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Japanese court convicts a US Marine in sexual assault, sentencing him to 7 years in prison (www.independent.co.uk)

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A Japanese court has found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa, sentencing him to prison terms, in a case that has triggered anger and safety concerns on Japan’s southern island with a heavy American troop presence

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[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 86 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

At last. US military personnel have been raping Japanese women for decades.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago

Christ, I didn't know about that. The end of the article lists a couple more harrowing incidents for those looking for more info.

[–] AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also very usual in South Korea

[–] Kickforce@lemmy.wtf -1 points 1 week ago

Yes, horrible. But the way you wrote it made me wonder where in Korea they were finding all these Japanese women...