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Japan protests to US after Marine held over Okinawa murder
Original: Japan's government lodges complaint with Washington after US Marine arrested in Okinawa over murder
Japan's government has formally complained to Washington after a US Marine was arrested in Okinawa in connection with a murder. The arrest has reignited long-standing tensions over the heavy American military presence on the island and the legal status of US service members there. Officials in Tokyo are seeking answers from the United States about the case.
Why now: The arrest of a US service member over a violent crime in Okinawa touches a sensitive nerve in US-Japan relations and renews debate over the American military presence there.
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- Japan's government lodges complaint with Washington after US Marine arrested in Okinawa over murder · DW.com
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