Okinawa Gov. Nakaima to run again in gubernatorial election

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima says he is planning to run in the gubernatorial election in November at a meeting with his supporters in Naha on Sept. 15, 2010. Nakaima pledged to find a way to lighten the burden on the people of Okinawa of hosting the majority of U.S. military bases in Japan.

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