Japan-Protest/U.S. Servicemen

Japanese protesters voice outrage over robbery-murder by U.S. Marine in Okinawa

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  • ID : 8502432
  • Dateline : Oct 5, 2026
  • Location : Japan
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'04
  • Audio Language : Japanese/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2026-10-06 15:19
  • Last Modified : 2026-10-06 18:47:19
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8502432
  • Dateline : 2026年10月5日
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'04
  • Audio Language : 日本語/自然音声
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : 中国大陸での使用は不可
  • Published : 2026-10-06 18:42
  • Last Modified : 2026-10-06 18:47:19
  • Version : 1

Japan-Protest/U.S. Servicemen

Japanese protesters voice outrage over robbery-murder by U.S. Marine in Okinawa

Dateline : Oct 5, 2026

Location : Japan

Duration : 2'04

  • English
  • 日本語


Tokyo, Japan - Oct 5, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of traffic, security guards, road sign outside Prime Minister's Office
2. Various of protesters rallying against alleged killing of Japanese woman by U.S. marine
3. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) protester (name not given):
"This is absolutely unacceptable. Many Okinawan women have suffered violence in the past. Many people were killed. This incident is truly heartbreaking."
4. Various of protesters holding placards reading "Armed forces torment civilians." "I will not tolerate the rape and murder of women by American soldiers."
5. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) protester (name not given):
"Under the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, Japanese police cannot directly exercise physical control over U.S. military personnel. Therefore, whether conducting a thorough investigation or advancing legal proceedings, it is procedurally very difficult."
6. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) protester (name not given):
"It is precisely because of the Japan-U.S. military alliance and the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement that U.S. suspects are hastily dealt with without facing due trial. I think that's a real problem."
7. Various of protesters
8. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) protester (name not given):
"I believe the Japanese government should seriously and clearly express its position to the United States. After all, protecting our lives and rights is the Japanese government's responsibility in the first place. So I hope the government will truly fulfill this responsibility."
9. Protesters, police


A group of Japanese citizens rallied outside the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo Monday to express their outrage over crimes committed by U.S. servicemen after a Marine suspected of killing a woman in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa was arrested Sunday.

The 20-year-old suspect, named Devin Ballard, is stationed at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa. He is suspected of killing a 39-year-old local woman and taking her wallet and backpack in the early hours of Saturday at a hotel in Naha, the Kyodo News reported, citing Okinawa prefectural police as saying.

U.S. forces in Japan have a long record of crimes, including rape, murder and robbery. Statistics showed that in 2025 alone, Okinawa police handled more than 100 criminal cases involving U.S. military personnel and related individuals.

"This is absolutely unacceptable. Many Okinawan women have suffered violence in the past. Many people were killed. This incident is truly heartbreaking," said a rally participant.

They also criticized a pact signed between Japan and the United States in 1960 for giving privileged legal status to U.S. servicemen and civilian workers in Japan.

Under the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, U.S. military authorities have the primary right to exercise jurisdiction over crimes allegedly committed by U.S. base service members and the civilian component if the accused was acting on "official duty." Many cases involving U.S. military personnel in Japan have gone unresolved.

"Under the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, Japanese police cannot directly exercise physical control over U.S. military personnel. Therefore, whether conducting a thorough investigation or advancing legal proceedings, it is procedurally very difficult," said a protester.

"It is precisely because of the Japan-U.S. military alliance and the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement that U.S. suspects are hastily dealt with without facing due trial. I think that's a real problem," said another protester.

Rally participants said they were disappointed that the Japanese government has not taken substantive measures in response to crimes committed by U.S. forces stationed in Japan.

"I believe the Japanese government should seriously and clearly express its position to the United States. After all, protecting our lives and rights is the Japanese government's responsibility in the first place. So I hope the government will truly fulfill this responsibility," said a third protester.

ID : 8502432

Published : 2026-10-06 15:19

Last Modified : 2026-10-06 18:47:19

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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