{
  "id": 16470726,
  "title": "US Marine indictment in Okinawa murder trial renews anti-base movement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/us-marine-indictment-in-okinawa-murder-trial-renews-anti-base-movement",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T11:33:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3372075/us-marine-indictment-okinawa-murder-trial-renews-anti-base-movement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prosecutors indicted a 20-year-old US Marine on Sunday on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Okinawa earlier this month as the case renews anti-base sentiment among locals burdened with hosting the bulk of US military installations in Japan. Devin Ballard, who is stationed at Futenma Air Base, is charged with killing the woman by wrapping a phone cord around her neck at a hotel in…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "US Marine indicted over robbery, murder of woman in Okinawa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/us-marine-indicted-over-robbery-murder-of-woman-in-okinawa",
        "published": "2026-10-25T07:35:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}