The rape and murder of a 20-year-old Okinawan woman touched off a huge protest Sunday of the American military base in the Japanese city. About 65,000 people attended the rally.
A U.S. contractor is the primary suspect in the woman's death, which reminds locals of the 1995 rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. military personnel. "Japan is part of Japan and when you hurt your little finger the whole body feels pain," said 70-year-old Shigenori Tsuhako, who decided to protest because his granddaughter is the same age as the murdered woman. "I want [Prime Minister Shinzo] Abe to feel Okinawa's pain."
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