Yes. On October 4, 2026 (Sunday), Okinawa prefectural police arrested a 20-year-old U.S. Marine stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on suspicion of robbing and murdering Anna Yagi, 39, at a hotel in Naha in the early hours of Saturday. Police said Yagi died from suffocation and that the suspect, identified as Devin Ballard, denied the charges.
Japan’s foreign minister lodged a strong protest with the U.S. ambassador, and Okinawa’s governor called the alleged crime utterly unacceptable. The U.S. Marine Corps said it was cooperating with Japanese authorities.
Primary source: Kyodo News — U.S. Marine arrested for suspected murder-robbery in Okinawa