Campaigning begins for Ginowan mayoral race, base transfer in focus
(WorldNews Japan)

Official campaigning started Sunday for the mayoral election in Ginowan in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa, with a contentious plan to relocate a key U.S. military base from the city taking center stage. Former Deputy Ginowan Mayor Masanori Matsugawa, 65, and company executive Harumasa Nakanishi, 57, a former head of a union of Okinawa...