Japanese prosecutors charge US marine suspected of robbing and killing woman

<p>Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of Okinawa</p><p>Prosecutors in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">Japan</a> have filed formal charges against a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military">US</a> marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while stationed on the country’s island of Okinawa, according to Japanese media.</p><p>Devin Jacob Ballard, a 20-year-old lance corporal assigned to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, is charged with fatally strangling Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in the city and stealing from her a backpack containing a wallet, the public broadcaster <a href="https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/nd-20261026de65774">NHK reported</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/26/japanese-prosecuters-charge-marine-killing">Continue reading...</a>