### [2026-10-4](/feed/2026/10/4/index.md)

##### United States
# An American Marine stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, is arrested by Okinawa prefectural police in connection with the alleged robbery and murder of a local woman in Naha. Japanese foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi summons U.S. ambassador to Japan George Edward Glass regarding the incident. 




### Sources:

1. [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2026/10/04/nx-s1-5990790/us-marine-arrested-for-alleged-murder-woman-on-okinawa)

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