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Drinking at work part of '56 SOFA

Japan and the U.S. agreed in 1956 to include commuting, and in certain cases drinking at the workplace, in the scope of U.S. service members' official duty, effectively removing them from Japan's primary jurisdiction if they committed crimes under the... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Mon, Jun 16 2008

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