By MAHO FUKUI/ Staff Writer
September 12, 2022 at 16:51 JST
Incumbent Mayor Masanori Matsugawa, right, makes his first campaign speech with gubernatorial candidate Atsushi Sakima, left, who came to support him on Sept. 4 when campaigning officially kicked off. (Mika Kuniyoshi)
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. [Read More]
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