US Forces Japan Impose Okinawa Curfew, Alcohol Ban After Murder

US Forces Japan coordinator Benjamin Watson announced a 30-day curfew from midnight to 05:00 for troops in Okinawa, effective Friday, following the murder of a local woman. The measure includes an alcohol ban, reflecting heightened local tensions over US military presence. This is a force-protection and community-relations response, with implications for US-Japan basing arrangements.