PoliticsJapan Protests to US Over Marine Suspected of Murder in Okinawa
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi protested to the US after a US Marine, Devin Jacob Ballard, was arrested for allegedly robbing and murdering a Japanese woman, Anna Yagi, in a hotel in Naha, Okinawa. Ballard denies the charges. Takaichi demanded maximum cooperation and stricter discipline to prevent such incidents. The US embassy and Marine Corps expressed condolences and are cooperating with Japanese authorities.
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