties between Washington and Tokyo. …. The incidents have triggered protests and led to an unprecedented curfew on all US personnel and their families. The ban – part of what the military is calling a “period of reflection” – followed unusually strong criticism from Japan’s Foreign Affairs minister, Nobutaka Machimura, who said the troops “lacked discipline”...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/us-troops-under-curfew-in-okinawa-after-protests-785617.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
02/21/08
The southern Japanese island of Okinawa is in uproar after a series of incidents involving American troops, including two alleged rapes that have strained ties between Washington and Tokyo. …. The incidents have triggered protests and led to an unprecedented curfew on all US personnel and their families. The ban – part of what the military is calling a “period of reflection” – followed unusually strong criticism from Japan’s Foreign Affairs minister, Nobutaka Machimura, who said the troops “lacked discipline”...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/us-troops-under-curfew-in-okinawa-after-protests-785617.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 22. Feb, 11:06
