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Ties with Japan have been strained, first after the heavy pressure from Washington to absorb more U.S. goods, more recently after the rape of an Okinawan schoolgirl allegedly by three U.S. servicemen. Last week the commander of U.S. Pacific forces had to accept early retirement when he observed that the servicemen could have hired a prostitute for the cost of the rental car in which they purportedly committed the crime. But officials on both sides have been stressing the importance of healthy ties overall to undercut the disruptive power of individual issues, and it seems to be working...
...SERVICEMEN ADMIT RAPE ROLES...
Three American servicemen admitted their roles in the abduction and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese schoolgirl on the island of Okinawa, a crime that has threatened the military alliance between the U.S. and Japan. If convicted, the men face up to life in prison. At a press conference in Atlanta, the defendants' families maintained the confessions had been coerced by military authorities...
This Saturday marks the 50th Veterans' Day since the end of World War II. Church bells will peal at 11 a.m., 50,000 active and veteran servicemen and -women will march up Fifth Avenue in New York City, and President Clinton will dedicate the site for a World War II memorial on the Mall in Washington. Wreaths will be laid, flags saluted, taps blown and countless speeches delivered to honor those who served in what's been called the Good War. Then the nation will get back to business, and the business of the nation these days is balancing...
...OKINAWAN, I WAS OUTRAGED BY the rape of the young Okinawan girl by American servicemen. The incident only symbolizes the immense injustice the Okinawans have suffered over the years by both the Japanese and the American governments. MAYUMI SHINJO New York City