駐日美軍
The refers to the killing of Japanese civilian Naka Sakai by the United States Forces Japan soldier William S. Girard in Soma, Gunma Prefecture on January 30, 1957. Sakai's death caused outrage from the Japanese public and the incident led to disputes between Japan and the U.S. Army over jurisdiction, resulting in the U.S. Supreme Court case "Wilson v. Girard". Girard was demoted by the U.S. Army and received a three-year suspended sentence from Japanese authorities.