Okinawa curfew after sex charges 駐沖繩美軍將實行宵禁

Protests against US bases in Japan are not uncommon

對美軍基地的抗議活動在日本并非罕見

The US military said it would impose a midnight curfew and drinking ban on marines on the Japanese island of Okinawa after a serviceman was charged with sexually molesting a 14-year-old girl in her bedroom.

But the restrictions have prompted criticism as they will only apply for a few days before and during the summit of the Group of Eight (G8) countries, which is being held on the island in a fortnight's time.

On Friday, the chief aide of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori flew to Okinawa to soothe mounting local anger, while the top US military official on the island made an unprecedented apology on Thursday.

一個美國士兵因在一個14歲的女孩臥室對其進行猥褻被起訴后，美國軍方說,它將對駐日本沖繩島的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊實行午夜宵禁和禁酒令。

但這一限令遭到了批評，因為它只是在八國首腦會議之前和期間在沖繩島實行兩周時間。

周五，日本首相首席顧問Yoshiro Mori飛往沖繩安撫日漸憤怒的民眾，美軍駐本島最高將領(lǐng)也于周四做了前所未有的道歉。