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U.S. ambassador says he ‘understands anger’ over Okinawa rape claim
The United States ambassador to Japan vowed “complete and unequivocal cooperation” Wednesday over the alleged rape of a local woman by two servicemen on an island already fed up with the US military. Ambassador John Roos moved swiftly to reassure people on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa that he…
Japan eases self-imposed arms export ban
Tokyo on Tuesday eased a decades-old self-imposed ban on arms exports, paving the way for Japanese firms to participate in multinational weapons projects. In a move intended to bolster the domestic arms industry and reduce national defence spending, officially pacifist Japan will for the first time in decades routinely allow…
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