Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: Feelings were raised to boiling point following the rape of a 12-year- old school girl by three US servicemen in 1995. But Cohen and Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto are expected to commit themselves to strong military ties to cope with fears of instability in East Asia, particularly on the Korean peninsula.

commit