# Japan charges US marine suspected of killing and robbing woman

https://mins.news/en/item/115828

- The Guardian, 2026-10-26 12:52 UTC
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- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/japanese-prosecuters-charge-marine-killing

> Japanese prosecutors formally charged Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, with strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa, and taking her backpack. Ballard denies the charges. The case prompted protests in Okinawa and Tokyo, as well as a curfew and alcohol ban for US military personnel stationed in Okinawa.

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