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Denny Tamaki has won reelection in the recent Okinawa gubernatorial poll, beating his closest rival Atsushi Sakima -- backed by Japan's ruling Liberal

GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture--Incumbent Masanori Matsugawa won his second term in the Sept. 11 Ginowan mayoral election, defeating his rival who had fiercely campaigned against the U.S.-base relocation plan, a hot-button issue in the prefecture.

Tokyo, Sep 12 (EFE).- Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, who opposes American military presence in the strategic southernmost Japanese prefecture, has won a second four-year term. The incumbent governor, supported by the opposition, defeated Atsushi Sakima in Sunday’s election, riding high on his campaign to prevent the construction of a new US military facility on the …

The Japanese government recommits to taking necessary steps to relocate a key U.S. base within Okinawa despite vocal opponent Denny Tamaki a day earlier winning his second term as governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture.

NAHA--The central government on Sept. 12 said its position on its U.S. military base relocation project in Okinawa Prefecture remains unchanged despite the overwhelming re-election of Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki the previous day.