Japan’s largest national newspaper, publishing across major cities.
A US Marine has been arrested in Naha on suspicion of murdering a 39-year-old Japanese woman and stealing her belongings. Governments demand full cooperation, insist stricter discipline, and Okinawa residents rally as protests widen. Authorities are coordinating with Japanese prosecutors as the US forces face renewed scrutiny over crime linked to personnel.
Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old Lance Corporal stationed at MCAS Futenma, has been indicted on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, in a Naha hotel and stealing her backpack and wallet. Prosecutors say he denies the charges; investigations include surveillance footage. Protests have followed the case, intensifying scrutiny of the U.S. military presence in Okinawa.