Lalalacasbah
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Gotcha, thanks! Learning so much! Didn't realize home visits are rare although I recall it mentioned on the thread knocking on someone's door is rare. So much to absorb hereThis doesn't add up for me. Firstly, we know that USAF members / familial dependents can easily eat at the many restaurants in the local area around base. Not only that, many of the establishments actively court their custom. So, the killer could've been Japanese, or he could've been American and eating in Japan, or he could've been from Tuvalu for all we know. I don't think the contents of someone's stomach tell you much other than what he felt like eating anywhere in the last 30ish hours.
As you say, he might've eaten dinner at a friend's house (though in my own anecdotal experience, home visits in Japan are rare-- @Incoherent can talk more eloquently to that, no doubt). And I guess, just to play devil's advocate, he wouldn't even necessarily have to have been in Japan to eat that food. He could've been anywhere in Asia and then jumped on a plane. For all we know, he could've been on a flight from Los Angeles and simply elected the Asian menu, washing his sesame spinach down with a Singapore Sling.
RE: the USAF base, he's huge -- some 12,000 people give or take. There are countless eateries / canteens. A Subway, even. On youtube you can find videos uploaded by former students going on excursions off-base or into Tokyo. Basically, in that city back in 2000, there are 31 million people. I don't think the contents of his stomach tell us much about where he's from per se.
Yes maybe @Incoherent can clarify, I got the impression the meal wasn't one typically served in restaurants or somethign bought but was more a home prepared one but what do I know! JMO