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In New York visit, Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki highlights opposition to U.S. base plan
Newly elected Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki said Sunday that the Japanese government's plan to replace a key U.S. military base within the prefecture is opposed to the will of local residents. In a speech at New York University, he said he was elected as governor ...
Fate of U.S. base remains unresolved after Okinawa assembly elections
Voters in 25 Okinawan cities, towns and villages went to the polls Sunday to elect assembly members ahead of the Sept. 30 gubernatorial race, including the closely watched match in Nago, where the results failed to deliver a clear verdict on a controversial U.S. ...
Voters in 25 Okinawan cities, towns and villages went to the polls Sunday in key local municipal assembly elections ahead of the Sept. 30 gubernatorial election. In Nago, whether to oppose or agree to the construction of a replacement facility for the U.S. Marine Corps ...
Pro- and anti-base candidates kick off campaigns for Nago assembly in Okinawa
Official campaigning kicked off Sunday for the Nago Municipal Assembly election in Okinawa Prefecture, with the planned construction there of a new U.S. military base to facilitate the closure of an unpopular airfield elsewhere in the prefecture a hot-button issue. The results of the Sept. ...
Protesters in Okinawa rallied after being removed from the replacement site for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on Monday as they marked nearly a year since seawall construction began. The government is building the seawalls in preparation for effectively moving the contentious base further ...
The four mottainai in Okinawan affairs
Opportunities to defuse tensions surrounding the U.S. military presence on Okinawa have been wasted.
Japan mulls restarting subsidies for base-hosting Nago after LDP-backed candidate wins mayoral race
The central government is considering restarting subsidies for Nago, Okinawa Prefecture — set to host a relocated U.S. military base — after the victory Sunday of a ruling party-backed candidate in the city's mayoral election, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said Tuesday. Taketoyo Toguchi, a newcomer ...
Election victory in Nago seen as LDP win but new mayor may prove tough to crack
Sunday's victory in the Nago mayoral election by a candidate who appears to favor the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the city's Henoko district is widely seen as a political victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a defeat for ...
Okinawans want jobs but fret over arrival of U.S. base without Inamine
Residents of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Monday voiced hope for more jobs but raised concern about the impending transfer of a U.S. military base to their community a day after their anti-base mayor was defeated by a candidate calling for economic stimulus. In Sunday's election, ...
Incumbent Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine falls in closely watched Okinawa election
In a political victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a defeat for anti-U.S. base forces in Okinawa, incumbent Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine failed in his re-election bid Sunday night, losing to a candidate strongly backed by Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito. Inamine lost ...
Official campaigning kicked off for the closely watched mayoral race in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday as the central government presses ahead with a divisive plan to move an unpopular U.S. Marine Corps base in Ginowan to the city. The Feb. 4 election pits anti-base ...
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga makes economic, safety pledges to future base host Nago
In Okinawa, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga promises to bolster the economy of future base host Nago and enhance safety ahead of Futenma air station’s exit from Ginowan.
