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A U.S. Marine has been arrested in the killing of a woman on Okinawa, triggering outrage in Japan

Published by PBS NewsHour (AP) on October 5, 2026.

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… <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 early 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.</p> <p>Police said security camera footage showed a man believed to be the suspect entering the hotel with the woman and leaving alone. An officer arrested the suspect after spotting him walking alone on a street in Okinawa City'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> …

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