Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Japan Wednesday, where she apologized for the alleged rape of a Japanese girl by a US marine. The alleged crime occurred on the southern island of Okinawa, where 20,000 US troops are based.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: “The incident of Okinawa and the incident of that kind, I have given our deepest regrets. You can be certain that we have no desire to see this sort of things happen, and so the United States is going to be very active with the Japanese government in trying to prevent incidents in the future. I should mention also that, of course, we want to see justice done, and of course that process will continue, as well.”

Another US servicemember was arrested earlier this month for allegedly assaulting a Filipino woman at an Okinawa hotel.