
那覇市での女性遺体発見事件を受け、米大使に抗議と捜査協力要求
沖縄県の古謝玄太知事は4日、普天間基地所属の海兵隊員が強盗殺人容疑で逮捕された件について「断じて許せるものではなく、非常に憤りを感じる」とコメントを発表。グラス駐日米大使と協議し、捜査への全面協力を求めた。
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那覇市のホテルで女性の遺体が見つかり、米軍普天間基地所属の海兵隊員が強盗殺人容疑で逮捕された。
沖縄県の古謝玄太知事は4日、米軍普天間基地(同県宜野湾市)所属の海兵隊員が強盗殺人容疑で逮捕されたことについて「断じて許せるものではなく、非常に憤りを感じる」とのコメントを発表した。沖縄の過重な基地負担が続く中、就任間もない古謝氏は基地問題への対応を問われることになる。
茂木外相、米大使に抗議
那覇市のホテルで女性の遺体が見つかった事件で海兵隊員の男が逮捕されたことを受け、古謝氏は「基地と隣り合わせの生活を強制されている県民に大きな衝撃を与え、新たな不安を招く」と指摘。米軍に捜査への全面協力や綱紀粛正を要求し、県として「厳正に対処する」と強調した。
古謝氏はコメントに先立ち、グラス駐日米大使と協議し、米側の捜査への全面的な協力を確認した。沖縄では12年ぶりに保守系知事が誕生し、日本政府や米側とのハイレベルの意思疎通がしやすくなったとみられており、基地負担軽減や再発防止に向けた実効性ある対策を引き出せるかが焦点となる。
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基地負担軽減や再発防止策に向けた協議の実施
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed regret on X on the 4th after a US Marine was arrested in connection with the robbery and murder of a woman's body in a hotel in Naha. Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi also summoned the U.S. ambassador to Japan to strongly protest and asked for full cooperation with the investigation.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed extreme regret on the 4th after the arrest of a Marine assigned to the U.S. military base Futenma in connection with a robbery and murder incident that occurred in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, and stressed that the government would take all possible measures. Takehiro Funakoshi, vice-minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, protested to U.S. Ambassador Glass to Japan and asked for his cooperation in the investigation and to prevent a recurrence. Ambassador Glass expressed deep regret and said he would fully cooperate with the Japanese authorities' investigation.

On the 4th, Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested Marine Corps Private First Class Devin Jacob Ballard (20) of the U.S. military base Futenma on suspicion of robbery and murder after the body of a 39-year-old woman was found in a hotel room in Naha City. The woman entered the hotel with a man at around 2:10 a.m. on the 3rd and did not leave the room even after checking out, and an employee discovered her body around 4:15 a.m. The backpack and other items were found near the hotel, and a security camera showed a man with tattoos and skinhead features walking away with the backpack.

The remand trial of Keihiro Shimazu (30), a former Self-Defense Forces officer, is facing charges including robbery and murder in connection with the 2018 attack on a police box in Toyama City.The trial began on the 5th at the Toyama District Court. The defendant has remained silent since the first trial, and no questioning of the defendant is scheduled this time either. The defendant's family is asking him to face his crimes, and the extent of his criminal responsibility and motive are expected to be at issue.

The remand trial of Keihiro Shimazu (30), a former Self-Defense Forces officer, began at the Toyama District Court on the 5th for his role in the 2018 attack on a police box in Toyama City. The defendant has remained silent since the first trial, and no questioning of the defendant is scheduled this time either. The defendant's family is asking him to face his crime, and sentencing is expected to be the main issue.

A one-story wooden house in Korazu-cho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, was completely destroyed, and the bodies of four people were found in the fire, with pillars of flame and the sound of explosions coming from near the entrance. A Brazilian businessman and a female acquaintance lived in the house, and they were out at the time of the fire, but the safety of the man's daughter and the woman's three children is unknown. Fire and police are investigating the cause of the fire.