In Japan, tens of thousands of people gathered on the island of Okinawa to demand the ouster of U.S. military bases.

Activists said 65,000 people attended what they called the largest protest in two decades against the U.S. military presence.

The protests erupted after a former marine working as a civilian contractor at a U.S. base was accused of raping and murdering a 20-year-old woman.

The victim’s father has called for the removal of all U.S. bases on Okinawa, which hosts about 26,000 U.S. troops.

At Sunday’s rally, Lia Camargo said U.S. soldiers should also be held accountable for their crimes.

Lia Camargo: "The slogans are like 'get the bases out of here,' but I don’t think it’s that simple. I think making sure that the responsibility of the soldiers, if they do commit a crime, that has to be weighed in the same gravity as a Japanese person who commits that same crime."