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Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine (front, 2nd from R), the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, celebrates with supporters performing a traditional Okinawan dance at his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

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Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine, the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, is surrounded by reporters as he leaves his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

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Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine (front, R), the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, celebrates with his wife (next to Inamine) and supporters performing a traditional Okinawan dance at his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

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Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine (standing, C), the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, raises flowers with his wife at his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

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Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Candidate Bunshin Suematsu casts his vote in the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa Prefecture on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago is the main issue, Suematsu, a former Okinawa prefectural assembly member who supports the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the Henoko district of the city, is challenging Mayor Susumu Inamine, who is opposed to the relocation plan.

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Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine (L), the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture who is seeking a second four-year term, casts his vote with his wife in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago is the main issue, Inamine, who opposes the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the city's Henoko district, is facing Bunshin Suematsu, who backs the relocation plan.

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Nago mayoral race

NAGO, Japan - Bunshin Suematsu (L), a candidate for the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa Prefecture, and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Jan. 12, 2014, raise their fists as campaigning for the Jan. 19 mayoral election kicks off, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago the main issue. Suematsu supports the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the Henoko area of the city and is challenging Mayor Susumu Inamine, who is opposed to the base.

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Nago mayoral race

NAGO, Japan - Combination photo shows Bunshin Suematsu (L), a candidate for the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa Prefecture, and Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine giving stump speeches on Jan. 12, 2014, as campaigning for the Jan. 19 mayoral election kicks off, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago the main issue.

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Nago mayoral race

NAGO, Japan - Bunshin Suematsu, a candidate for the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa Prefecture, speaks on Jan. 12, 2014, as campaigning for the Jan. 19 mayoral election kicks off, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago the main issue. Suematsu supports the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the Henoko area of the city and is challenging Mayor Susumu Inamine, who is opposed to the base.

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Mayoral candidate

NAHA, Japan - Bunshin Suematsu answers reporters' questions in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 24, 2013, after announcing his plan to run in the Nago mayoral election. Suematsu is a member of the Okinawa prefectural assembly elected from the city of Nago and a former vice mayor of the city.

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Mayoral candidate

NAHA, Japan - Bunshin Suematsu answers reporters' questions in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 24, 2013, after announcing his plan to run in the Nago mayoral election. Suematsu is a member of the Okinawa prefectural assembly elected from the city of Nago and a former vice mayor of the city.