Sakima wins Ginowan mayoral election in Okinawa Pref.

Sakima wins Ginowan mayoral election in Okinawa Pref.

GINOWAN, Japan - Atsushi Sakima (C), a former member of the Okinawa prefectural assembly, celebrates his victory in Ginowan mayoral election at his election office in Ginowan, the city hosting the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2012. Sakima, backed by Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima as well as the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its ally the New Komeito party, beat former Ginowan Mayor Yoichi Iha in the closely contested election.

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