US Marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of murder
First reported 4 Oct, 03:28 UTCUpdated 15m ago16 sources
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The 20-year-old man is suspected of killing a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha and stealing her wallet.
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The matter threatened to revive tensions over the American military presence on the Japanese archipelago.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has registered a protest with the United States after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa.
The killing risks rekindling tensions over the presence of the U.S. military on the Japanese island.
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- US marine, 20, arrested on suspicion of murder after woman's body found in Japanese hotel (opens Daily Mail in a new tab)
Devin Jacob Ballard has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and murder after a woman was found dead inside a hotel room in Okinawa.
- Japan delivers ‘strong protest’ to U.S. after marine arrested in Okinawa robbery-murder (opens The Japan Times in a new tab)
The 20-year-old suspect, who has denied the charges, is suspected of killing a woman and stealing her backpack and wallet at a hotel in Naha.
- US Marine, 20, arrested in Japan on suspicion of killing local woman at hotel (opens New York Post in a new tab)
US Marine Jacob Ballad, 20, was arrested in Okinawa, Japan, on suspicion of robbing and murdering 39-year-old Anna Yagi at a local hotel, according to new reports.
- US Marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of murder (opens CNA in a new tab)
The 20-year-old man is suspected of killing a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha and stealing her wallet.
- US Marine arrested over alleged murder of Japanese woman; embassy vows cooperation (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
As per local police, a 20-year-old Marine stationed at Futenma Air Station killed the 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha and stole her wallet.
- Japan’s Takaichi presses US after marine arrested over murder-robbery of woman (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
A 20-year-old US marine was arrested on Sunday in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on suspicion of robbing and murdering a local woman, police said. Davin Ballard stationed at the Futenma Airbase is suspected of killing Anna Yagi, 39, and taking her wallet and backpack in the early hours of Saturday at a hotel in Naha…
- US Marine in Japan arrested on suspicion of murder, local police say (opens Egypt Independent in a new tab)
Tokyo, Japan — A US Marine was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murder and robbery after a woman’s body was discovered in a hotel room in Japan, local police told CNN. A 39-year-old woman was found unresponsive in her hotel room in Naha city on Okinawa island and pronounced dead at the scene early Saturday, Okinawa …
- Japan files protest with US over alleged murder-robbery by marine of Okinawa woman (opens Anadolu Agency in a new tab)
US Embassy in Japan says US service member in custody following death of Japanese national, adds that investigation is underway
- US Marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of murder (opens Arab News in a new tab)
A US Marine in Okinawa, Japan, was arrested for allegedly murdering and robbing a Japanese woman. The US Ambassador has extended condolences and assured cooperation with the investigation.
- Japan PM protests to US after marine accused of murder (opens RTÉ News in a new tab)
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has registered a protest with the United States after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a Japanese woman in Okinawa.
- US Marine arrested on suspicion of murdering woman in Japan (opens TheJournal.ie in a new tab)
Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is suspected of killing 39-year-old Anna Yagi at a hotel in Okinawa.
- Japan Protests After U.S. Marine Is Accused of Killing Woman in Okinawa (opens The New York Times in a new tab)
The matter threatened to revive tensions over the American military presence on the Japanese archipelago.
