Stuff like this is sensitive in Okinawa.
They were once an independent kingdom, only “recently” were they taken over by Japan.
They’re poorer than almost any prefecture, yet they host over 50% of the American military —they see this as unfair, or at least as a form leverage over the rest of Japan.
They’re not happy about this, but you can REST ASSURED that they’re going to make a really, really big deal about it.
I’d say especially cuz US politics now features a lot of talk about Making Japan Pay, Japan will make very great hay out of this.
Dating reputation ruined last month by that drunk black navy guy (stabbed and strangled Japanese GF).
Driving reputation now ruined by this drunk Mexican.
Thanks!
I learned a lot about Okinawa while I was there and the locals were mostly very friendly.
I was not a base rat. I had a 4 month old daughter when I arrived in 95 and we did not spend much time on base. I would have preferred to stay living out in town but the energy bills were a killer. Neither my daughter or I spent much time on base. Too many cool parks to go to off base. We rarely ate on base and shopped a lot out off base. Christmas at the Okinawa Botanical gardens was great.
And the Okinawa hash house harriers were a blast.
I arrived on Okinawa shortly after those two jarheads and a corpsman kidnapped and raped a 12 year old local girl. Thank God I was a dependent because all that crap the commands were giving to all the innocent jarheads did not apply to me. BTW, my wife was the active duty Marine.
Another thing I remember about Okinawa. Public works was the largest employer on Okinawa and a good portion of that public works money was directly related to the bases.