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Despite the race's importance as the first in a series of major elections in Okinawa, the resurgence has kept officials of national political parties to the sidelines.
In addition, the U.S. military also informed prefectural authorities that 302 new cases had been confirmed among personnel at American bases in the prefecture.
The nations' foreign and defense chiefs also raised concerns about human rights issues in China's Xinjiang autonomous region and Hong Kong.
Japan decided on Friday to declare quasi-emergency measures in three regions in order to stem a COVID-19 surge that some officials have linked to US military bases in the country.
The governors of Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima have expressed anger about the situation, with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki placing blame for the surge of cases on U.S. military bases.