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Japan protests to US after Marine accused of Okinawa murder
Original: Japan's Takaichi protests to US after Marine accused of murder in Okinawa
Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi has lodged a formal protest with the United States after a US Marine was accused of murder in Okinawa. The case touches a long-standing source of friction between Tokyo and Washington, as Okinawa hosts a large concentration of American military bases and incidents involving US personnel have repeatedly strained the alliance.
Why now: The alleged crime by a US service member has reignited tensions over the American military presence in Okinawa.
Sanae TakaichiJapanUnited StatesOkinawaUS Marine Corps
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