Carter Apologizes for Okinawan Woman’s Murder

Defense Secretary Ash Carter contacted his Japanese counterpart, Gen Nakatani, to apologize for the slaying of an Okinawan woman. Local police on the island prefecture arrested an American citizen who works at Kadena Air Base in connection with the slaying. Carter vowed to “cooperate fully” with Japanese investigators. The Associated Press identified the man who was arrested as Kenneth Shinzato, 32.