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2026-10-04 · Aljazeera

Japan summons US envoy as marine arrested over Okinawa murder

Japan has summoned the United States envoy after a US marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman. US ambassador to Japan George Glass pledged “full cooperation” on Sunday. Lance-Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard is accused of killing 39-year-old Anna Yagi on the southern island of Okinawa, where thousands of US servicemen are stationed. “The occurrence of such an extremely brutal and heinous incident is a matter of profound regret,” Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wrote on social media. “As the Government of Japan, we have lodged a strong protest with the US side, while firmly demanding maximum cooperation with the investigation.

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