# Japan protests after US Marine arrested over Okinawa robbery-murder

https://mins.news/en/item/87352

- CGTN, 2026-10-05 09:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-05/Japan-protests-after-US-Marine-arrested-over-Okinawa-robbery-murder-1QZFjnffGak/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Japan has strongly protested an alleged robbery and murder in Okinawa involving a US Marine. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called for full US cooperation and strict discipline among military personnel. Devin Ballard, 20, was sent to prosecutors over the alleged killing of Anna Yagi, 39; police said he denies the allegations.

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