Son of U.S. marine elected Okinawa governor on anti-U.S. base platform

Danny Tamaki, the son of a U.S. Marine and Japanese mother, was elected governor of Japan's Okinawa island on Sunday on an anti-U.S military presence platform, defeating a candidate backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc, domestic media reported.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2P0VfES

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