# Murder in Okinawa: The US military’s history of alleged crime in Japan

https://mins.news/en/item/86621

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-05 14:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/5/murder-in-okinawa-the-us-militarys-history-of-alleged-crime-in-japan?traffic_source=rss

> The alleged murder of 39-year-old Anna Yagi in an Okinawa hotel by US Marine Devin Jacob Ballard has triggered outrage and a protest in Naha. The case has renewed scrutiny of the long record of alleged crimes involving US personnel and the disproportionate concentration of US military facilities on Okinawa.

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