US soldier charged with murder of Japanese woman in Okinawa; faces death penalty

Okinawa prosecutors charged an American soldier with robbery and murder after a 39-year-old woman's body was found in a Naha hotel in early October. The case risks inflaming local opposition to US military presence on Okinawa, though the immediate legal proceedings are domestic. The accused could face life imprisonment or the death penalty.

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