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Drinking Ban Lifted for US Sailors in Japan After Less Than a Month
Source: ABC News
Drinking Ban Lifted for US Sailors in Japan After Less Than a Month
By CATHERINE THORBECKE Jun 28, 2016, 2:30 PM ET
A short-lived drinking ban for American sailors in Japan has been lifted, the U.S. Navy announced on Monday, as tensions continue to rise over U.S. military presence in Japan.
The alcohol prohibition came earlier this month, following an incident involving a U.S. sailor driving the wrong way on a freeway while allegedly under the influence of alcohol.
The Navy subsequently banned all U.S. sailors in Japan from drinking "on and off base," on June 6, "as response to a recent trend of alcohol-related incidents detrimental to the U.S.-Japan Alliance."
The Navy announced Monday that it had lifted the off-base drinking ban.
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By CATHERINE THORBECKE Jun 28, 2016, 2:30 PM ET
A short-lived drinking ban for American sailors in Japan has been lifted, the U.S. Navy announced on Monday, as tensions continue to rise over U.S. military presence in Japan.
The alcohol prohibition came earlier this month, following an incident involving a U.S. sailor driving the wrong way on a freeway while allegedly under the influence of alcohol.
The Navy subsequently banned all U.S. sailors in Japan from drinking "on and off base," on June 6, "as response to a recent trend of alcohol-related incidents detrimental to the U.S.-Japan Alliance."
The Navy announced Monday that it had lifted the off-base drinking ban.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/drinking-ban-lifted-us-sailors-japan-month/story?id=40186283