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US Air Force captain arrested in Japan's Okinawa for alleged drunk driving

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 14 Nov, 14:44 IST, latest 14 Nov, 15:03 IST

INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya on exercise
Representational image · INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya on exercise · Indian Navy / Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India

What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 14 Nov, 14:44 IST; the latest is from CNA at 14 Nov, 15:03 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report14 Nov, 14:44 IST
Latest report14 Nov, 15:03 IST
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The US military has around 54,000 personnel stationed in Japan, mostly on Okinawa.
The arrest comes just a week after Tokyo and Washington agreed to measures aimed at preventing crimes by US service members on the island after a murder allegedly involving an American Marine triggered outrage.

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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