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U.S. Naval Forces Japan chief apologizes for Okinawa rape

U.S. Naval Forces Japan chief apologizes for Okinawa rape

NAHA, Japan - Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd (L), commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, bows to Okinawa Vice Gov. Kanetoshi Yoseda at the prefectural office in Naha on Oct. 23, 2012. On the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by two U.S. sailors in the prefecture, Cloyd voiced his "deepest, most sincere and most heartfelt apology for the enormous and intolerable suffering and trauma the victim had" and apologized for the "anger and mistrust" the incident has caused among the people of Okinawa.

U.S. Naval Forces Japan chief apologizes for Okinawa rape

U.S. Naval Forces Japan chief apologizes for Okinawa rape

NAHA, Japan - Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd (L), commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, hands a letter of apology to Okinawa Vice Gov. Kanetoshi Yoseda over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by two U.S. sailors in the prefecture, at the prefectural office in Naha on Oct. 23, 2012.

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd (R), commander of the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 5, speaks to reporters on the carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. Standing beside Cloyd is Rear Adm. Umio Otsuka, commander of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Escort Flotilla 2. (Pool photo)

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd (R), commander of the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 5, speaks to reporters on the carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. Standing beside Cloyd is Rear Adm. Umio Otsuka, commander of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Escort Flotilla 2. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)