U.S. serviceman held for breaking into woman’s apartment in Kanagawa

Tuesday 11th November, 09:38 AM JST

KANAGAWA —

A U.S. serviceman from the Naval Air Facility at Atsugi was arrested Monday on suspicion of breaking into the apartment of a 23 year-old Filipino woman. The 21-year-old suspect is suspected of entering the woman’s apartment in Ayase City through a window at around 9.30 Monday morning.

According to police, the two became acquainted when the woman was working at a bar. The man has admitted to the charge and said he wanted to return a toy bear the woman gave him. After entering her apartment, the man reportedly told the woman he loved her and made unwanted advances. Police are continuing their investigation.

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Damax6 at 04:28 PM JST - 11th November

tatsumi says I am living in Okinawa where huge US bases are located. For me, this is not others concern. We have lots of crims related US soldiers.

LOTS of crimes??? can you put in DETAILS what LOTS of crime are committed that have you okinawans "terrified" aren't you terrified that the yakuza have the locals on "lockdown" and run their illicit business(btw using gaijins as fronts) in the open public. Let alone their inter-rival fights.

Just watch a see how this is all blown out of water AGAIN. Its time the SDF to defend japan and let the US forces vacate this place, where they are unappreciated and unwanted(or should i say UNDERappreciated).
Altria at 04:38 PM JST - 11th November

I can never relax in a hotel these days for fear one of Uncle Sam's finest will come Boppin' through the roof.
Nessie at 04:42 PM JST - 11th November

They must've run out of hundred-gram weed busts.
BBLeo at 07:04 PM JST - 11th November

This is not nice what this serviceman did. Now he made US flag more dirty than it was untill now. Will he get promotion for that?
Antonios_M at 07:39 PM JST - 11th November

The man has admitted to the charge and said he wanted to return a toy bear the woman gave him

Santa Claus practise for the U.S soldiers!!! "Hohoho...toy bear present for the Filipino woman!!!"
Everton2 at 08:04 PM JST - 11th November

here we go again!
scoday at 10:09 PM JST - 11th November

So I read a few of these, I am long since out of the military, strangely enough living in the U.S. with a Japanese wife (nope never stationed in Japan) and I had to 'chime in here.'

First of all this is a Filipino woman in Japan thus there is about a, what - better than 50% certainty she is a Hostess Bar employee. Secondly, I don't care what people say, I have to agree that in my early twenties I was doing some crazy stuff for love. Sorry, after age 11, 12, 13, I was not considered independent. Not sure where TJRandom grew up, but it is my experience that in Japan as well as most of Asia that the male (and female) children stay at home well into their 20's so lets please put this in perspective.

Finally as for the woman in Okinawa who said they live in fear. Honey, please, do we want to discuss that Russian submarine that was parked in your backyard just the other day and it had a little "problem" that killed 20 people. Do you want the U.S. to stop paying attention to said Russians? Do you want us to leave and put Japan at the Mercy of China, Korea and our old pals the Russians? If you want to talk about living in fear lets talk about a little island the size of California with no significant natural resources having to do as it's stronger (in terms of natural resources / military) neighbors chime in?

Sure.... Kick us out; your crime rate will most CERTAINLY go down. Unless of course you are reading the Japanese news which anyone will tell you surely puts some kid trying to return a stuffed animal to shame... cough cough 19 year old kid mows down someone in broad day light. 'Man arrested for filiming up high school girls skirt, 'Police on Sunday arrested two 17-year-old youths for allegedly assaulting and robbing two people in Sakai City and Osaka in October. T', 'A 37-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for fatally stabbing her 40-year-old husband after arguing with him' shall I continue?
kjunluc2 at 09:07 AM JST - 12th November

Love is a many splendord thing.

Maybe the hostess slipped him a small blue pill before the bar closed.

I was about 35 before I realized that horniness is often mistaken for love.

Transfers and ships' movements saved me from several mistakes.
BurakuminDes at 12:17 PM JST - 12th November

First of all this is a Filipino woman in Japan thus there is about a, what - better than 50% certainty she is a Hostess Bar employee.

Scoday, why is it relevant that this woman is Filipino, and that she may be a hostess? Is she therefore not entitled to the same protection against her house being broken into as a Japanese person? What would you say to someone breaking into your house when your Japanese wife is at home "Oh, don't worry, she's just a foreigner anyway, go ahead and break in and do what you want." ?? And if a man is not mature enough to know right from wrong when he is 23 , what on earth is he doing in the US Military, as a guest in a foreign country? (Actually, I may have just answered my own question.....)
scoday at 09:19 AM JST - 14th November

Burakumin... My wife is not a hostess, if she were a hostess, or a prostitute, or a strip club dancer I would certainly expect immature, ill mannered 'boys' to show up out front, through windows, in doors, etc.. Furthermore, my point was to highlight the fact that the article says "bar" worker, it is pretty common knowledge that Filipina women in Japan predominantly work in the sex trade. If that makes you uncomfortable I am sorry. Just to spell out my comment, the Japanese news is decidedly anti-military no matter how you swing it.

If the article had said "Filipina hostess bar worker had house broken into" most would have scanned the article and probably just rolled their eyes. My comment had to do with a particular culture being employed in a particular industry and pointing out that this woman was not simply mixing drinks and some crazy man broke into her house. I do sincerely apologize if my point escaped your grasp and you took it the wrong way.

Related to the article if you don't understand being passionately in love and trying to rekindle something that isn't there I feel bad for you. I don't know about you but I have pulled my fair share of idiotic, immature stunts in the name of "love."

(Incidentally I do agree with your last line. The standards for U.S. Service Members has certainly dropped way below what I would consider acceptable.)
BurakuminDes at 10:51 PM JST - 14th November

Fair call Scoday. On the one hand I agree with you that U.S. Servicepeople in Japan receive a dispropportionate amount of negative press (and most of them are good men and women). However, I maybe mis-read your opinion toward the Filipino woman who was a victim of this crime, as not being deserving of protection because she may have been a sex worker, hostess, etc. I live in a semi-rural area of Japan, and there are quite a number of women from other Asian countries - wives of farmers, hostesses, mums, nurses, factory workers etc etc. Japan would most likely fall apart at the seams in the near future without them www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/caregivers-slave-away-for-low-pay and they should be encouraged and protected the same as Japanese.

I don't know about you but I have pulled my fair share of idiotic, immature stunts in the name of "love."

Yep, pulled my share of cunning stunts too, havent yet broken into any apartments though... I guess this kid deserves a chance, but he should spend some time in Roppongi bars and he wont need to mess around breaking into apartments next time!
BlueHeaven77 at 11:37 AM JST - 17th November

U.S. Servicepeople in Japan receive a dispropportionate amount of negative press (and most of them are good men and women)

"dispropportionate"? Those are true facts, not personal opinions. There is nothing "dispropportionate" in letting people know. Of course most of U.S. Servicepeople are good men and women but the problem is that the number of crimes is TOO HIGH for beeing committed by ORDER PROTECTORS who are such a FEW people.

Do you want us to leave and put Japan at the Mercy of China, Korea and our old pals the Russians?

I`ll tell you one secret that nobody can image: maybe, but maybe, Japanese people can survive without "US protecion". Maybe there is very very little chance they could survive with their own forces, looking for collaboration in the way they want at the condition they want, not under the forced US presence.
jwills79 at 04:52 PM JST - 17th November

I thought Ayase was on the Joban/Chiyoda line near Chiba?
teaabe at 03:29 AM JST - 18th November

Philippinos get treated like _hit in the U.S. my Philippino roomate once noted that all the girls stateside wouldn't even look at an oriental.

more the reason to throw them out for good.

Asians will get along just fine. it's called the Asian Union (A.U.). and the African Union (A.U.)? the identical abbreviation is intentional.
bible36 at 09:59 AM JST - 18th November

Filipino birds are hot but can be very aggressive,hes lucky he didnt get his arse kicked.Anyway, at least now he won`t have to send all his dosh to the Philippines.