Sex Crime Perpetrators Linked to U.S. Military in 166 Cases in Japan over 35 years; Local, Prefectural Governments Often Not Aware of Crimes

The Yomiuri Shimbun
14:37 JST,
July 20, 2024
There have been 166 cases where U.S. servicemen and those connected to the U.S. military in Japan were charged with sex crimes, from 1989 to May this year, according to the National Police Agency.
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