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Japan summons US envoy over Marine's alleged murder of Okinawa woman

Original: Japan summons US envoy over alleged murder-robbery by marine of Okinawa woman

Japan's foreign ministry has summoned the United States ambassador in Tokyo after a US Marine was allegedly involved in the murder-robbery of a woman in Okinawa. The case is expected to renew long-standing tensions between Tokyo and Washington over crimes committed by US military personnel stationed on the island and local demands for a reduced American military presence there.

Why now: The incident revives sensitive disputes over the US military presence in Okinawa and strains US-Japan relations.

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• Japan summons US envoy over alleged murder-robbery by marine of Okinawa woman · Anadolu Ajansı

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