Washington Post: Okinawa murder dominates talks between Obama and Abe
TOKYO — The brutal murder of an Okinawa woman, allegedly by a U.S. military contractor, dominated a meeting between the American and Japanese leaders Wednesday night, with President Obama expressing his “deepest regrets” to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over the “tragedy.”
The murder has reignited outrage in the southern island prefecture over the large American military presence there, with thousands of people protesting Wednesday outside the U.S. Air Force base where the contractor worked.
“This is an unforgivable crime, and I have expressed our anger. It has shocked not just the Okinawa people but also all the people of Japan,” Abe told reporters after an hour-long bilateral meeting with Obama in Ise-Shima, ahead of the Group of Seven summit that will begin Thursday. The Okinawa case took up most of the time, Abe said.
Okinawa police last week arrested Kenneth Shinzato, a 32-year-old former U.S. Marine, in connection with the murder of 20-year-old Rina Shimabukuro. Shinzato was working as a computer and electrical contractor on Kadena Air Base.
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WNU Editor: This is not what President Obama expected on his Japanese visit.
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