Move quickly and bravely in the Okinawa killing case — or else

Like many readers, this writer was shocked by the news this past weekend of the alleged murder of a Japanese woman in Okinawa by a U.S. Marine.While the investigation is still ongoing, the Japanese government has lodged a protest with the United States. On social media, the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo released a comment to the effect that it “extend(s) our sincere condolences to the victim’s family,” and acknowledged that “an investigation is under way…