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Japan protests to US over Okinawa 'assault' Japan protests to US over Okinawa 'assault'
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Japan has lodged a formal complaint with the US after another incident in Okinawa allegedly involving a member of the US military. Japan has protested to the US after another incident in Okinawa allegedly involving a member of the US military.
A US serviceman reportedly entered an apartment above a bar and hit a teenage boy. The man fell from a window and was taken to hospital, media reports said. A US serviceman reportedly entered an apartment above a bar and hit a teenage boy. The man fell from a window and was taken to hospital, local reports said.
The Foreign Ministry lodged a complaint with US envoy John Roos, Kyodo said.The Foreign Ministry lodged a complaint with US envoy John Roos, Kyodo said.
The incident comes as all US troops in Japan are under a night-time curfew following an alleged rape.The incident comes as all US troops in Japan are under a night-time curfew following an alleged rape.
The US has some 26,000 troops based on Okinawa, where crimes involving service personnel have become a source of ongoing tension.The US has some 26,000 troops based on Okinawa, where crimes involving service personnel have become a source of ongoing tension.
Two US sailors were arrested there last month on suspicion of raping a Japanese woman. Local reports said that the serviceman, who had been drinking, hit a 13-year-old boy after entering his room.
The US military was "fully cooperating with Okinawan authorities on this investigation to ensure justice is served", the Associated Press news agency quoted Col Brian McDaniel, vice-commander of Kadena Air Base's 18th Wing, as saying.
Two US sailors were arrested in Okinawa last month on suspicion of raping a Japanese woman.
Okinawa's legislature subsequently passed a unanimous resolution condemning the alleged rape and calling on the US to prevent crimes against island residents.Okinawa's legislature subsequently passed a unanimous resolution condemning the alleged rape and calling on the US to prevent crimes against island residents.
About three-quarters of all US bases in Japan are located in Okinawa, which represents less than 1% of Japan's landmass.About three-quarters of all US bases in Japan are located in Okinawa, which represents less than 1% of Japan's landmass.
The gang-rape in 1995 of a 12-year-old Okinawan girl by three US service personnel sparked outrage and led to moves to reduce the US military footprint there.The gang-rape in 1995 of a 12-year-old Okinawan girl by three US service personnel sparked outrage and led to moves to reduce the US military footprint there.
The US says it is planning to relocate several thousand marines off Okinawa, but has linked their departure to progress on a new base in the north of the island, which many residents oppose.The US says it is planning to relocate several thousand marines off Okinawa, but has linked their departure to progress on a new base in the north of the island, which many residents oppose.