The former Marine had married a Japanese woman and was working for a contractor that provided services to US bases on Okinawa. And we do,” Lt Gen Lawrence Nicholson said at a news conference at a US base in Okinawa. Related: Obama expresses regret over alleged murder by US base worker in Japan“We should not be out shooting fireworks. Japan’s prime minister, Shinzo Abe, said he had urged Barack Obama to take steps to address crimes by US military and American base workers on Okinawa. The US military in Japan is restricting celebrations and off-base alcohol consumption in Okinawa after the arrest of a former Marine suspected of killing a woman on the southern Japanese island.

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2016 07:53 UTC