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The U.S. Navy said Wednesday it has imposed limits on travel and alcohol consumption on personnel at its base near Tokyo following the killing of a Japanese taxi driver.

The limits would take effect immediately, said Cmdr. David Waterman, a Navy spokesman.

No alcohol will be sold due to "a period of heightened sensitivity" over the stabbing of a 61-year-old Japanese taxi driver last month in Yokosuka, just south of Tokyo and home to the U.S. naval base, Waterman said.

The announcement came hours after Japanese authorities questioned a U.S. sailor over his suspected role in the killing of taxi driver Masaaki Takahashi.

The sailor, a 22-year-old crew member ...

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