Okinawa’s election on Sunday of a governor backed by Japan’s ruling party ended 12 years of local leadership opposed to the relocation of a US airbase and elements of Tokyo’s defence build-up plans. While experts say that Genta Koja’s victory will not give Tokyo any new military authority in the...
Source: [SCMP](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3367624/how-okinawas-political-shift-could-make-japan-more-prepared-taiwan-contingency?utm_source=rss_feed)