U.S. forces in Okinawa to impose night curfew in wake of murder case

NAHA, Japan - The U.S. military in Okinawa will impose a curfew from midnight to 5 a.m. for a month starting Friday following the arrest of a Marine on suspicion of robbing and murdering a local woman, its regional coordinator said Tuesday.

All U.S. military personnel on Okinawa will also observe a 48-hour operational pause from noon Wednesday, during which there will be "no off-base liberty, including a complete prohibition of alcohol consumption on or off base," said Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, Okinawa area coordinator of U.S. Forces Japan.