Okinawa resolution calls for revision of U.S. forces pact after murder
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Members of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly adopted a resolution on Friday calling for revisions to a pact seen as giving the United States military preferential treatment in Japan, following a murder allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine.The recent killing of a Japanese woman has triggered outrage in Japan, where any crimes involving U.S. forces have long inflamed criticism of the troops’ presence.The resolution, which will soon be submitted to the U.S. Embassy, was carried 45…
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