Japan PM Protests to US Over Marine Arrested on Murder Suspicion in Okinawa
TOKYO, 4 October, 2026 (Nosheen): Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has lodged a strong protest with the United States after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa. Twenty-year-old Marine Devin Jacob Ballard is suspected of killing 39-year-old Anna Yagi at a hotel in Naha, the capital of Okinawa, on Saturday and taking her wallet and backpack, according to Japanese police. Ballard has denied the allegations. Prime Minister Takaichi described the incident as extremely regrettable and said Japan strongly protests to the US side, seeking maximum cooperation with the investigation, stricter discipline and comprehensive measures to prevent similar incidents in the future. The US Embassy and the US Marine Corps expressed condolen...





