Japan protests to US after Marine arrested over alleged murder in Okinawa
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has formally protested to the United States after a US Marine was arrested in Okinawa on suspicion of robbing and murdering a Japanese woman. Police said the suspect, Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is accused of killing 39-year-old Anna Yagi in a hotel in Naha, the capital of the southern prefecture, and taking her wallet and backpack. The arrest has triggered a diplomatic response in a location that already carries long-running political and security sensitivities.According to police, the alleged killing took place yesterday. Ballard denied the allegations, police said. In a statement, Takaichi described... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Oct 2026 10:02 LONDON
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