此事有可能再次激化围绕美军在日本列岛驻军问题的紧张关系。日本政府周日就一名美国海军陆战队队员因涉嫌与冲绳群岛一名女子死亡一案被捕，向美国提出罕见抗议。
The matter threatened to revive tensions over the American military presence on the Japanese archipelago. The Japanese government lodged a rare protest against the United States on Sunday after an American Marine was arrested in relation to the death of a woman on the archipelago of Okinawa.
美国官员称，这名陆战队队员德文·J·巴拉德现年20岁，隶属驻扎冲绳的第三海军陆战队远征军，目前被冲绳县首府那霸的当局拘押。他被控抢劫并杀害39岁的安娜·八木；后者于周六上午在那霸一家酒店内被发现。
The Marine, Devin J. Ballard, a 20-year-old lance corporal assigned to the Third Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa, was being held by the authorities in Naha, Okinawa’s capital, U.S. officials said. He is accused of robbing and killing Anna Yagi, 39, who was found at a hotel in Naha on Saturday morning.
此案有可能重新引发人们对美军驻冲绳的担忧。冲绳是日本最南端的都道府县，驻扎着约3万名美军现役人员。几十年来，美国军人在冲绳犯下的罪行一直是美日紧张关系的一个根源。
The case threatens to revive concerns about the American military presence in Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture, which is home to about 30,000 active-duty U.S. personnel. Crimes committed by American service members on Okinawa have been a source of tension between the United States and Japan for decades.
日本外务省周日就此事向美国驻东京大使馆提出申诉。大使馆表示已知悉此事，并将配合调查。
Japan’s foreign ministry filed its grievance on Sunday with the U.S. embassy in Tokyo, which said that it was aware of the matter and would cooperate with the investigation.
“我们向受害者家属致以诚挚的慰问，”大使馆在社交媒体的一则帖子中写道。
“We extend our sincere condolences to the victim’s family,” the embassy said in a post on social media.
第三海军陆战队远征军周日发表声明确认一名陆战队队员已被拘押，并称：“海军陆战队非常严肃地对待这些指控，并要求每一名陆战队队员遵守最高的行为规范。”日本新闻媒体报道说，监控录像显示，巴拉德下士于周六清晨与八木女士一起进入了酒店。冲绳警方未就此事置评。
The Third Marine Expeditionary Force confirmed in a statement on Sunday that a Marine was in custody, adding, “the Marine Corps takes these allegations very seriously and expects every Marine to adhere to the highest standards of behavior.”Japanese news outlets reported that surveillance footage showed Lance Corporal Ballard entering the hotel with Ms. Yagi early on Saturday. The police in Okinawa were unavailable for comment.
2017年，冲绳一家法院认定前美国海军陆战队队员肯尼斯·富兰克林·新里托强奸并杀害20岁的日本女子莉娜·岛袋，随后判处其终身监禁。
In 2017, an Okinawa court sentenced a former U.S. Marine, Kenneth Franklin Shinzato, to life in prison after convicting him of the rape and murder of a 20-year-old Japanese woman, Rina Shimabukuro.
拥有150万人口的冲绳容纳了日本境内70%的美军基地，尽管其陆地面积仅占全国的0.6%。二战后，美国从日本手中夺取冲绳，并于1972年将该岛归还日本，但此后仍在当地运营军事基地。冲绳靠近中国和台湾，具有重要的战略意义。
Okinawa, with a population of 1.5 million, hosts 70 percent of the U.S. bases in Japan, despite accounting for only 0.6 percent of the country’s landmass. The United States seized Okinawa from Japan after World War II; it returned the island in 1972 but has continued to operate bases there. Okinawa is strategically significant because it sits close to China and Taiwan.
冲绳反对美国军事存在的和平主义运动曾经颇具影响力，但近年来，随着对中国担忧的再度升温，其影响力有所削弱。
A once-prominent pacifist movement on Okinawa, which opposes the U.S. military presence, has lost some influence in recent years amid renewed concerns about China.
保守派政治家甲贺源太上月在冲绳县知事选举中获胜。这对日本鹰派首相高市早苗而言是一次胜利；她正寻求加快当地军事建设，以制衡中国。甲贺先生击败了现任县知事，后者曾批评高市早苗的国防政策，并反对在冲绳岛新建美国武装部队设施。上野久子参与了报道。
Genta Koja, a conservative politician, prevailed last month in the governor’s race for Okinawa, a victory for Japan’s hawkish prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, who is seeking to accelerate a military buildup there to counter China. Mr. Koja ousted an incumbent who had criticized Ms. Takaichi’s defense policies and opposed the construction of new U.S. armed forces facilities on Okinawa island. Hisako Ueno contributed reporting.
哈维尔·C·埃尔南德斯是《泰晤士报》东京分社社长，负责日本及该地区的新闻报道。过去十年中，他大部分时间在亚洲从事新闻报道，此前曾任驻北京记者，负责报道中国事务。
Javier C. Hernández is the Tokyo bureau chief for The Times, leading coverage of Japan and the region. He has reported from Asia for much of the past decade, previously serving as China correspondent in Beijing.