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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walks by public broadcaster NHK President Katsuto Momii speaking during a budget committee question and answer at the lower house of Parliament in Tokyo Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s appointment of new board members at Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has invited skepticism among many people that his motive may be to use the news giant to promote his nationalist agenda. Sure enough, minutes of a recent NHK governing board meeting suggest they were trying to exercise influence over programs. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 photo, Japan's public broadcaster NHK President Katsuto Momii speaks during a budget committee question and answer at the lower house of Parliament in Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s appointment of new board members at Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has invited skepticism among many people that his motive may be to use the news giant to promote his nationalist agenda. Sure enough, minutes of a recent NHK governing board meeting suggest they were trying to exercise influence over programs. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT
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FILE - This Aug. 16, 2012 file photo shows a C-130 transport plane taking off from the U.S. Marine Corps base in Futenma in Okinawa, Japan. An Associated Press investigation into the military’s handling of sexual assaults in Japan has found a pattern of random and inconsistent judgments in which most offenders are not incarcerated. Instead, commanders have ordered “nonjudicial punishments” that ranged from docked pay to a letter of reprimand. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey speaks to soldiers of the U.S. Armed Forces in Japan at Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo on April 25, 2013. An Associated Press investigation into the military’s handling of sexual assaults in Japan has found a pattern of random and inconsistent judgments in which most offenders are not incarcerated. Instead, commanders have ordered “nonjudicial punishments” that ranged from docked pay to a letter of reprimand. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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FILE - In this March 23, 2008 file photo, a protester holds a placard during a rally against an alleged rape in February of a 14-year-old girl by an American serviceman in Okinawa islands, southwestern Japan. An Associated Press investigation into the military’s handling of sexual assaults in Japan has found a pattern of random and inconsistent judgments in which most offenders are not incarcerated. Instead, commanders have ordered “nonjudicial punishments” that ranged from docked pay to a letter of reprimand. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)
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FILE - In this March 23, 2008 file photo, protesters shout a slogan during a rally against an alleged rape in February of a 14-year-old girl by an American serviceman in Okinawa islands, southwestern Japan. An Associated Press investigation into the military’s handling of sexual assaults in Japan has found a pattern of random and inconsistent judgments in which most offenders are not incarcerated. Instead, commanders have ordered “nonjudicial punishments” that ranged from docked pay to a letter of reprimand. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)
