Successor-designate Denny Tamaki to run in Okinawa gubernatorial race

Opposition lawmaker Denny Tamaki, who was reportedly designated as a successor by the late Okinawa governor who led the anti-U.S. base movement, on Wednesday formally declared his candidacy in the gubernatorial election next month.Tamaki, 58, a House of Representative 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…READ FULL ARTICLE