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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. ...
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 ...
