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Naha – Campaigning began for the Okinawa gubernatorial election Thursday, with candidates backed by the ruling and opposition parties set to clash over the contentious and long-running issue of the relocation of a key U.S. Marine Corps base within the southern island prefecture.
Reviving the https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/05/15/national/okinawa-economic-development-local-leaders/”>all-important tourism industry is also a focus of the election, with the Okinawan economy having taken a heavy battering from travel restrictions put in place during the coronavirus pandemic.
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