All 18,600 US Sailors in Japan Banned from Drinking and Confined to Base [View all]

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Three separate scandals in less then a month involving American servicemen and contractors in the highly-controversial Navy base in Japan's Okinawa have finally resulted in an all-out alcohol ban on all the 18,600 sailors.

Starting Monday, all American sailors in Japan are banned from consuming alcohol on and off the premises.

More severe movement restrictions were also imposed – the soldiers can now only go to the store, the gym and the gas station.

The measure is the latest and comes after a Marine's drunk-driving stunt.


The full ban comes after Aimee Mejia, 21, stationed at the Kadena Air Base, was involved in a accident while driving with blood alcohol levels six times the legal limit.

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