Mayor opposed to planned U.S. military drill site wins re-election Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Kyodo Feb 1, 2021 Kagoshima – A local mayor in southwestern Japan, who is opposed to having an island his city oversees become a site for U.S. military drills, won re-election on Sunday. Shunsuke Yaita, the 67-year-old incumbent for Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Prefecture, beat Kiyonobu Fukui, who was backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. His victory could impact the central government’s plan to allow the uninhibited Mage Island to be used for U.S. military plane takeoff and landing exercises.