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US Marine arrested over murder of woman in Okinawa
Original: US Marine arrested over murder of woman in Okinawa, Japan
Japanese authorities have arrested a US Marine over the murder of a woman in Okinawa. The case is drawing renewed attention to crimes involving US military personnel in Japan, a long-running source of tension between the two allies, and is likely to fuel debate over the US military presence on the island and the legal arrangements governing American service members stationed there.
Why now: Crimes involving US military personnel in Okinawa are a sensitive issue that consistently sparks public and political debate in Japan.
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