A US Marine stationed in Okinawa, Japan, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 39-year-old Japanese woman in a hotel, police said on Sunday. The Japanese government has lodged an official protest with Washington after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in Okinawa — where incidents involving US service personnel are not uncommon. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A US Marine stationed in Okinawa, Japan, has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 39-year-old Japanese woman in a hotel, police said on Sunday. : https://punchng.com/us-marine-arrested-in-japan-on-suspicion-of-murder/S1

• The Japanese government has lodged an official protest with Washington after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in Okinawa — where incidents involving US service personnel are not uncommon.S2

• Devin Jacob Ballard was arrested in the killing and robbing of Anna Yagi, police told Japan’s public broadcaster. He denied the allegations, a spokesman said.S3

• Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is suspected of killing Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel in Naha on Saturday and taking her wallet and backpack, police said. Ballard denied the allegations.S4

• The killing risks rekindling tensions over the presence of the U.S. military on the Japanese island.S5