Okinawa murder-robbery case 'deeply regrettable': PM Takaichi
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi condemned the murder-robbery of a woman in Okinawa allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine. The incident has prompted a formal protest from the Japanese government and promises of cooperation from U.S. officials.
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Crimes involving U.S. military personnel in Okinawa are a recurring source of diplomatic tension between the U.S. and Japan.
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Okinawa murder-robbery case 'deeply regrettable': PM Takaichi
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Thursday.
Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday described as "deeply regrettable" the occurrence of a murder-robbery case in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, that led to the arrest of a U.S. Marine stationed at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the southernmost Japan prefecture.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Takaichi called the incident "extremely brutal and heinous" and stressed that "the government will do everything possible in responding to this case."
The prime minister wrote, "I express my condolences to the deceased and offer my sincere sympathies to the bereaved family."
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