U.S. restricts troops from leaving Okinawa bases after civilian’s slaying

The U.S. military in Okinawa, Japan, is pausing all operations for two days, restricting the ability of troops to leave their base and ordering training after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman. Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, commander of III Marine Expeditionary Force, said in a letter posted on social media Tuesday that episodes like these “demand we pause for reflection” and that serving on the Japanese island “comes with responsibility.” The arrest of the Marine has renewed protests against the heavy American military presence on the southern island and the rise in military-related crime. The…