Okinawa gubernatorial race set for Sept. 30 after Gov. Onaga's death

Okinawa Prefecture's election board said Monday it will hold a gubernatorial election on Sept. 30, following the death of incumbent Gov. Takeshi Onaga who had fought against a U.S. base relocation plan.With the official campaign starting on Sept. 13, the main focus of the race will be the controversial plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party picking as its candidate a mayor supportive of the base relocation.The 67-year-old Onaga, who was a stanch opponent of the base relocation promoted by Abe's government, died of pa…READ FULL ARTICLE