US and Japanese forces patrol Okinawa after US serviceman’s arrest

US military police, Okinawa police and local volunteers patrolled a nightlife area in Okinawa City.

The patrols followed the arrest of a US serviceman on suspicion of robbery-murder.

The US military has barred its personnel from going out between midnight and 5 a.m.

for 30 days.

The measures are intended to help prevent further incidents.