A woman in her 20s was raped early Friday in a parking lot in Chatan, Okinawa Prefecture, by a man believed to be a member of the U.S. military, police said.
The suspect is still at large and details of the attack are not yet known. Police are interviewing the victim, an unidentified resident of the town in central Okinawa, as well as at least one witness. Several U.S. military personnel are also being questioned, investigative sources said.
Police are conducting their search with the cooperation of the U.S. Military Investigation Bureau.
Police received an emergency call early Friday morning from a female friend of the victim, they said.