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Okinawans heading to the polls Sunday have three gubernatorial candidates to choose from, each with a different message about the U.S. military presence on the island prefecture.

NAHA--Distrust among Okinawans toward the central government continues to remain high, as 68 percent of respondents in a new poll said their opinions of U.S. military bases in the southernmost prefecture are ignored.  

Bill Clinton promised to close the base in 1996. But plans for more construction and a heightened focus on the Pacific put the islands and their unique biodiversity at risk indefinitely.

Incumbent Tamaki leads gubernatorial race in Japans Okinawa, most voters opposed to U.S. base relocation: poll-

NAHA--Incumbent Denny Tamaki is leading in the Okinawa gubernatorial election scheduled for Sept. 11, but around 20 percent of voters remain undecided, according to a telephone survey conducted on Sept. 3 and 4.

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about why Okinawa Prefectures budget is compiled differently from the budgets of

Japanese police on Okinawa arrested two U.S. service members in separate incidents for alleged drunken driving after a pair of crashes over the weekend, one involving injuries to Japanese drivers.

NAHA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Campaigning began for the Okinawa gubernatorial election on Thursday with candidates backed by the ruling and opposition partie

Campaigning began for the Okinawa gubernatorial election on Aug. 25 with candidates backed by the ruling and opposition parties set to clash over the contentious and long-running issue of the relocation of a key U.S. Marine Corps base within the southern island prefecture.

Controversial relocation of U.S. base central theme as Okinawa gubernatorial race kicks off-