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Son of U. S. Marine Elected Governor of Okinawa

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TOKYO—The son of a U. S. Marine who wants to reduce the American military presence in Okinawa was elected governor of the southern Japanese prefecture Sunday. Denn…
TOKYO—The son of a U. S. Marine who wants to reduce the American military presence in Okinawa was elected governor of the southern Japanese prefecture Sunday.
Denny Tamaki, 58, who never met his father and was raised by his Japanese mother in Okinawa, now faces a showdown with the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over the construction of a new Marine air base.
Mr….

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