东京：日本国防相小泉进次郎周一（11月2日）表示，日本敦促美国对其驻日部队实施纪律约束，此前一名海军陆战队员因涉嫌酒驾在宵禁期间被捕，此前另一名美军人员因涉嫌谋杀被捕。
TOKYO: Japan urged the United States to enforce discipline among its troops after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of drink driving during a curfew in the wake of another serviceman's arrest on a murder charge the defence minister said on Monday (Nov 2).
日本冲绳岛上的美军上月初被禁止饮酒两天，并面临为期30天的宵禁，此前一名美国海军陆战队员涉嫌谋杀一名女性。
US forces on the Japanese island of Okinawa were barred from drinking alcohol for two days early last month and faced a 30-day curfew after the murder of a woman allegedly committed by an American Marine.
此案在日本引发愤怒，并重新点燃了关于美国在南部岛屿大规模军事存在的争议。
The case has triggered outrage in Japan and reignited controversy over the heavy US military presence on the southern island.
日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎表示，第二名海军陆战队员因涉嫌酒后驾车被捕。据媒体报道，逮捕发生在周六。
A second Marine had been arrested over allegations he drove under the influence of alcohol, Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said. The arrest took place on Saturday, according to media reports.
“我们要求美方严格约束其人员纪律，采取有效措施防止类似事件再次发生，并确保完全遵守夜间宵禁，”小泉进次郎对记者说。“我们希望他们对此事予以重视，”他补充道。
"We requested that the US side strictly enforce discipline among its personnel, implement effective measures to prevent a recurrence, and ensure full compliance with the nighttime curfew," Koizumi told reporters. "We want them to take (the incident) seriously," he added.
上个月实施的宵禁要求所有部队在午夜至凌晨5点之间返回基地或“驻外住所”。
The curfew imposed last month required all troops to be back on base or at "an off-base domicile" from midnight to 5am.
上周，日本检察官起诉了涉嫌在冲绳谋杀一名女性的海军陆战队员。
Last week, Japanese prosecutors indicted the Marine accused of murdering a woman in Okinawa.
日本首相高市早苗在该女性死亡数日后对议员表示，政府已向美国提出强烈抗议，敦促其“全力配合调查”和“对美军人员实施严格纪律”。
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told lawmakers days after the woman's death that the government had lodged a strong protest with the United States, urging their "full cooperation with the investigation" and "strict discipline among US military personnel".
《读卖新闻》报道称，根据起诉书，这名20岁的嫌疑人涉嫌于10月3日在一家酒店用电话线勒死了来自那霸的一名女性。美国在日本驻有约5.4万名军事人员，大多数驻扎在冲绳。
The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported that, according to the indictment document, the 20-year-old suspect allegedly strangled the woman from Naha in a hotel with a telephone cord on Oct 3. The United States has around 54,000 military personnel stationed in Japan, mostly on Okinawa.
美军人员犯下的罪行一直是这两个亲密安全盟友之间关系的刺痛点。
Crimes committed by US personnel have been a thorn in relations between the close security allies.
茂木敏充外此前表示，官员们正在审查驻日美军在基地外的行为准则，此前涉嫌发生一起杀人事件。
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has previously said that officials were reviewing the off-base code of conduct for US troops in Japan following the alleged killing.
现行政策于2024年更新，此前冲绳发生了一系列美军人员性侵事件。该政策规定，美军人员在基地外凌晨1点至5点期间不得在公共场所饮酒或前往酒吧。
The existing policy, updated in 2024 following a string of sexual assaults by US military personnel in Okinawa, includes a ban on servicemembers drinking in public off base between 1am and 5am or going to bars during those hours.