US forces stationed in Japan’s Okinawa island will be put under a month-long curfew following the rape and murder of Japanese women. The US military in Japan said they will restrict all celebrations and off-base alcohol consumption for its servicemen in Okinawa after an employee was arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman and a former US marine pleaded guilty to raping a Japanese tourist. Press TV reports: Lawrence Nicholson, the head of US forces in Okinawa, said on Monday that a night-time curfew and some other liberty regulations will come into effect for a month. “This period of unity and mourning will include the postponement of all festivals, celebrations and concerts on our bases and stations,” he added. This came after US President Barack Obama expressed his regrets over the Okinawa crime and described it as “inexcusable.” “The United States will continue to cooperate fully with the investigation and ensure that justice is done under the Japanese legal system,” Obama said at a joint press conference with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday. Former US marine Kenneth Gadson was arrested on May 19 in connection with the death of a 20-year-old woman, Rina Shimabukuro, who went missing in [...]