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U.S. Marine Corps Sexual Violence on Okinawa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Jon Mitchell
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Extract

As revelations of sexual assaults and harassment roil the worlds of politics, sports and entertainment, one institution has largely escaped media and public scrutiny: the U.S. military.

According to the Department of Defense's most recent report, in 2016 approximately 40 service members were sexually assaulted every day. The Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military estimates 14,900 service members -8,600 women and 6,300 men - experienced sexual assaults in 2016.

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Research Article
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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , February 2018 , e4
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Copyright © The Authors 2018

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Notes

1 Antonieta Rico, “Why Military Women Are Missing from the #MeToo Moment,” TIME, December 12, 2017.

2 Department of Defense, Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military (2016), Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, May 1, 2017.

3 For example, see Jon Mitchell, “Environmental Contamination at USMC bases on Okinawa,” Asia-Pacific Journal, Vol. 15, Issue 4, Number 2. February 15, 2017; Kyodo, “Japan says U.S. military aircraft mishaps more than doubled in 2017,” The Japan Times, January 23, 2018.

4 Irvin Molotsky, “Admiral Has to Quit Over His Comments On Okinawa Rape,” New York Times, November 18, 1995.

5 Kyodo, “Former U.S. base worker gets life in prison for murder of Okinawa woman,” The Japan Times, December 1, 2017.

6 For example, see “Okinawa Beigun Kichi to Seihanzai” (Okinawa bases and sexual offenses), TBS News, November 25, 2017; Jon Mitchell, “Beigun Seihanzai: Shinkoku na Jittai, Keibi na Shobun” (U.S. military sexual offences: The true picture, light punishments), Okinawa Times, November 25, 2017.

7 Ryota Shimabukuro, “U.S. military crime's low indictment rates appear affected by secret agreement,” Ryukyu Shimpo, December 11, 2017.

8 “EDITORIAL: Full review of SOFA is needed, particularly over jurisdiction,” Asahi Shimbun, January 19, 2017.