Yohei Kishimoto announces his platform for next January’s Nago mayoral election, including funds to support entrants to the newly established pharmacy department at Meio University. (30no21)

A fresh face, Yohei Kishimoto (48) of the Nago City Assembly has made clear his candidacy in the 23 January 2022 mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa, with the support of All Okinawa. On 28 November he held a rally in Nago to announce his platform. 


The issue that will loom large in the campaign is the problem of the new base construction at Henoko. Kishimoto emphasized his stance in opposition, “It will wreck the natural environment. The landfill at Oura Bay in Henoko runs counter to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). I’m firm in my decision to refuse to allow the new base construction!”


Among the 7 pillars of his platform, he especially lauded child educational support and local economic revitalization. As for policies he wants to emphasize, he announced the establishment of a fund to promote child education and more, support for product sales and start-up business through the newly established Nago City Net Sales Department and the also newly established Meio University Pharmacy Department. Kishimoto also intends to continue child care, food support, and medical care, all without charge. 


Kishimoto intends to put himself to the task of getting support for those living in need due to the scourge of Covid-19, along with reviving the local economy. Kishimoto noted,”Sincerely viewing the daily lives of the city’s people, I will strive to establish an open city government with nobody  left behind in building a new Nago.” On the topic of the Prefecture’s refusal to permit design changes for the new base construction at Henoko in Nago, Kishimoto made clear, “I support the governor’s stance in his refusal of permission. My commitment is that the construction be halted.”


Members of the Diet, the Prefectural Assembly, the City Assembly, and other members of All Okinawa were in attendance. Governor Denny Tamaki sent a message, “Our Yohei will create a new age, following the will of his late father Takeo Kishimoto.”


The incumbent Nago Mayor Taketoyo Toguchi (60)  has also made clear his intention to run again as a candidate in the Nago mayoral election. So, it is shaping up to be a one on one duel.


Original Japanese article: Okinawa Times, published Monday 29 November 2021 at 08:41

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/be30b6fe6bd50f517b9188bb51ce5a353d07431a


Translator’s note:

Denny in the News: news about Okinawan Governor Denny Tamaki.

Denny Tamaki is the governor of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan. Although Okinawa is important as an international tourist destination and a key element in strategic US Military Forces, its governor receives very little coverage in the Japanese press and almost none in the English language media. 

  1. This blog hopes to  translate one news article a day on the governor.  It is unsponsored and unauthorized. The translator simply hopes to improve his skills and perhaps give the governor an English speaking audience. 

  2. Any suggestion on improving the translation will be gratefully accepted. However, please leave political comments for another forum.

  3. Where they occur, words and phrases in Ryukyuan (the Okinawan language) are rendered in italics and translated in parentheses. Names  whose readings are uncertain are rendered as Name (=Kanji?) as in Nagayuki (=長行?). Any corrections in such instances would be gratefully appreciated.

 

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