The alcohol restriction for US military personnel in Japan due to a recent deadly drunk driving incident has been relaxed:
A servicemember reaches for a pack of bottled beer at Yokota Air Base, Japan. STARS AND STRIPES
U.S. Forces Japan has loosened alcohol restrictions imposed after a fatal Nov. 19 vehicle accident involving a 21-year-old Marine on Okinawa.
The revised rules, which took effect at 4:30 p.m. Thursday local time, allow servicemembers to purchase alcoholic beverages on base and drink them in their on- or off-base homes, Maj. George Tobias, a 5th Air Force spokesman, told Stars and Stripes.
“The purchase or consumption of alcohol off-base is still not permitted with the exception of one’s own off-base residence,” he said. [Stars & Stripes]
