沖縄米兵事件に「遺憾」　同盟に影響せず―米国防総省

　【ワシントン時事】米国防総省のライダー報道官は２日の記者会見で、沖縄県内で起きた米兵による性的暴行事件について、「事件の深刻さに心を痛めており、このような事態を招いたことを遺憾に思う」と述べた。同時に「これらの事件は（日米）同盟には全く影響を及ぼさない」とも強調した。（2024/07/03-05:36）

The U.S. Defense Department expressed its regret Tuesday over sexual assault cases involving U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan.
   "We are deeply troubled by the severity of the allegations and we regret the anxiety this has caused," Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said in a press briefing. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is "of course tracking this closely," he said.
   "Japan is one of our closest allies, and so we will continue to do everything we can to keep the lines of communication open on this," Ryder said.
   He added that "the alleged behavior of those members does not reflect the core values of the U.S. military nor does it represent the conduct of the overwhelming majority of Japan-based personnel that we have forward deployed."