3 men to run for Nago mayor

3 men to run for Nago mayor

NAGO, Japan - Three men filed their candidacies Jan. 15 for the upcoming mayoral election in Nago, where the major issue for the Okinawa Prefecture city is whether it should host the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station. The three vying to succeed retiring Mayor Tateo Kishimoto are (file photos from L to R) Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, 59, backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito party, Munehiro Gakiya, 59, an independent, and Yoshitami Oshiro, 65, supported by the Democratic Party of Japan, Japanese Communist Party and Social Democratic Party.

3 men to run for Nago mayor

3 men to run for Nago mayor

NAGO, Japan - Three men filed their candidacies Jan. 15 for the upcoming mayoral election in Nago, where the major issue for the Okinawa Prefecture city is whether it should host the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station. The three vying to succeed retiring Mayor Tateo Kishimoto are (file photos from L to R) Yoshikazu Shimabukuro, 59, backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito party, Munehiro Gakiya, 59, an independent, and Yoshitami Oshiro, 65, supported by the Democratic Party of Japan, Japanese Communist Party and Social Democratic Party. (Kyodo)

Japan grapes fetch 1.1 mil. yen

Japan grapes fetch 1.1 mil. yen

Munehiro Yamaguchi, president of supermarket chain operator Yamanari Syoji Co., holds a bunch of Ruby Roman table grapes he bought for 1.1 million yen in the season's first auction in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 10, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo