Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi mentioned on Tuesday that “we started high-level, working-level consultations between Japan and the USA final week on what efficient measures must be taken”.
“The Japanese authorities will proceed to do all the things in its energy each to deal with this case and to make sure that it doesn’t occur once more,” she advised a legislative committee session.
Motegi held a phone name on the weekend with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who provided his “honest condolences” over the alleged crime, pledging US cooperation within the investigation.
Crimes dedicated by US personnel have been a thorn in relations between the shut safety allies.
Final yr, a Japanese court docket sentenced a US Marine accused of choking and making an attempt to rape a girl in her 20s to seven years in jail.
The US has round 54,000 navy personnel stationed in Japan, totally on Okinawa.
