日本外相茂木敏充在与美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥的电话通话中，对冲绳一起涉及美国海军陆战队员的所谓抢劫杀人案表示“遗憾”，日本外务省表示。
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi expressed "regret" over an alleged robbery-murder case involving an American Marine in Okinawa during a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Japan's Foreign Ministry said.
茂木与卢比奥进行了电话交谈，期间双方同意就防止类似事件再次发生的措施进行磋商，外务省在其发布于美国社交媒体公司的声明中表示，茂木“重申了日本政府的立场，包括对该事件表示遗憾”。
Motegi and Rubio held a telephone conversation during which they agreed to consult on measures to prevent similar incidents, the ministry said in a statement posted on US social media company Motegi “reiterated the Japanese government's position, including expressing regret over this incident," the ministry said.
两位部长“确认日本和美国将举行磋商，以采取有效措施防止此类事件的发生”，声明补充道。
The two ministers "confirmed that Japan and the United States would hold consultations to take effective measures to prevent the occurrence of such incidents," it added.
美国国务院在一份声明中表示，两位外交官在会谈中“重申了美日同盟的力量，该同盟是印太地区乃至更广泛地区和平、安全与繁荣的基石”。
In a statement, the US State Department said that the two diplomats “reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Japan Alliance, which is the cornerstone of peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and beyond,” during the talks.
“卢比奥部长对冲绳一名日本国民的逝世表示诚挚哀悼，并重申美国致力于与日本政府及地方当局沟通并全力配合，以协助其开展调查，”声明补充道。
“Secretary Rubio expressed sincere condolences over the death of a Japanese national in Okinawa, as well as the United States’ determination to communicate and fully cooperate with the Government of Japan and local authorities as they conduct an investigation,” the statement added.
被分配至驻冲绳宜野湾海军陆战队航空站第三海军陆战队远征军的20岁海军陆战队下士德文·雅各布·巴拉德（Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard）因涉嫌在冲绳县府那霸市一家酒店杀害39岁的八木杏奈（Anna Yagi）而在周日被捕。巴拉德否认有任何不当行为，并已被移送检察机关。
Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, assigned to the III Marine Expeditionary Force at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of killing Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa's prefectural capital. Ballard has denied wrongdoing and has been sent to prosecutors.
此案引发了冲绳和东京的抗议活动，重新点燃了对审议《日美地位协定》（Status of Forces Agreement）的呼声，该协定规定了驻日美军人员的法律地位。
The case has sparked protests in Okinawa and Tokyo, renewing calls for a review of the Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement, which governs American military personnel stationed in Japan.
冲绳县议会周五通过了一项决议，呼吁对该协定进行“根本性审查”，并敦促美军采取措施“防止类似事件再次发生”。冲绳县驻有约5万名美军人员的一半。东京还召见了美国大使和驻冲绳美军司令，就此事提出抗议。
Okinawa's prefectural assembly adopted a resolution Friday calling for a "fundamental review" of the agreement and urging the US military to take measures "to prevent a recurrence." The prefecture hosts roughly half of the 50,000 US troops stationed in Japan. Tokyo has also summoned the US ambassador and the American forces commander in Okinawa to lodge protests over the incident.