exist under the U.S. criminal justice system. However, since the 1995 Okinawan rape incident, the U.S. has agreed to favorably consider handing over suspects in serious cases such as rape and murder before they have been charged. On 16 January 2017, Japan and the U.S. "signed a supplementary agreement to limit and clarify the definition of the civilian component protected under the Status of Forces Agreement." This agreement came after the 2016 rape and murder of an Okinawa woman, allegedly by a civilian contract worker employed at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture. See also Omoiyari Yosan Girard Incident 1995 Okinawan rape incident Michael Brown Okinawa assault incident Extraterritoriality Japan–United States relations References Full text Japan–United States military relations Crime in Japan United States military in Japan 1960 in Japan 1960 in the United States Foreign relations of Post-war Japan Treaties concluded in 1960 Treaties entered into force in 1960 United States Armed Forces in Okinawa Prefecture Law of Japan