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| Japan protests to US over Okinawa 'assault' | Japan protests to US over Okinawa 'assault' |
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| Japan has protested to 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, local 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 with all US troops in Japan under a night-time curfew following an alleged rape. | The incident comes with all US troops in Japan 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 tension. | |
| 'Trespassing' | 'Trespassing' |
| Local reports said that the serviceman, who had been drinking, hit a 13-year-old boy after entering his room. | Local reports said that the serviceman, who had been drinking, hit a 13-year-old boy after entering his room. |
| "Let me be absolutely clear. I am very upset, it's an understatement to say I am very upset with the reported incident in Okinawa," Mr Roos said, after he was summoned to the Foreign Ministry. | "Let me be absolutely clear. I am very upset, it's an understatement to say I am very upset with the reported incident in Okinawa," Mr Roos said, after he was summoned to the Foreign Ministry. |
| "Police are investigating the case, in which the man could be charged for trespassing, injury and destruction of property," a local police spokesman was quoted by AFP news agency as saying. | |
| He added that the man was still at a US military hospital and that police would be requesting custody. | He added that the man was still at a US military hospital and that police would be requesting custody. |
| Japanese officials have expressed anger over the alleged incident, with Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba calling it "inexcusable". | Japanese officials have expressed anger over the alleged incident, with Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba calling it "inexcusable". |
| Two US sailors were arrested in Okinawa last month on suspicion of raping a Japanese woman. | 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. |