US Marine arrested over murder of woman in Okinawa, Japan
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The US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan A US Marine has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found in a hotel in Okinawa, Japan, local officials say.
位于日本冲绳的美国海军陆战队普天间航空站 当地官员称，在日本冲绳岛一家酒店发现一具女性尸体后，一名美国海军陆战队员因涉嫌谋杀而被捕。
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described the crime as a "brutal and heinous" robbery and murder.
日本首相高市早苗形容这起犯罪行为是“残酷且令人发指”的抢劫和谋杀。
She said she had urged the US to "enforce stricter discipline" of its personnel. Japan's public broadcaster NHK identified the victim as Yagi Anna, 39, and the suspect as Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
她表示，她已敦促美国对其人员“实施更严格的纪律”。 日本公共广播公司 NHK 确认受害者为 39 岁的八木安娜 (Yagi Anna)，嫌疑人为 20 岁的德文·雅各布·巴拉德 (Devin Jacob Ballard)，驻扎在美国海军陆战队普天间航空站。
"We are actively cooperating with Japanese authorities, in response to allegations of serious criminal actions by a Marine," the Marine Corps said on social media, extending condolences to the victim's family.
海军陆战队在社交媒体上表示：“我们正在积极与日本当局合作，回应对海军陆战队人员严重犯罪行为的指控”，并向受害者家属表示哀悼。
Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the woman's body was discovered early Saturday morning in a hotel in Naha City, the capital of the Okinawa prefecture.
日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎表示，周六凌晨，冲绳县首府那霸市的一家酒店发现了这名女子的尸体。
"Such an incident is utterly inexcusable and fills me with strong indignation," Koizumi wrote on social media, adding that "incidents and accidents involving U.S. military personnel cause significant anxiety to the local community and must never occur".
小泉在社交媒体上写道：“这样的事件是完全不可原谅的，让我感到强烈愤慨。”他补充道，“涉及美军人员的事件和事故给当地社区带来了极大的焦虑，绝对不能发生”。
The US Embassy in Tokyo said that it was fully cooperating with the Japanese government and local police.
美国驻东京大使馆表示，正在全力配合日本政府和当地警方。
Japan's foreign ministry said it summoned US ambassador George Glass to discuss the incident on Sunday. Okinawa is home to several US military bases and tens of thousands of American troops.
日本外务省表示，周日召见了美国大使乔治·格拉斯，讨论这一事件。 冲绳岛是多个美军基地和数万名美军的所在地。
Okinawa Governor Genta Koja says the prefecture has repeatedly demanded that the US take action to prevent such incidents, and said he sees the alleged crime as a sign of a lack of discipline.
冲绳县知事古雅元太表示，冲绳县已多次要求美国采取行动防止此类事件发生，并表示他认为这起犯罪事件是缺乏纪律的表现。
"The fact that this kind of event has happened again leaves us no choice but to conclude that the US military's efforts in maintaining discipline, educating personnel, and other such measures are completely ineffective," he said.
他说：“此类事件的再次发生，让我们不得不得出这样的结论：美军在维持纪律、教育人员等方面所做的努力完全无效。”
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