US Marine arrested over murder of woman in Japan's Okinawa | BBC News

A US Marine has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found in a hotel in Naha City, the capital of Okinawa, Japan, according to local officials. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described the case as a "brutal and heinous" robbery and murder and said she had urged the US to enforce stricter discipline of its personnel. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the body was discovered early on a Saturday morning. The US Marine Corps said it is cooperating with Japanese authorities and extended condolences to the victim's family.

• A US Marine was arrested on suspicion of murder
• The woman's body was found in a hotel in Naha City, Okinawa
• Japan's prime minister urged the US to enforce stricter discipline
• The US Marine Corps says it is cooperating with Japanese authorities

A US Marine has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman's body was found in a hotel in Okinawa, Japan, according to local officials. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi described the crime as a "brutal and heinous" robbery and murder. She said she had urged the US to "enforce stricter discipline" of its personnel. Japanese Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the woman's body was discovered early Saturday morning in a hotel in Naha City, the capital of Okinawa, an island chain south of the country's mainland. "We are actively cooperating with Japanese authorities, in response to allegations of serious criminal actions by a Marine," the US Marine Corps said on social media, extending condolences to the victim's family. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #Okinawa #Japan #US #BBCNews