Okinawa Re-elects Opponent of U.S. Base -- New York Times
TOKYO — Voters on the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa re-elected a governor on Sunday who campaigned for the removal of an American Marine base there, throwing a wrench into a deal between Japan and the United States to relocate the base and posing a challenge for the United States as it grapples with a response to North Korean aggression.
Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima, 71, had once supported the plan to transfer the base to a less populated part of Okinawa, but he reversed himself after strong opposition by residents.
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Okinawa governor re-elected; vows to block Futenma move -- Stars And Stripes
Nakaima Urges Talks on U.S. Okinawa Bases After Winning Election -- Bloomberg
Okinawa Election to Ease Base Issue -- Wall Street Journal
Okinawa re-elects critic of U.S. bases -- UPI
Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima, 71, had once supported the plan to transfer the base to a less populated part of Okinawa, but he reversed himself after strong opposition by residents.
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More News On The Election Of A Critic To U.S. Bases In Okinawa
Okinawa governor re-elected; vows to block Futenma move -- Stars And Stripes
Nakaima Urges Talks on U.S. Okinawa Bases After Winning Election -- Bloomberg
Okinawa Election to Ease Base Issue -- Wall Street Journal
Okinawa re-elects critic of U.S. bases -- UPI
Okinawa governor re-elected; vows to block Futenma move -- Stars And Stripes
Nakaima Urges Talks on U.S. Okinawa Bases After Winning Election -- Bloomberg
Okinawa Election to Ease Base Issue -- Wall Street Journal
Okinawa re-elects critic of U.S. bases -- UPI
Okinawans re-elect conservative governor -- Financial Times
My Comment: I can understand why the Okinawans do not want U.S. bases in their backyards. If there was a U.S base where I live, I would also not feel comfortable with such a presence.
But having said that, with tensions in the region at the highest in a long time .... this vote definitely sends the wrong signal to countries like North Korea who are always looking for dissent or weakness in its neighbors.
Nakaima Urges Talks on U.S. Okinawa Bases After Winning Election -- Bloomberg
Okinawa Election to Ease Base Issue -- Wall Street Journal
Okinawa re-elects critic of U.S. bases -- UPI
Okinawans re-elect conservative governor -- Financial Times
My Comment: I can understand why the Okinawans do not want U.S. bases in their backyards. If there was a U.S base where I live, I would also not feel comfortable with such a presence.
But having said that, with tensions in the region at the highest in a long time .... this vote definitely sends the wrong signal to countries like North Korea who are always looking for dissent or weakness in its neighbors.