Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is suspected of killing a 39-year-old woman at a hotel in Naha on Saturday and taking her wallet and backpack, according to Free Malaysia Today.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi registered a formal protest with the United States on Sunday. On Tuesday, around 100 protesters rallied outside the US embassy in Tokyo against violence by American soldiers, according to AFP, in a text republished by TAG24.