Crime & Justice
US military halts Okinawa operations after Marine arrested in killing
October 7, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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MAMasrawy
أمريكا تعلق عملياتها العسكرية في اليابان 48 ساعة وتحظر تجول جنودها شهرا لهذا السبب
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أمريكا تعلق عملياتها العسكرية في اليابان 48 ساعة وتحظر تجول جنودها شهرا لهذا السبب
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يواليوم السابع
اليابان.. حظر تجول ليلى على القوات الأمريكية بأوكيناوا عقب جريمة قتل
(opens the publisher’s site)US forces suspended operations in Okinawa for 48 hours and imposed a month-long curfew after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a Japanese woman.
- Japanese police arrested Marine Cpl. Devin Ballard, 20, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, and stealing her belongings at a Naha hotel on October 3.
- Commander Benjamin Watson ordered a 48-hour operational pause and a month-long midnight-to-5am curfew with an alcohol ban, barring troops from base exits.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi filed a formal protest with the US administration demanding guarantees against repeat incidents.
- Takaichi was scheduled to meet Okinawa Governor Genta Koja on Wednesday to discuss the killing's fallout.