The US military is slowly scaling down its presence in Okinawa following decades of talks and delays colored by lingering animosity between US forces and local residents — in large part stemming from the 1995 scandal which saw three US servicemen abduct, assault and rape a 12-year-old Okinawan girl. In 2006, Tokyo and Washington signed […]... Keep on reading: US plan to pull forces from Okinawa tested by China's rise