A U.S. service member was arrested on suspicion of murder and robbery after a Japanese woman’s body was discovered in a hotel in Okinawa, local officials said, describing the alleged killing as a “heinous” incident that prompted the Japanese government to lodge a protest with the United States.
Shinjiro Koizumi, the Japanese minister of defense, said a U.S. Marine lance corporal was arrested on Sunday after the woman’s body was found early on Saturday in Naha, the capital city of the Okinawa prefecture.
NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster, identified the suspect as Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who was stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, a base a few miles outside Naha. The broadcaster identified the alleged victim as Yagi Anna, 39, saying she was pronounced dead at the scene after being found at about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the Okinawa Prefectural Police were investigating the incident as a murder.
Yup. Sounds like something American soldiers would do. Just look at every war where everyday stationed soldiers did terrible things. As the Republican mom would say, “oh that’s just boys being boys”. Good old American values!! After they killed those school girls, I know they’ll do anything.
Japanese Century of Humiliation
I’m not going to apologize for American imperialism, but will point out that its benevolent compared to Japanese empire.
In Korea, the Japanese imposed a factory-farm system for rape. Unit 731 did things in China that would make an IDF officer puke in his boots.
Unit 731 did things in China that would make an IDF officer puke in his boots.
The IDF took notes.
Regardless, the Japanese of imperial era have been dead and buried for over 80 years. I’m not sure what the continuous US occupation of is southern most island does to rectify century old crimes.
