Okinawa marks 30 years since major rally over U.S. Marines assaulting a girl

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Okinawa Prefecture on Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of a large-scale rally protesting the sexual assault of a young girl by U.S. soldiers. On Sept. 4, 1995, three U.S. Marines abducted and sexually assaulted an elementary school girl in the northern part of Okinawa's main island. The U.S. side refused to hand over the Marines to Japanese authorities, citing the Japan-U.S. status of forces agreement, which ignited fury among the people of Okinawa. Following the incident, a rally took place

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