Japan Protests After U.S. Marine Is Accused of Killing Woman in Okinawa

Japan has issued a strong protest following the arrest of Devin J. Ballard, a 20-year-old lance corporal with the Third Marine Expeditionary Force. The US Marine is accused of killing a woman in Okinawa. This incident has threatened to revive existing tensions regarding the American military presence on the Japanese archipelago. The Japanese government is reacting firmly to the accusations against the service member as the legal process regarding the killing of the woman proceeds.