- Japanese police have arrested a 20-year-old US Marine on suspicion of robbing and killing a 39-year-old woman in a hotel in Naha, Okinawa.
- Security camera footage showed a suspect entering the hotel with the victim and leaving alone before being detained in the city's entertainment district.
- Okinawa Governor Genta Koja condemned the murder as unforgivable, stating that US military discipline and troop education are failing.
- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi lodged formal protests with the US ambassador, demanding tougher discipline and full cooperation.
- The arrest has reignited widespread local anger over the heavy US troop presence and recurring crimes on the strategic Japanese island.
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