
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki plans to seek a third term, sources say
Tamaki's campaign is expected to focus on seeking the early return of the site of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the Okinawa city of Ginowan to Japan.
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https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1951744Unless a long runway is secured at a replacement facility, the U.S. Department of Defense said it would not return the site of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station in Okinawa Prefecture to the Japanese side.
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U.S. won't return Futenma site unless Japan agrees to long runway at Henoko
While the runway at the Futenma base in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, is roughly 2,700 meters long, the two runways at the replacement facility will be about 1,800 meters each.
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名護さくら祭り
著作権や肖像権などの都合により、全体または一部を配信できない場合があります。 今年も一足早く春の訪れがやってきました。名護市では31日、名護城公園を中心にさくら祭りが始まりました。 渡具知武豊名護市長
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名護市羽地でコスモスフェスティバル
著作権や肖像権などの都合により、全体または一部を配信できない場合があります。 田植え後の水田を利用してコスモスの花を咲かせるフェスティバルが、1日、名護市羽地地域で行われ、市民が見物に訪れています。
QAB NEWS HeadlineNago Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi, supported by advocates of a controversial U.S. base relocation project, won his third term in Sunday's mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/politics/toguchi-nago-mayor-3rd-term/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #nago #henoko #futenma #usbases
Nago Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi wins third term
The news will deal a major blow to those opposing the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base.
The Japan TimesThe incumbent mayor and two challengers filed their candidacies for the Jan. 25 mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa, which will focus on the planned relocation of a U.S. military base to the city’s Henoko area.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/politics/okinawa-nago-mayor-election-kickoff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #nago #henoko #futenma #usbases #usmilitary
Incumbent and two challengers run for mayor of Okinawa's Nago
The election will effectively be a one-on-one battle between incumbent Taketoyo Toguchi, who is seeking a third term, and former city assembly member Kumiko Onaga.
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