US Marine Ballard held in Okinawa killing, Japan protests to US

Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, remains under arrest in Okinawa on suspicion of killing Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel; police said he is suspected of strangling her, and officials separately described the case as involving robbery. Japanese officials lodged formal diplomatic complaints with the U.S. embassy in Tokyo. The case has fueled growing anger in Japan and renewed scrutiny of the American military presence on Okinawa.