Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expresses regret over the robbery and murder incident committed by U.S. Marines in Okinawa, emphasizing that the government will take all possible measures.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi posted on X (formerly Twitter) on the 4th, in response to the arrest of a Marine assigned to the U.S. military base Futenma (Ginowan City, Okinawa Prefecture) in connection with a robbery and murder incident that occurred in Naha City, saying, ``It is extremely regrettable that this extremely brutal and heinous incident occurred.'' ``The government will do its best to respond to this incident,'' he said.

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``I would like to express my condolences to the deceased and offer my condolences to the bereaved families,'' the prime minister wrote.

On the 4th, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Takehiro Funakoshi strongly protested this in a phone call to US Ambassador Glass to Japan. He called for full cooperation with the investigation, strict discipline among U.S. military personnel, and measures to prevent a recurrence. Glass expressed his deep regret and said, ``I will fully cooperate with the Japanese authorities' investigation and will do everything I can to prevent it from happening again.''

Mr. Glass also posted a statement on X, stating that he had contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as Okinawa Prefecture Governor Genta Koja. On the 4th, the U.S. Embassy in Japan posted on X that it was "aware of the detention of the U.S. military personnel," and expressed its "deep condolences" to the bereaved families.