In a general review of the loss of 7 mayoral elections in a row for his power base All Okinawa, the governor alludes to the Naha Mayoral loss in plotting a new direction. (28no22)


Splendor of Okinawa: Wishbone flower, roadside Uruma, 22no22　


On 26 November, Prefecture Governor Denny Tamaki and important actors in his power base All Okinawa held a meeting in Naha. They reviewed the 23 October Naha Mayoral Election, in which their supported candidate, former Prefectural Assembly Member Takeharu Onaga, was beaten.


This was called Okinawa’s year of elections, because of its string of elections across the prefecture. All Okinawa candidates won consecutively in the elections for the House of Councilors and Governor. However, it lost 7 mayoral races in a row. So, it was pointed out that a new strategy and format were essential to beat candidates from the Liberal Democratic (LDP) and Komeito parties in elections for the heads of district governments. The meeting was closed to the public.

　

Governor Tamaki alluded to the creation of a new scheme for victory. He emphasized, “I really want us to do our best to link our reflections to the opinions of all in regions and politics.”


After the meeting, the governor answered questions from the press corps. He noted that, in the Naha Mayoral Election, then incumbent Mayor Mikiko Shiroma had been supported for two terms by All Okinawa. But she gave her support to LDP and Komeito backed Satoru Chinen. The governor heard some participating in the All Okinawa meeting point out, “It was a move beyond anything we had ever anticipated!” Voices had also been raised on the inadequacy of the candidate selection process, the lack of policies targeting seniors, and such.

　

About 30 participated in the general review meeting, including opposition members of the National Diet and members of the Prefectural Assembly ruling party, as well as Vice-governor Yoshimi Teruya, concerned members of the labor unions, and such. The discussions lasted about an hour.


Original Japanese article: Okinawa Times, published Sunday 27 November 2022 at 14:33. Byline: Hibiki Yamashiro.

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/f00d859bd39e2cfa3ce77b12db6f617e9f0ccb9a


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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. 

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  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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