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  "id": 13058550,
  "title": "Okinawa assembly resolution calls for revision of U.S. forces pact after woman's murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/okinawa-assembly-resolution-calls-for-revision-of-u-s-forces-pact",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T07:34:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Today",
    "slug": "japan-today",
    "url": "https://japantoday.com/category/crime/okinawa-resolution-calls-for-revision-of-us-forces-pact-after-murder"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Okinawa prefectural assembly has adopted a resolution calling for revisions to the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, following the alleged murder of a 39-year-old woman by a U.S. Marine. According to The Mainichi, the woman, Anna Yagi, was killed at a hotel in Naha, the prefectural capital, by Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, who is stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.\n\nThe U.S. military in Okinawa responded by suspending operations for 48 hours and imposing a curfew on its personnel. This incident is the latest in a series of crimes involving U.S. military personnel that have sparked public outcry in Okinawa. The prefecture hosts a large contingent of U.S. forces and was under U.S. control from 1945 to 1972.\n\nProtests have been held in front of the Foreign Ministry, with demonstrators expressing concerns over the U.S. troop presence on the island. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has condemned the killing as \"extremely brutal and heinous,\" and Tokyo has protested to the U.S. and demanded measures to prevent similar incidents.",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/dozens-protest-in-tokyo-over-crimes-by-u-s-service-members",
        "published": "2026-10-08T21:48:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Dozens protest in Tokyo after U.S. Marine accused of murder in Okinawa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/dozens-protest-in-tokyo-after-u-s-marine-accused-of-murder-in-okinawa",
        "published": "2026-10-09T02:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Okinawa assembly resolution seeks US forces' action after murder case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/okinawa-assembly-resolution-seeks-us-forces-action-after-murder-case",
        "published": "2026-10-09T03:05:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Okinawa resolution calls for revision of US forces pact after murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/okinawa-resolution-calls-for-revision-of-us-forces-pact-after-murder",
        "published": "2026-10-09T06:04:24.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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