日本向美国提出正式抗议。周日，一名美国士兵因涉嫌在冲绳实施日本首相所称的“极其残忍且凶恶”的谋杀而被捕后，日本召见了美国使节。
Japan lodged a formal protest with the US and summoned its envoy Sunday after an American soldier was arrested on suspicion of committing what Japan’s prime minister called an “extremely brutal and vicious” murder on Okinawa.
美国军人过去实施的暴力犯罪曾加剧美日之间的紧张关系，尤其是在冲绳；日本境内的5万名美国军人大多数驻扎在那里。
Past violent offenses by US servicemembers have created deep tension between the US and Japan, particularly on Okinawa, where most of the 50,000 US troops in Japan reside.
2016年的一起强奸和谋杀案引发了大规模抗议，1995年一名女孩遭强奸的事件也引发了类似抗议。周六发生的事件将使东京的合作目标更加难以实现，一名日本议员称，美国在培训和管束部队方面“完全失败”。
A rape and murder produced large protests in 2016, as did the rape of a girl in 1995. Saturday’s incident will complicate Tokyo’s cooperation goals, with one Japanese lawmaker saying the US is “failing completely” to train and discipline troops.
两国关系本已紧张：在一次货币争端中，日本领导人上月踏上了纽约一处空无一人的停机坪。— Brendan Ruberry
Relations are already strained: Japan’s leader stepped onto an empty New York tarmac last month amid a currency dispute. — Brendan Ruberry