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Japan Restricts Movements of US Military in Okinawa After Rape Allegations

© AP Photo / Greg BakerDocuments Point to US Base for Polluting Okinawa Water Supply
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US military personnel have been prohibited from spending the night in Naha, the capital of Japan's Okinawa prefecture, amid an ongoing investigation into an alleged rape of a Japanese tourist, local media reported Thursday.

People protesting the planned relocation of the U.S. military base, to Okinawa's Henoko coast, shout slogans at a rally in front of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence, as a meeting between Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga and Abe is held, in Tokyo in this April 17, 2015 file photo - Sputnik International
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Okinawa Outraged Over Alleged Rape by US Soldier
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Sunday, Japanese police arrested Justin Castellanos, a Navy sailor stationed at the US Marines Corps camp in the Okinawa prefecture, for allegedly sexually assaulting a tourist in Naha.

US soldiers located in the northeastern Okinawa are banned from staying overnight in Naha and all areas south of its Camp Kinser military base, CNN said Thursday, citing a US military spokesman in Japan.

Castellanos has reportedly denied the rape accusation.

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