Curfew Imposes in Japan’s island of Okinawa After Woman’s Death

The US military base on Japan’s island of Okinawa has imposed a midnight curfew and a ban on alcohol after the arrest of an ex-Marine suspected of killing a Japanese woman.

Kenneth Shinzato, 32, was arrested on 19 May but has not yet been charged.

Many Okinawans resent the US base and the incident has reignited tension.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raised the woman’s death with US President Barack Obama ahead of the recent G7 summit in Japan.

There would be no “celebrations and parties while the Okinawan people are in mourning”, the military said. The restrictions will run until 24 June.