62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival - Fence Photocall - Monaco

62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival - Fence Photocall - Monaco

Takaesu Yoshiki, Ariana Miyamoto, Akiko Nogi and Hiraku Kitano attend the Fence photocall during the 62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival on June 17, 2023 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival - Fence Photocall - Monaco

62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival - Fence Photocall - Monaco

Takaesu Yoshiki, Ariana Miyamoto, Akiko Nogi and Hiraku Kitano attend the Fence photocall during the 62nd Monte Carlo TV Festival on June 17, 2023 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

Marine in Okinawa rape case wants trial moved to U.S.

Marine in Okinawa rape case wants trial moved to U.S.

NAHA, Japan - Toshimitsu Takaesu (R), a lawyer for U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Brown, accused of attempting to rape a woman in Okinawa last November, meets reporters after the first hearing of his trial at the Naha District Court on March 13. Takaesu said Brown is innocent and the trial should be moved to the United States. At left is New York lawyer Michael Griffith, whom Takaesu is expected to ask the court be admitted to the trial as a special lawyer for Brown.

Marine in Okinawa rape case wants trial moved to U.S.

Marine in Okinawa rape case wants trial moved to U.S.

NAHA, Japan - Toshimitsu Takaesu (R), a lawyer for U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Brown, accused of attempting to rape a woman in Okinawa last November, meets reporters after the first hearing of his trial at the Naha District Court on March 13. Takaesu said Brown is innocent and the trial should be moved to the United States. At left is New York lawyer Michael Griffith, whom Takaesu is expected to ask the court be admitted to the trial as a special lawyer for Brown. (Kyodo)