德文·雅各布·巴拉德驻扎在冲绳的美国海军陆战队普天间航空基地 。
Devin Jacob Ballard is stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa Credit Harriet Barber Show biography Harriet Barber is an international news reporter, based in Latin America.
格林威治标准时间下午4:01 一名美国海军陆战队员因在冲绳杀害一名日本女性，被控抢劫和谋杀罪。
4:01pm GMT A US marine has been indicted on charges of robbery and murder over the killing of a Japanese woman in Okinawa.
据当地媒体周一报道，嫌疑人被指控于10月3日在县厅所在地那霸市的一家酒店内杀害39岁的八木杏奈（Anna Yagi，音译）。
accused of killing Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in Naha the prefectural capital, on Oct 3, local media reported on Monday.
检方指控，巴拉德一等兵用电话线勒死八木女士，并抢走装有钱包的背包。他否认上述指控。
Prosecutors allege L/Cpl Ballard strangled Ms Yagi with a telephone cord and stole her backpack, which contained a wallet. He has denied the allegations.
此案在冲绳和东京引发抗议，并促使美军实施限制措施，包括为期一个月的宵禁和禁酒令。日本首相高市早苗也向华盛顿表达了关切。
The case triggered protests in Okinawa and Tokyo and prompted restrictions on US service staff, including a month-long curfew and an alcohol ban. Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese prime minister, has also raised concerns with Washington.
人们在东京美国大使馆外抗议冲绳美军杀害女性案 。
People protest outside the US embassy in Tokyo over the killing of a woman by a US marine in Okinawa Getty Images/Christopher Jue Toshimitsu Motegi, the Japanese foreign minister, said that officials were reviewing the off-base code of conduct for US troops in Japan.
这起杀人案再次引发对美军驻扎该岛的关注。冲绳地处战略要地，靠近台湾和中国，岛上10%的土地由美军专用。
The killing has renewed scrutiny of the US military presence on the island, which is strategically located near Taiwan and China, and where 10 per cent of the land is used exclusively by the US military.
从第二次世界大战结束到1972年归还日本管辖前，冈绳一直处于美国统治之下。此后，涉及美军人员的数千起刑事犯罪案件助长了当地民众对基地的反对情绪。
Okinawa was under US administration from the end of the Second World War until its return to Japanese control in 1972. Since then, thousands of criminal offences involving US military personnel have fuelled local opposition to the bases.
1995年，三名美军士兵绑架并强奸一名12岁日本女学生，引发大规模抗议美军驻扎。
In 1995, three US servicemen abducted and raped a 12-year-old Japanese schoolgirl, prompting mass protests over the military presence.
2016年，基地员工、前海军陆战队员肯尼斯·富兰克林·新里（Kenneth Franklin Shinzato，音译）强奸并杀害20岁的岛袋里奈（Rina Shimabukuro，音译），促使数万人示威抗议美军基地。新里被判处无期徒刑。
In 2016, the rape and murder of 20-year-old Rina Shimabukuro by Kenneth Franklin Shinzato, a worker on the base and a former marine, prompted tens of thousands of people to demonstrate against US bases. Shinzato was sentenced to life imprisonment.
2025年，一名海军陆战队员因勒颈并性侵一名日本女性而被判有罪。
In 2025, a marine was convicted of choking and sexually assaulting a Japanese woman.
第三海军陆战远征军表示：“我们认识到指控的严重性，并将随着法律程序推进，继续全力配合日本当局正在进行的调查。”美军表示，在逮捕发生后已实施为期两天的作战暂停，以强化纪律和标准，随后将实施为期一个月的宵禁。
The III Marine Expeditionary Force said: “We recognise the seriousness of the charges and will continue to cooperate fully with Japanese authorities in their ongoing investigation as the legal process moves forward.”The US military said it had enacted a two-day operational pause after the arrest to reinforce discipline and standards, which will be followed by a month-long curfew.