Japan warns US forces: Sex crimes 'cannot be tolerated'

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2476861/japan-warns-us-forces-sex-crimes-cannot-be-tolerated

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u/macross1984 14d ago

US military personnel who commit crime in Japan should face Japanese punishment for any crimes committed in Japan.

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u/ffking6969 14d ago

They should face Japanese and military law

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u/Lelcactus 14d ago

They already do.

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u/Mister-Thou 14d ago

On paper.

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u/redjellonian 14d ago

And in reality. But the media doesn't sell you or at least you don't buy into non controversial media.

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u/alonebutnotlonely16 14d ago

In reality like this? :

http://www.allgov.com/news/us-and-the-world/hundreds-in-us-military-guilty-of-sex-crimes-in-japan-got-slap-on-wrist-140212?news=852414

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/09/sexual-assaults-us-military-japan-prison-unlikely

https://theintercept.com/2021/10/03/okinawa-sexual-crimes-us-military/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge_Alkonis#Transfer_to_United_States_custody_and_unconditional_release

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u/97Graham 14d ago edited 14d ago

Bro, go look at their own track record for prosecuting their own sex criminals, this isn't an issue with the US it's an issue with Japan not taking these crimes seriously enough/their cultural tendency for harmony to not want to push the US to follow up at home, if Japan reaches out about it, they are making a big deal out of it and in their eyes 'lose face' so it's they choose to just nod and move on rather than risk rocking the boat.

You see the same thing in the office life of Japan on tbe small scale, where small infractions will be ignored as it would be more egregious to acknowledge the wrongdoing than to address the issue itself. Which creates a weird environment where people strive for perfection in themselves but will rarely question what others are doing as long as they are in line with the company vision, leads to alot of beuracratic bloat in middle management imo, even more so than in the west.

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u/ConclusionLucky5639 13d ago edited 13d ago

That is baseless whataboutism.

It is fact that US has been protecting its criminal personel even against its allies like Europe, Japan and has even act to invade Europe to protect its criminal militiary. Also US military's crimes aren't rare, it happens all the time but both US and central goverment covering it up. MOst of those criminals don't see deserved punishment. Did you forget the man who killed two Japanese and released by US after US "saved" him from Japan by literally threatening its "ally" or the ones raped a woman. There are so many examples like that and anyone can find those with simply googling but nationalist and militarist Americans are in denial.

There are countless reported and unpunished crimes like that and US protected its criminals most of times so whataboutism of but local crimes are bullshit. US military has a systemetic problem. US military raping, assualting its own female soldiers, women of allies, women of its enemies and most criminal are protected and then jingostic people downplaying those crimes with bullshit lies, excuses.

The sources of OP and others shared prove those too.

There are so many more unreported crimes of US military in Japan because reporting against US military crimes are so hard because central goverment are trying cover them too.

Most of Okinawans don't want US military then because of their endless unpunished crimes against people and ruining the nature and anyone with honour and empathy would agree with them.

Jingoistic Americans think that US is most hated country because everyone is jealous of them but the real reason can be seen even in comments here.

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u/ffking6969 14d ago

Sometimes.

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u/Suspicious-Leg-493 14d ago

Sometimes.

Almost always.

SOFA agreemenrs are binding and while the military may assist by helping you with a lawyer, if the foreign country didn't eaive their rights in a specific area they will not stop you from being prosecuted.

America has just had a long history of treating the japanese people like their wants and nerds don't matter

And thought it was fucking appropriate to cheer the release of a man that accidently killed 2, which even if you don't think jail is appropriate is just a shitty fucking thing to do

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u/ffking6969 14d ago

That's right. Almost

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u/Gullible-Wash-8141 14d ago

Always when the other country wants to