The outside desk

The outside desk

An American Marine was arrested in Okinawa Prefecture in Japan on suspicion of robbery and murder of a Japanese woman. According to the local police, the soldier, 20-year-old Devin Jacob Ballard, who is stationed at the "Putnema" air base, is suspected of killing 39-year-old Anna Yagi yesterday in a hotel in the capital city of Naha. According to police, Ballard denied the allegations. On Sunday, the Japanese Foreign Ministry filed a complaint with the US Embassy in Tokyo, which said it was aware of the matter and would cooperate with the investigation.