{"id":97250,"date":"2026-11-05T06:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T06:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/97250"},"modified":"2026-11-05T06:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T06:40:40","slug":"us-marine-dies-during-training-in-japans-okinawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/97250","title":{"rendered":"US Marine dies during training in Japan&#8217;s Okinawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>TOKYO: A US Marine died after an incident during training in Japan\u2019s Okinawa, a spokesman for the 3rd Marine Division told AFP on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe incident took place on November 3,\u201d spokesman Sebastian RiveraAponte said, confirming the death of the Marine following a training incident at Camp Schwab on the southern island.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of death \u201cis still under investigation\u201d, he said, declining to disclose further details.<\/p>\n<p>The Marine\u2019s name is expected to be withheld until 24 hours after the person\u2019s family has been notified, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has around 54,000 military personnel stationed in Japan, mostly on Okinawa.<\/p>\n<p>Although the US military presence is key in Japan\u2019s defence policy, crimes committed by US personnel have long been a thorn in relations between the close security allies.<\/p>\n<p>In October, a US Marine stationed on Okinawa was arrested and indicted on suspicion of murdering a woman, triggering outrage in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Crimes including rapes, assaults, hit-and-runs and drunk driving by US military personnel have long triggered protests on the southern Japanese island, which has for years urged other regions in the country to share the burden of hosting US troops.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has said that officials were reviewing the off-base code of conduct for US troops in Japan following the alleged killing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/us-marine-dies-during-training-japans-okinawa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOKYO: A US Marine died after an incident during training in Japan\u2019s Okinawa, a spokesman for the 3rd Marine Division told AFP on Thursday. \u201cThe incident took place on November 3,\u201d spokesman Sebastian RiveraAponte said, confirming the death of the Marine following a training incident at Camp Schwab on the southern island. 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