NahaA 20-year-old Marine is accused of killing Anna Yagi, 39.
Japan’s foreign ministry filed a rare protest with the US embassy in Tokyo on Sunday.
Okinawa hosts 70% of US bases in Japan on 0.6% of the country’s land.
US officials say he is held in Naha, and the embassy pledges to cooperate with the investigation.
How each outlet framed it
- The New York Times
- contextualizes within 70-year pattern of US servicemember crimes, emphasizes 30,000-person Third Marine Expeditionary Force presence
Sources: The New York Times