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The ban is one of the measures announced on Sunday and will remain in place until further instructions.
The move follows the arrest of US Marine Private First Class Nicholas James MacLean. He is suspected of ramming a vehicle into a small truck on a street in the city of Naha, killing its 61-year-old Japanese driver.
Police say a breathalyzer test showed the Marine’s alcohol level was 3 times the legal limit.
The measures include a ban on US military personnel from drinking both on and off base and a night-time-curfew.
Similar measures were taken after a US civilian base worker was arrested on suspicion of killing of a woman in Okinawa in May last year.
Source and image: NHK
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