[CPEO-MEF] REALIGNMENT, GLOBAL: "Campaign starts in Okinawa, centered on U.S. base relocation"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Campaign starts in Okinawa, centered on U.S. base relocation

THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 13, 2018 


NAHA—The official campaign for the Okinawa gubernatorial election kicked off on Sept. 13 with a familiar topic--construction of a new U.S. military base--as the main bone of contention in the race.

The election was called to replace Takeshi Onaga, the governor who died of cancer on Aug. 8 after staunchly opposing the central government’s plan to build the base in the Henoko district of Nago in the prefecture.

The outcome of the Sept. 30 election will show where Okinawan voters now stand on the issue that has divided the island prefecture.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201809130065.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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