东京，10月8日——周四，数十名抗议者在日本外务省前排队，抗议一名美国海军陆战队员被指控在冲绳最南端的县杀害一名女子，许多人举着标语牌，谴责美国军人的犯罪行为。
TOKYO, Oct 8 - Dozens of protesters lined up in front of Japan's Foreign Ministry on Thursday after a US Marine was accused of killing a woman in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa many holding signs decrying crimes by US service members.
此案是多年一系列事件中的最新一起，这些事件加剧了人们对美国在靠近台湾和中国的岛链上大量驻军的担忧，美国官员警告这可能削弱东亚安全关键的关系。
The case is the latest in a string of incidents stretching back years that have fuelled unease over the large US troop presence on the island chain near Taiwan and China, with US officials warning it could undermine ties vital to security in East Asia.
与1995年三名美国军人强奸一名12岁冲绳女孩后引发的大规模示威相比，公众对安娜·雅吉被杀的反应相对平静。
Public reaction to Anna Yagi's killing, however, has been muted compared with the mass demonstrations that followed the rape of a 12-year-old Okinawan girl by three US servicemen in 1995.
20岁的下士德文·雅各布·巴拉德被怀疑上周末在冲绳首府那霸的一家酒店杀害39岁的雅吉，并抢走她的钱包和背包。巴拉德否认指控，警方称。
Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is suspected of killing Yagi, 39, in a hotel in the Okinawan capital of Naha last weekend and taking her wallet and backpack. Ballard denied the allegations, police said.
周四抗议的领袖通过扩音器谈论美国军人的滥用行为，并呼吁政府作出回应，现场还有人敲响噪音器表示赞同。
Leaders of Thursday's protest spoke over loudspeakers about abuses by US service members and called on the government to respond, with others in the crowd rattling noisemakers in assent.
首相高市早苗称此杀害“极其残忍且令人发指”，东京表示已强烈向美国抗议并要求采取措施防止此类事件再次发生。日本是全球最大的美国海外驻军所在地。
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called the killing "extremely brutal and heinous", and Tokyo said it had strongly protested to the US and demanded measures to prevent a repeat of such incidents. Japan hosts the largest overseas contingent of US forces globally.
大约18,000名驻日海军陆战队员大多驻扎在冲绳，美国自二战结束后一直占领该地区直至1972年。此驻军一直因噪音、飞机坠毁以及人员行为等问题引发居民不满。
Most of the 18,000 Japan-based Marines are stationed in Okinawa, which the US held from the end of World War Two until 1972. That presence has repeatedly stirred resentment among residents over issues such as noise, aircraft crashes and the conduct of personnel.
美国于周三开始暂停48小时的军事行动并禁止酒精，期间部队接受标准和纪律培训。军人还被规定一个月的宵禁，以进行“反思期”。
The US on Wednesday began a 48-hour pause of military operations and a ban on alcohol while troops undergo training on standards and discipline. Service members have also been given a month-long curfew for a "period of reflection".