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TOKYO (AP) - Japan's defense minister warned Friday that further sex assaults by U.S. troops in Japan could shake the two countries' alliance, while reports said the Japanese government will install surveillance cameras around U.S. military bases to deter crime.
The warning came amid a furor over troop-related crimes after a U.S. Marine's arrest last week on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old girl.
The Marine's arrest and a series of other crimes blamed on U.S. troops have heightened sentiments against the U.S. military presence in Japan, particularly on Okinawa island — where more than half the U.S. troops are based.
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