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The US navy has banned its 18,600 sailors stationed in Japan from drinking alcohol and restricted their off-base activities after police arrested a US sailor on the southern island of Okinawa on suspicion of drink-driving following a car crash that injured two people.The US navy has banned its 18,600 sailors stationed in Japan from drinking alcohol and restricted their off-base activities after police arrested a US sailor on the southern island of Okinawa on suspicion of drink-driving following a car crash that injured two people.
Sailors will be kept on base and banned from drinking until “all personnel understand the impact of responsible behaviour on the US-Japan alliance,” the navy said. Sailors living off base will be allowed to travel to and from base and conduct only “essential activities”. Sailors will be kept on base and banned from drinking until “all personnel understand the impact of responsible behaviour on the US-Japan alliance”, the navy said. Sailors living off base will be allowed to travel to and from base and conduct only “essential activities”.
The restrictions do not apply to family members and civilian contractors, but they are being encouraged to observe the rules “in a spirit of solidarity,” a spokesman said. The restrictions do not apply to family members and civilian contractors, but they are being encouraged to observe the rules “in a spirit of solidarity”, a spokesman said.
Rear Admiral Matthew Carter, commander of US naval forces in Japan, said: “For decades we have enjoyed a strong relationship with the people of Japan. It is imperative that each sailor understand how our actions affect that relationship and the US-Japan alliance as a whole.” .Rear Admiral Matthew Carter, commander of US naval forces in Japan, said: “For decades we have enjoyed a strong relationship with the people of Japan. It is imperative that each sailor understand how our actions affect that relationship and the US-Japan alliance as a whole.” .
The US military was already observing a 30-day mourning period at bases on Okinawa after a contractor was arrested on suspicion of killing a 20-year-old Japanese woman and dumping her body.The US military was already observing a 30-day mourning period at bases on Okinawa after a contractor was arrested on suspicion of killing a 20-year-old Japanese woman and dumping her body.
Renewed anger among Okinawa residents about the US military presence threatens a plan to relocate the US Marines’ Futenma airbase to a less populous part of Okinawa, which was agreed in 1995 after the rape of a Japanese schoolgirl by US military personnel sparked huge anti-base demonstrations. Okinawa’s governor and many residents want the marines off the island. Renewed anger among Okinawa residents about the US military presence threatens a plan to relocate the US Marines’ Futenma airbase to a less populous part of the island, which was agreed in 1995 after the rape of a Japanese schoolgirl by US military personnel sparked huge demonstrations against the base. Okinawa’s governor and many residents want the marines off the island.