Denny Tamaki, successor-designate of late anti-base governor, declares candidacy in Okinawa race
the japantimes Aug 29, 2018
NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – Opposition lawmaker Denny Tamaki, who was reportedly designated as a successor by Okinawa’s late governor and anti-U.S. base activist Takeshi Onaga, on Wednesday formally declared his candidacy in the gubernatorial election next month.
Tamaki, 58, a House of Representatives member of the Liberal Party, is set to face off against Atsushi Sakima, 54, a former Ginowan mayor who is backed by the Liberal Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has been promoting the controversial relocation of a U.S. military base within the prefecture.
The gubernatorial election will be held on Sept. 30 following the death of Onaga on Aug. 8.
“Succeeding the last wish of Onaga, I’ll go through with our goal of stopping construction of the new base,” Tamaki told a news conference in Naha.
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the japantimes Aug 29, 2018
NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – Opposition lawmaker Denny Tamaki, who was reportedly designated as a successor by Okinawa’s late governor and anti-U.S. base activist Takeshi Onaga, on Wednesday formally declared his candidacy in the gubernatorial election next month.
Tamaki, 58, a House of Representatives member of the Liberal Party, is set to face off against Atsushi Sakima, 54, a former Ginowan mayor who is backed by the Liberal Democratic Party led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has been promoting the controversial relocation of a U.S. military base within the prefecture.
The gubernatorial election will be held on Sept. 30 following the death of Onaga on Aug. 8.
“Succeeding the last wish of Onaga, I’ll go through with our goal of stopping construction of the new base,” Tamaki told a news conference in Naha.
read more