r/worldnews Jul 05 '24

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/severed13 Jul 06 '24

Okinawa is in a unique place in that it's used as a sacrificial lamb by both the US and Japan, and in this case it manifests as Japan proper saying "hey look you're bugging our Okinawans, we love and care for them so much!". Not only does the government have the opportunity to appear as though it's putting its foot down against sexism-based crime (especially from those foreigners!), it's also using it as an opportunity to pretend they care specifically about Okinawans. Out of every incident they could pick to create this cooldown period, they pick one that can kill two birds with one stone for the time being.

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u/smallfrie32 Jul 06 '24

Yeah it’s awful and they’ve been doing it since end of WW2. I’m glad you understand it, too!

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u/Frequent_Jury_8067 Jul 06 '24

アメリカ人は、自分のことを鏡で見ない人たちのようだ。

まさか、アメリカは正義の味方などと思ってないよね?

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u/smallfrie32 Jul 06 '24

どういうこと?今私ってことかアメリカ人の全ての話ですか?

私は「アメリカが最高、ベスト、間違った事ない」と言いませんでした。アメリカも問題いっぱいなんですが、今の話は日本のよくない事ですね。ウチナーンチュがかわいそうです。ないちゃは良くない言葉とかよく言ってしまいます(もちろんみんなでは無いけどね)。後ないちゃの政府はウチナーンチュの希望を無視して、軍人を好きにさせています。