# Arrest of US Marine over woman’s alleged murder reignites Okinawa protests

https://mins.news/en/item/87206

- BBC Chinese, 2026-10-06 00:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cwzd6164jv6ro/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Japanese police arrested 20-year-old US Marine Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard over the alleged robbery and killing of 39-year-old Anna Yagi in a Naha hotel room. Protests involving about 100 people took place in Naha and Tokyo, reviving Okinawan anger over crimes involving US military personnel and the island’s long-standing US troop presence.

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