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Ryukyu Islands chain lives thanks to the money from Tokyo... Add to that it's a well known destination for people who don't like to work hard from all over Japan (usually left-oriented, they like a superb climate there rather than superb amount of money and workrate of Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and other cities) adds up to the some sort of stereotype in Japanese society that population of Ryukyu Islands is usually dumber than the average of the main islands. Like they don't even speak a proper Japanese (let alone Kanji), lazy etc. And natives have some crazy family names that you can't read properly when written in Kanji as well
And it isn't groundless if you had an occasion to meet them. Fortunately, they are managed by smart people who know how to grab money from the capital city.
Ryukyu Islands chain lives thanks to the money from Tokyo... Add to that it's a well known destination for people who don't like to work hard from all over Japan (usually left-oriented, they like a superb climate there rather than superb amount of money and workrate of Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and other cities) adds up to the some sort of stereotype in Japanese society that population of Ryukyu Islands is usually dumber than the average of the main islands. Like they don't even speak a proper Japanese (let alone Kanji), lazy etc. And natives have some crazy family names that you can't read properly when written in Kanji as well
And it isn't groundless if you had an occasion to meet them. Fortunately, they are managed by smart people who know how to grab money from the capital city.
Japan's invasion, annexation, and colonization of the formerly independent Ryukyus included forced Japanese cultural assimilation/native cultural genocide. The prejudiced stereotyping and struggling local traits you mentioned are direct consequences of Imperial Japan's aggression and repression.
Zool
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Well, its an international deployment that has been in place for decades now and is unwanted by the majority of Okinawans, in an increasingly tense region. It makes sense that headlines will be made when crimes, particularly against women and young girls occur over the duration, in that context.
I personally don't wonder about the culture of American Forces in Japan or Asia specifically, because you have bad apples in every bunch (or bad decisions helped along by drugs or alcohol etc) regardless of location or media coverage. Just the same I would not isolate improper conduct to American troops alone, ex. French Troops in Africa -
To answer your question about the occurrence of violent acts on American soil, they happen often to varying degrees (Brawls - Murders). You would have a better chance of catching it if you followed each state/districts local news. Here is a quick example of cases being investigated at .
Jura The idiot
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Equation
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Oh it does happen, a rotten apple will commit crime in any country they're at.