Japan, U.S. to hold patrol in Okinawa after sexual assault cases

U.S. forces and Japanese police will hold a joint patrol in Okinawa Prefecture next week after a number of sexual assault cases involving U.S. military personnel came to light last year, a Japanese government source said Thursday.The first joint patrol is scheduled for the night of April 18 in the city of Okinawa and will be the first such patrol in the southern island prefecture since 1974. Local government officials and residents will also participate.The joint patrol was proposed by the U.S. side as a measure to prevent a recurrence of sexual crimes by U.S. military personnel stationed i…READ FULL ARTICLE