Japan summons US envoy as marine arrested over Okinawa murder

Japan summoned the US ambassador after a US Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Okinawa. Lance-Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20 years old, denies the charges. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed deep regret and demanded full cooperation in the investigation, while Japan lodged a strong protest with the US side.