THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 24, 2022 at 18:04 JST
Yohei Kishimoto, center, a candidate opposing the construction of a new U.S. military base in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, and his supporter, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki, left, await the outcome of the Nago mayor race on Jan. 23. (Jun Kaneko)
NAGO, Okinawa Prefecture--Measures to improve the local economy and living conditions took priority over an “increasingly unwinnable fight” here, giving the incumbent a comfortable victory over his anti-U.S. military base challenger in the Nago mayoral election. [Read More]
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