TOKYO: The legislature of the Japanese island of Okinawa has passed a protest resolution following the arrests of two US sailors accused of rape, and says US bases there should be shrunk or returned.
The resolution approved Monday demands proper punishment and victim compensation in the rape case. The prefectural assembly also demands that the US military educate its personnel better to prevent crimes against Okinawa residents.
The legislature says 5,747 crimes are on record involving US military personnel since Okinawa was returned to Japan in 1972. It says that in some cases criminal activity is getting worse.
The US Forces Japan has placed an 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew to all military personnel in the country.
Previously taken steps by the US here.
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