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The U.S. Navy partially lifted an alcohol ban for sailors in Japan on Thursday but kept in place an order banning them from drinking in bars off base.

It relaxed a June 6 measure that confined many sailors to base and banned the consumption of alcohol after three drunken-driving cases in late May and early June, two of them in Okinawa and one in Nagasaki Prefecture.

“The temporary restriction on alcohol was not intended to be a punishment, nor was it ever intended to be permanent,” said Rear Adm. Matthew Carter, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan. “We took this pause to train and reflect on the dangers of alcohol abuse. We must all be on the lookout to step in before alcohol-related incidents jeopardize our relationship with Japan.”

Although commanders lifted the order confining off-duty sailors to base on June 10, local bars and restaurants say they are suffering badly.

The Dobuita-Dori shopping street near the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture is usually crowded at night with sailors, but on Wednesday evening it was all but deserted.