Anger over American forces stationed in Japan resurfaced as demonstrators gathered in Tokyo after a U.S. Marine was identified as the chief suspect in a woman's death on Okinawa.

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A 20-year-old US Marine has been arrested by Japanese police in Okinawa on suspicion of killing a 39-year-old woman. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described the incident as “brutal and outrageous” and called on the US to strengthen discipline among its forces in Japan. The case has renewed attention on jurisdiction under the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement and opposition to the US military presence in Okinawa.

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Protesters gathered in Tokyo on Sunday after police arrested a 20-year-old U.S. Marine stationed at Futenma Air Station. He is accused of murdering 39-year-old Anna Yagi, who was found dead in her Okinawa hotel room with her wallet and backpack missing. Japanese officials called the incident unacceptable and said they lodged a strong protest with the U.S. side.

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Residents in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture protested after police arrested a U.S. Marine accused of robbing and killing a woman. The case is the latest involving U.S. military personnel on the southern island, where the large American troop presence remains a sensitive issue.

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Japanese police say 39-year-old Naha resident Yagi Anna was found dead inside a hotel room in Okinawa on Saturday morning. A US Marine was arrested on suspicion of murder.

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Japanese police arrested a 20-year-old US Marine over the suspected killing and robbery of a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa, on Oct. 3. The suspect denies the allegations. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called for full US cooperation, while the US ambassador to Japan has pledged to cooperate fully.

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A US Marine has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman whose body was found at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa, local officials say. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called it a “brutal and heinous” robbery and murder and said she had urged the US to impose stricter discipline on its personnel.

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A U.S. service member is in custody on suspicion of killing a Japanese woman on the island of Okinawa, NBC News reports.

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A US Marine has been arrested on suspicion of killing a Japanese national in Okinawa. The incident has prompted intense diplomatic backlash from Japanese officials.

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Japanese officials protested to the United States after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a woman in Okinawa. They also called for stricter discipline for US personnel.

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