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US Marine arrested on suspicion of murder in Japan's Okinawa

Global Published 4 October 2026, 10:58 · archived 4 Oct 2026

TOKYO: A 20-year-old US Marine ​was arrested on ‌Sunday in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on suspicion ​of robbing and ​murdering a Japanese woman, ⁠police said. Devin ​Jacob Ballard, stationed at ​Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the country’s ​southernmost prefecture, ​is suspected of killing Anna ‌Yagi, ⁠39, in a hotel in the capital Naha on ​Saturday, ​police ⁠said. Ballard denied the allegations, ​police said. US carrier George H.W. Bush visits Thailand after Middle East deployment US military ​officials ⁠were not immediately available to comment ⁠when ​contacted by ​Reuters.

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