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Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks in Naha late on Sunday. Tamaki failed to secure reelection in the Okinawa gubernatorial race the same day.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2026
False social media post before Okinawa vote shared by many outside prefecture
The false post claimed that Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki had decided to relocate the U.S. Futenma base in Ginowan to the Henoko coastal area in Nago.
Genta Koja, Okinawa governor-elect, speaks to reporters in Naha on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 14, 2026
Voters emphasized economic concerns over base relocation in choosing Koja
Following his victory Sunday night, Genta Koja said his priorities as Okinawa’s next governor would be on addressing the local economy.
Genta Koja (front center) celebrates with supporters in Naha on Sunday upon hearing reports of his victory in the Okinawa gubernatorial election.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 13, 2026
LDP-backed Genta Koja wins Okinawa governor poll
Koja will be Okinawa’s youngest governor and the first to have been born after 1972, when the prefecture was returned to Japan.
U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2026
China threat erodes Japanese anger over U.S. bases ahead of vote
Voters in Okinawa have long bristled over hosting U.S. military bases, but a growing acceptance for a stronger military to counter threats from China is changing the calculus.
Okinawa gubernatorial candidates Genta Koja (left) and incumbent Denny Tamaki during separate stump speeches on Monday in the city of Okinawa and Naha in Okinawa Prefecture
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 11, 2026
LDP-backed Koja has slight lead over incumbent Tamaki in Okinawa gubernatorial vote
The two candidates are neck and neck, media polls show.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki discusses his basic policy platform for the gubernatorial election in Naha City, Okinawa, on Aug. 12.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2026
Why Denny Tamaki is unfit as Okinawa governor
In the past eight years, Tamaki’s administration has shown chronic opacity and weak oversight.
Genta Koja (center), a candidate for the Okinawa gubernatorial race, in Naha on Aug. 27
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2026
Okinawa gubernatorial race focus shifts to ties with central government
Challenger Genta Koja vowed to stop portraying Tokyo as a villain, while incumbent Gov. Denny Tamaki pledged to hold the government to account.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki prays during his election campaign in the town of Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 27.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 3, 2026
What separates heckling from unlawful interference during election campaigns?
As Okinawa Prefecture’s gubernatorial race picks up steam, some guidance can be had from a 2024 Supreme Court ruling.
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki (left) and former Naha Vice Mayor Genta Koja.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2026
Okinawa gubernatorial race puts focus on economy even as security tensions loom
The leading campaigns of incumbent Gov. Denny Tamai and former Naha Deputy Mayor Genta Koja have made economic revitalization their centerpiece in the election.
Genta Koja, a candidate backed by the Liberal Democratic Party in the upcoming Okinawa gubernatorial election, announces his policy platform in Naha on Aug. 14.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 23, 2026
LDP desperate for a win in Okinawa governor race
LDP executives will visit the island prefecture one after another to rally support for Genta Koja, a 42-year-old former vice mayor of Naha.
Incumbent Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki, who has vehemently opposed the planned Futenma base relocation, is shifting his campaign focus to medical care and social welfare policies.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2026
With one month until Okinawa poll, both key contenders lack trump card
The election will effectively be a one-on-one battle between incumbent Gov. Denny Tamaki, 66, who is gunning for a third term, and Genta Koja, 42, former deputy mayor of Naha.
Participants lay flowers during the Okinawa Memorial Day ceremony honoring all war dead at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN / History
Jun 23, 2026
Victims of Battle of Okinawa mourned 81 years on
The Battle of Okinawa was the most savage ground battle staged in Japan during the war, and Mabuni was the site of the last fierce fighting.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki announces his bid to run for the September gubernatorial election during a news conference in Naha on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 27, 2026
Okinawa Gov. Tamaki faces wavering support in bid for third term
Changes in the political landscape as a result of the general election have raised uncertainties over the incumbent governor’s backers and their position on a U.S. military base.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks during a news conference in Naha on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 25, 2026
Denny Tamaki will seek third term as Okinawa governor
Genta Koja, 42, a former deputy mayor of Naha, plans to run as a de facto candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki plans to run for a third term in the prefecture’s gubernatorial election and will officially announce his candidacy at a news conference in Naha on March 28, sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 17, 2026
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.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (left) meets with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki in Naha on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 1, 2025
Central government and Okinawa remain apart over U.S. base relocation
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara visited Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki at the prefectural office in Naha in Sunday.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a ceremony in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Monday.
JAPAN / History
Jun 23, 2025
Okinawa marks 80th anniversary of end of ferocious ground battle
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba spoke of the horrific ground war involving Okinawan residents, noting that 200,000 lives were lost, or about one in four Okinawans.
Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan's newly appointed agriculture minister, arrives at the ministry building in Tokyo on Wednesday. He replaced Taku Eto, who quit after saying he’s never needed to buy rice, a comment that angered many people.
EDITORIALS
May 23, 2025
Rice price uproar intensifies ruling party’s election fears
When the remarks triggered a predictable and understandable backlash, Eto explained that he was trying to make a joke.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, apologized on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office to Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki over LDP member Shoji Nishida's inappropriate remark about war-related exhibits in the prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics
May 20, 2025
Ishiba apologizes over LDP member’s remark on World War II exhibits
LDP lawmaker Shoji Nishida called descriptions on a monument commemorating the Himeyuri corps of female students who died in the Battle of Okinawa “a revision of history.”
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (left) meets with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki at the Okinawa Prefectural Government Office on Sunday.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2024
Okinawa governor seeks timetable for transfer of U.S. marines
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Sunday called on the government to provide a concrete timetable for the transfer of U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam, following the recent start of the relocation.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
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Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
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