Tokyo, Oct. 18 (ANI): Tokyo, Oct. 18 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to Japan, John Roos has expressed concerns over the alleged rape of an Okinawa woman by two U.S. service members amid an intensifying outcry over the U.S. bases in the prefecture.
Roos met with Vice Foreign Minister Shuji Kira, who called for stricter discipline of U.S. service members in Japan and preventive measures.
After the meeting, Roos told reporters that the U.S. government, including the military, will cooperate in any way possible with the investigation.
"I do understand the anger that many people feel with respect to the reported incident. I would not be honest with you if I did not tell you that I did not share some of the anger," the Japan Times quoted Roos, as saying.
According to the paper, the Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested two U.S. sailors over the alleged rape of a woman in her 20s. The two were identified as Seaman Christopher Browning and Petty Officer 3rd Class Skyler Dozierwalker, based at the Fort Worth Naval Air Base in Texas.
It is has been reported that the pair followed and assaulted the woman, who had ignored them, and the police said that while Browning denied the allegation, Dozierwalker has admitted to the crime, the paper said.
In Washington, a U.S. Defense Department official said the U.S. Navy in Japan is cooperating with the Okinawa police rape probe.
The local woman, whose identity was not revealed, suffered injuries to the neck, police said. (ANI)
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