US marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of killing woman, police say:
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US Marine arrested in Japan over alleged killingPolice allege 20-year-old Lance Cpl Devin Jacob Ballard killed a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha.
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- Police arrested a US marine stationed on Okinawa on Sunday on suspicion of murder.
- Police said Lance Cpl Devin Jacob Ballard allegedly killed Anna Yagi in a Naha hotel and took her wallet and backpack.
- Police said Ballard denied the allegations made against him in the case.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi lodged a protest with US authorities and demanded full cooperation with the investigation.
exceptionally brutal and vicious— Sanae Takaichi, Japanese prime minister, describing the crime.
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