Japanese police arrest a US Marine in alleged murder of a woman on Okinawa

… <p>TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman on <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/japan-battle-okinawa-us-wwii-memorial-4cb77792588781f5460d162aeab8b191">Okinawa</a></span>, officials said Sunday, the latest criminal case on the southern island where the heavy American troop presence has remained a sensitive issue.</p><p>The Okinawa prefectural police said they arrested a 20-year-old Marine stationed at the Futenma Air Station on suspicion of killing a 39-year-old local woman at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa’s capital city, and taking her wallet and backpack in the early hours of Saturday.</p><p>Kyodo News agency, citing the police, reported the woman’s body was found in her hotel room and she appeared to have been strangled to death. </p><p>Police said security camera footage showed the man believed to be the suspect entering the hotel with the victim and coming out alone. An officer arrested the suspect after spotting him walking alone on a street in Naha’s entertainment district late Saturday, Kyodo said. </p> <div class="FreeStar Advertisement" data-module> <div data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __336x280" id class="fs-feed-ad"> <script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript"> freestar.queue.push(function () { window.fsAdCount = window.fsAdCount + 1 || 0; let customChannel = '/dynamic_' + fsAdCount; let adList = document.querySelectorAll(".fs-feed-ad") …