US military personnel stationed on Okinawa, Japan, have been placed under a 48-hour alcohol ban and will face a 30-day curfew after a US Marine was arrested over the alleged murder of a Japanese woman. The restrictions were announced on Wednesday as the case sparked renewed anger in Japan over crim»»»

U.S. forces on Okinawa were hit with a 48-hour alcohol ban and a 30-day curfew Wednesday following the murder of a woman allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine. The case has triggered outrage in Japan, where any crimes involving U.S. forces have long inflamed criticism of the troops' presence. Genta »»»

A United States Marine accused of murdering a woman while serving on the Japanese island of Okinawa has been pictured. Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who is stationed at Futenma Air Station, was taken into custody on Saturday on suspicion of strangling 39-year-old Anna Yagi at a hotel and »»»