Japan PM protests to US after Marine accused of killing woman in Okinawa. Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi registered a protest with the US after Marine Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard was arrested over the alleged robbery and murder of a 39-year-old Japanese woman in Okinawa. Police said Ballard denied the allegations. Takaichi called the incident "extremely brutal" and "regrettable", and sought US cooperation in the investigation.