Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wasted little time in publicly upbraiding President Obama this week over the recent alleged rape and murder of a woman in Okinawa by a civilian worker on a U.S. military base.

“In the onset of our small group discussion, I have firmly lodged a protest against President Obama as the Japanese Prime minister with regard to the most recent case in Okinawa,” Abe told reporters, referring to his bilateral meeting with Obama and top U.S. officials that had just wrapped up in Shima, Japan.