TOKYO –
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has strongly condemned the arrest of a U.S. Marine on suspicion of theft and homicide at a resort in Naha, Okinawa, describing the crime as “extremely brutal and vicious,” whereas Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi summoned U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass to lodge a proper protest and demand measures to forestall comparable incidents.
Takaichi expressed her condolences in a publish on X, calling the incident deeply regrettable and revealing that the Japanese authorities had strongly protested to the United States.
She additionally known as for max cooperation from the U.S. aspect within the investigation and demanded stricter self-discipline amongst U.S. navy personnel, emphasizing that the federal government would take all mandatory steps to deal with the case.
Motegi individually summoned Glass to the Foreign Ministry, the place he delivered a powerful protest over the arrest and urged the United States to implement measures to forestall a recurrence.
“We have lodged a protest,” Motegi stated.
The authorities’s response follows the arrest of a male U.S. Marine stationed in Okinawa on suspicion of theft and homicide in reference to the incident at a resort in Naha.
Source: TBS