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The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for a formal review of its Status of Forces agreement with the US military amid outrage over the alleged murder of local woman by an American Marine.

As reported by Kyodo News, the assembly passed the resolution by an overwhelming margin, with 45 members in favor and just two opposed.

According to Kyodo News, the two opponents of the resolution said that it didn’t go far enough and demanded language calling for the dismissal of the head of the US military in Okinawa.

The Status of Forces agreement, established in 1960, has been criticized for being too preferential to US service members, who are seen as being totally outside the reach of Japan’s domestic law enforcement.

Kyodo News noted that the........

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