The U.S. Navy said on Monday it has imposed an alcohol ban on its personnel in Japan as the Tokyo government condemned a military drunken-driving case that has fueled growing opposition to U.S. bases on Okinawa. The U.S. has come under renewed pressure to rein in bad behavior after a base employee was arrested last month for allegedly abandoning the body of a 20-year-old Okinawan woman whom police suspect was raped and murdered. YAHOO NEWS REPORT
U.S. Navy Under Alcohol Ban in Japan
Coral reefs are seen along the coast near the U.S. Marine base Camp Schwab, off the tiny hamlet of Henoko in Nago, on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, in this file aerial photo taken by Kyodo October 29, 2015 file photo. Mandatory credit REUTERS/Kyodo/Files ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN.