By SATOSHI OKUMURA/ Staff Writer
February 1, 2021 at 16:25 JST
Mageshima island in Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
NISHINOOMOTE, Kagoshima Prefecture--An independent incumbent narrowly won re-election as mayor on Jan. 31 on a campaign to block the central government’s plan to relocate a training site for U.S. carrier-based aircraft to the island community. [Read More]
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