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Japanese court convicts a US Marine in sexual assault, sentencing him to 7 years in prison (www.independent.co.uk)

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A Japanese court has found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa, sentencing him to prison terms, in a case that has triggered anger and safety concerns on Japan’s southern island with a heavy American troop presence

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For every of these crimes that the US allows Japanese courts to prosecute, I wonder how many there are that they don't.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Japanese prosecutors dropped criminal cases against more than 300 U.S. service members in the last decade between 2014 and 2024, including a sexual assault case in Okinawa in 2020.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

It is also worth noting that Japanese prosecutors mostly go for cases where it is almost certain they will convict. According to wikipedia, the conviction rate (aka % of convictions versus # of full trials) in Japan is ~99.3%. Looking at the number of indictments, Japan only convicts 37% of those.