U.S. Army captain stationed in Japan arrested by Japanese police on suspicion of drunk driving

China News Service, November 14. According to Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" report, on the 14th local time, the Okinawa Prefecture police in Japan arrested a U.S. military captain stationed in Okinawa on suspicion of drunk driving.

According to reports, a U.S. soldier suspected of robbing and killing a Japanese woman occurred in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture in October. The U.S. military stationed in Japan is currently in the process of purging military discipline.

The Okinawa Prefectural Police said that at around 3:10 local time on the 14th, this person was stopped by the local police while driving in Okinawa City. After testing, it was found that he was drunk and the alcohol test value was about three times the standard value.

The captain of the US military stationed in Okinawa said, "I thought it was not exceeding the standard. My home is close, so I thought it would be fine."

According to previous reports, in early October, a U.S. soldier was suspected of robbing and killing a Japanese woman in Naha City. The U.S. soldier involved was arrested by the police. After the incident, the US military stationed in Okinawa announced a 30-day curfew starting from October 9. Subsequently, the curfew measures were extended for one month to December 7, and the extension measures apply to low-ranking military personnel.

For a long time, crimes have occurred frequently among US troops stationed in Japan, including many vicious cases such as rape, murder, and robbery. According to Japan's "Red Flag Newspaper" citing data from the Japanese National Police Agency, from 1989 to May 2026, the Japanese police investigated and dealt with a total of 4,998 criminal cases involving US military personnel stationed in Japan and their families, of which 2,447 occurred in Okinawa Prefecture, accounting for 49% of the total.