U.S. Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman in Okinawa, Japan

… <div id="ad-backstage-News" class="ad-config ad-backstage has-refresh-enabled" data-ad-config='{"network":"\/6735\/","zone":"News","targets":{"testserver":"false","isPodcastEpisode":"false","storyId":"nx-s1-5990790"},"site":{"desktop":"n6735.NPR","mobile":"n6735.NPRMOBILE"},"location":"backstage","deferred":false,"isBetweenContent":true,"hasRefreshEnabled":true,"isOutstreamVideoEnabled":true}'> </div> </div> <div class="ad-footer "></div> </aside><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> <p>"The case deals a major shock and adds fear to the Okinawans who have already been forced to live next to U.S. bases," newly elected Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja told reporters. "It is absolutely unforgivable and we are outraged."</p> <p>"I must say, discipline and troop education are not working at all," said Koja, referring to the U.S. military's measures taken in response to past criminal cases.</p> <p>Some 50,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Japan under a bilateral security pact, about half of them on Okinawa, whose strategic role is seen as increasingly important for the Japan-U.S. military alliance amid growing tensions with China. Japan's southwestern shift in its military focus centers heavily on Okinawa and its nearby islands.</p> <p>Okinawans have long complained about noise, pollution and crime related to U.S. bases, with crimes involving U.S. service members on Okinawa complicating ties between Japan's central government and the Okinawa administration. The latest case comes as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet pushes to further fortify its Japanese military presence on Okinawa and work more closely with the U.S. military.</p> <aside id="ad-secondary-wrap" class="ad-wrap secondary" aria-label="advertisement"><div class="ad-header "><span>Sponsor Message</span></div> …