1.   Johnson was sentenced to life in prison after trials in Clayton and Fulton counties on two different rape incidents.

2.   Ota, sensitive to accusations that he is exploiting the rape incident, has stressed that it is separate from the overall issue of the bases.

3.   The rape incident has led to calls for a reduction of U.S. forces in Okinawa.

4.   The rape incident has led landowners on the island to refuse to renew leases for the US bases.

5.   Okinawa Governor Masahide Ota has refused to sign the documents following the rape incident.

6.   The government promised a judicial inquiry into the rape incident, after MQM called for two days of mourning Friday over the killing and rape.