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Japan protests to US after Marine arrested in Okinawa murder case

Original: Japan's government lodges complaint with Washington after US Marine arrested in Okinawa over murder

Japan's government has filed a formal complaint with Washington after a US Marine was arrested in Okinawa in connection with a murder. The case has reignited long-standing tensions between Tokyo and Okinawa residents over the heavy American military presence on the island, with Japanese officials pressing the United States for cooperation and answers in the investigation.

Why now: The arrest of a US service member in a murder case stokes renewed public anger in Japan over the American military presence in Okinawa.

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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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