A Japanese court has found a U.S. Marine guilty of sexually assaulting a woman on Okinawa, sentencing him to prison terms, in a case that has triggered anger and safety concerns on Japan’s southern island with a heavy American troop presence

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    Japanese prosecutors dropped criminal cases against more than 300 U.S. service members in the last decade between 2014 and 2024, including a sexual assault case in Okinawa in 2020.

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      It is also worth noting that Japanese prosecutors mostly go for cases where it is almost certain they will convict. According to wikipedia, the conviction rate (aka % of convictions versus # of full trials) in Japan is ~99.3%. Looking at the number of indictments, Japan only convicts 37% of those.