U.S. Marine arrested for alleged killing of woman on Okinawa, triggers outrage from Japan
Some 50,000 US troops are deployed in Japan under a bilateral security pact, about half of them on Okinawa.
The Hindu reports that some 50,000 US troops are deployed in Japan under a bilateral security pact, about half of them on Okinawa.
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