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NAHA--The Okinawa prefectural government stopped drawing water from the Kurashiki dam after officials discovered unexploded ordnances and drums containing projectile shells in the mud there, it announced on Feb. 17.
Okinawa Gov Denny Tamaki is set to run for the gubernatorial election expected to take place in September, seeking his second term as the governor of the southern island prefecture, hosting the majority of U.S. military bases in Japan, according to people familiar with the matter. Tamaki plans to announce…
Tamaki is expected to run against Atsushi Sakima, a 57-year-old former mayor of Ginowan who is seen as a potential candidate backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi expressed “deep regret” that a unit of Marines was not tested for COVID-19 before it arrived on Okinawa aboard a U.S. government flight.
The coronavirus cluster at Camp Hansen grew Wednesday by another 17 cases for a total of 217, according to a statement from the Public Health Department.