Gubernatorial Election

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki's successor pushes SOFA revision in first foreign-press briefing

Governor Gento Koga used a Tokyo news conference to argue for revising the Japan-US status of forces agreement, drawing questions from the US military's own newspaper.

politics · 10 Nov

Saga governor race splits LDP as party backs incumbent and challenger

Three candidates are running as independents in the December 20 vote, but the prefectural party federation's decision to support two of them points to a divided contest over 12 years of incumbency and a planned public university.

politics · 7 Nov