A US Marine died in an accident during training at Camp Schwab, a US military installation in Nago and other parts of Okinawa, the Marines' 3rd Marine Division announced on November 4. The training took place on November 3.
The division said the circumstances of the accident are "currently under investigation" and did not disclose what happened. "We offer our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the Marine who died," it said.
Okinawa Prefecture's base affairs division said it had not been contacted by the Marines about the accident by the evening of November 4, when the announcement was made.
Accidents on the bases
Okinawa hosts the majority of US military facilities in Japan, and accidents during training on the island's bases have repeatedly reached the prefectural government through the US military rather than ahead of it.
The Marines did not say which unit the Marine belonged to, what kind of training was under way, or when the family was notified.