{"id":18502,"date":"2017-12-13T16:52:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T16:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/13\/us-forces-japan-lifts-alcohol-ban-and-curfew-for-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:16:24","slug":"us-forces-japan-lifts-alcohol-ban-and-curfew-for-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2017\/12\/13\/us-forces-japan-lifts-alcohol-ban-and-curfew-for-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"US Forces Japan lifts alcohol ban and curfew for troops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The alcohol ban and curfew imposed on U.S. troops in Japan last month following a fatal vehicle accident in Okinawa has been lifted, according to a statement from U.S. Forces Japan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs of noon today, normal liberty and alcohol consumption policies are back in effect for U.S. military members located or operating in Japan,\u201d the release said.
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The ban was implemented after a 61-year-old Okinawan man died in a vehicle accident involving a truck driven by a Marine who Japanese police said was intoxicated, according to The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\t