Japan summons US envoy as marine arrested over Okinawa murder

Okinawa governor urges Japan action after US Marine arrested over killing

Growing anger after US Marine Devin Jacob Ballard was arrested on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39.

Oct 7, 2026

Japan summons US envoy as marine arrested over Okinawa murder

Ambassador vows cooperation as Japan protests after a US marine’s arrest in connection to Okinawa murder case.

Oct 4, 2026

'Not again': Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan's Okinawa

For many locals on this island, the arrest has brought decades of frustration back to the fore.

Oct 5, 2026

US marine arrested on suspicion of murder and robbery in Japan's Okinawa

Japanese police arrest a 20-year-old US marine in the Okinawa prefecture on suspicion of robbing and murdering a local woman.

Oct 4, 2026

Marine arrested for alleged murder of woman on Okinawa

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on Okinawa, officials said Sunday, the latest criminal case on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence has remained a sensitive issue. The Okinawa prefectural police said they arrested a 20-year-old Marine stationed at the […]

Oct 4, 2026