The 2-Belo wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_re_as/japan_us_military_1
> 
> "The U.S. this week imposed tight new restrictions on troops, their families and
> *civilian expatriates* [emphasis mine] in Okinawa and *elsewhere* [emphasis
> mine], limiting them to bases, workplaces and off-base housing. The military
> held a 'day of reflection' Friday to urge troops not to commit crimes."
> 
> I wonder what would happen to me if I went to Naha with the wife for a vacation
> now? Would both US and Japanese authorities recognize my spare-tire gut and
> decidedly non-military bearing and leave me alone, or would I be constantly
> harrassed? 
> 
> And what's with the "civilian expatriates in Okinawa and elsewhere"? Does that
> mean I'm busted if I'm caught at the Mos Burger drive-thru in Gifu tonight?

As I heard it on the radio news today, it applied to civilians employed
by the US military.

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Jim Breen        http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/
Clayton School of Information Technology,
Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia
ジム・ブリーン@モナシュ大学