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

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."Incidents like this demand we pause for reflection," Watson said …READ FULL ARTICLE