US sailor arrested in Okinawa on suspicion of rape

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4. He'll spend time in a Japanese prison.

One of the grievances against us was that the US military was quick to haul offenders back to the States, denying the Japanese their opportunity to administer justice. The policy now is that for many convictions, Japanese prison awaits. Leavenworth will come later.

On a related note, duty in Japan was not considered desirable in part because the Navy enforced very restrictive liberty. Sailors and Marines weren't allowed to do much of anything off base. This was in response to crimes committed by service members. Lately the Navy had relaxed liberty restrictions a little bit. I suppose this will come to an end. As my Chief once said, "One person shits their pants, we all gotta wear a diaper."