Japanese police arrested a 27-year-old US Air Force captain on Saturday on suspicion of drunk driving in Okinawa, according to a local police spokesman.
The incident marks another point of friction in the long-standing alliance between the United States and Japan.The arrest took place just one week after Tokyo and Washington announced new steps to curb crimes by American service members on Okinawa.
Those measures followed widespread anger over a murder case involving a US Marine.Roughly 54,000 US military personnel are stationed in Japan, with the majority based on Okinawa. Offences by troops have repeatedly strained relations between the two close security partners.
Last week, US officials said they would extend a curfew for lower-ranking personnel until December 7 and ban all service members from drinking alcohol outside their homes between midnight and 5 a.m.Police detained the captain as he drove on a road in Okinawa City around 3:09 a.m. Saturday.
A spokesman for Okinawa prefectural police noted it was unclear whether the officer had breached the US-imposed curfew. The captain is assigned to Kadena Air Base on the island, according to Kyodo News. Base officials were not immediately available for comment.
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