Japan indicts U.S. Marine on murder charge over woman's killing
Police arrested Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel.
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Police arrested Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, on suspicion of strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel.
Japanese and U.S. officials are reviewing the off-base code of conduct for U.S. troops in Japan following the killing of an Okinawan woman, allegedly by a U.S. Marine, Japan's top diplomat says.
U.S. forces on Okinawa were barred from drinking alcohol for 48 hours and put under a 30-day curfew in the wake of the murder of a local woman allegedly committed by an American Marine.
A woman's murder allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa is a "heinous crime," Japan's premier said on Monday, as the new accusation of violence involving American forces sparked public outrage.
The Kumamoto prefectural government said at least 34 people were killed in the powerful earthquake that hit southwestern Japan earlier this week.
A major earthquake in Japan's southwest killed at least 13 people and left several injured or missing after a shopping center and a paper mill were heavily damaged.
Rintaro Sasaki was ready to turn his long-awaited dream into a reality.
The Netherlands and Japan will face off in their first match of the tournament on Sunday afternoon.
James Higginbotham was found dead in a mountainous area outside Kyoto by a volunteer search-and-rescue group, his mother said.
James "Weston" Higginbotham went missing one week ago while on a family vacation in Japan.
Two Americans were arrested in Japan after social media posts showed a person jumping into an enclosure at the zoo where viral baby monkey Punch found fame.
Police arrested a man for allegedly incinerating his dead wife at the zoo where he worked, officials said, following the discovery of human remains.
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off Japan's northern coast, prompting a temporary tsunami alert across the region.
The chain's North American operator forecast it will open 205 stores in 2026, although those openings will be outpaced by a series of closures.
The United States will face the winner of Monday's semifinal between Italy and Venezuela in Tuesday's World Baseball Classic title game.
Takeshi Ebisawa was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a New York court after being convicted of trafficking nuclear material as well as drugs and weapons.
The hiker's GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack, the Asahi Shimbun reported.
Friday's 6.7 magnitude earthquake brought only small waves, but came just days after a larger temblor in the same region that left dozens injured.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the government set up an emergency task force to urgently assess the extent of damage.
Japanese officials said Jeremy O Harris, known for his Tony-nominated "Slave Play" and his role in the series "Emily in Paris," was arrested on the island of Okinawa on Nov. 16.
President Trump told reporters as he flew into Japan that he expects to have a trade agreement with China finalized by the end of his tour of Asia.
Trump meets Japan's new, first female prime minister, and they sign a bilateral trade deal before going together to greet troops on the USS George Washington.
Sanae Takaichi is the first woman chosen to serve as Japan's prime minister. She favors a strong military, a strong economy — and a strong drum riff.
The Grand Sumo Tournament is rumbling London's iconic Royal Albert Hall in a rare foreign foray for Japan's centuries-old sport.
An admirer of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Sanae Takaichi is a protege of the ultra-conservative vision of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
