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Japan: US Marine arrested in Okinawa on suspicion of murder
Published by Deutsche Welle on October 4, 2026.
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According to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, around 6,000 US military personnel have been arrested in Okinawa since 1972. In 2024, that number hit 80, the highest in 20 years.
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- Japan holds a U.S. Marine in the killing of an Okinawa woman, and Okinawa says U.S. discipline measures have failed · cited for counts the records qualify; the family's words via Asahi
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