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Former Okinawa Gov. Nakaima

Former Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima gives an interview in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2023, over the controversial relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Former Okinawa Gov. Nakaima

Former Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima gives an interview in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2023, over the controversial relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Former Okinawa Gov. Nakaima

Former Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima gives an interview in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2023, over the controversial relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima leaves office

NAHA, Japan - Hirokazu Nakaima, the governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture Okinawa, attends his farewell press conference at the prefectural offices in Naha on Dec. 9, 2014. On the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station, Nakaima said, "It seems only halfway through." Nakaima, who served two four-year terms, is being replaced by former Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga.

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69th anniv. of end of Battle of Okinawa marked

ITOMAN, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (2nd from R) waits to pay a floral tribute to Battle of Okinawa victims during a memorial service at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the end of the battle in World War II.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks in an interview at the prefectural government building in Naha on Dec. 27, 2011. Nakaima expressed his intention to not reject receiving the government's key environmental assessment report on relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

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Japan envoy, Okinawa governor meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima shake hands at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 19, 2010. Nakaima asked Niwa to help realize direct flights between Okinawa and Beijing to lure more Chinese tourists to the island prefecture.

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Nakaima defeated in gubernatorial race

NAHA, Japan - Hirokazu Nakaima, governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, delivers an address to his supporters on Nov. 16, 2014, in the prefecture's capital of Naha, after being defeated in the gubernatorial election. Voters delivered a de-facto no vote to a controversial plan for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture.

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Okinawa governor race begins

NAHA, Japan - The incumbent Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima, 75, who is seeking his third four-year term in the prefecture's gubernatorial election, makes a speech in Naha, the capital city of Japan's southernmost prefecture on Oct. 30, 2014, the first day of official campaigning for a closely watched election on Nov. 16, in which the controversial transfer of a key U.S. military base will take center stage.

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Candidates for Okinawa gubernatorial race hold debate

NAHA, Japan - Candidates for the Okinawa gubernatorial election pose after an open debate in Naha, Japan, on Oct. 17, 2014. From L: Former Naha Mayor Takeshi Onaga, Mikio Shimoji, former minister in charge of privatization of postal services, Shokichi Kina, a former House of Councillors member, and incumbent Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima.

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Suga meets with Okinawa Gov. Nakaima

NAHA, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga gets on a helicopter at the Air Self-Defense Force base in Japan's southwestern city of Naha, Okinawa, on Sept. 17, 2014. Suga saw the relocation site for the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station off Nago by the helicopter before meeting with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima.

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Suga meets with Okinawa Gov. Nakaima

NAHA, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (L) shakes hands with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Sept. 17, 2014, in Japan's southwestern city of Naha, Okinawa. During their meeting, Suga told Nakaima that they are "on the same page" about the planned transfer of a key U.S. military base in the southern island prefecture, saying dangers posed by the facility to local people should be removed.

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H.K. signs MOUs for closer ties with Okinawa, Sapporo

HONG KONG, China - Fred Lam (L), executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, shakes hands with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima, in Hong Kong on Aug. 14, 2014, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding to deepen bilateral economic ties. Lam also signed a similar MOU with Mayor Fumio Ueda of Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido the same day.

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Okinawa gov. announces candidacy for 3rd term

NAHA, Japan - Hirokazu Nakaima, governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, attends a press conference in the prefectural capital Naha on Aug. 7, 2014, to formally announce his candidacy for a third four-year term. Okinawa's gubernatorial election is scheduled for Nov, 16, 2014.

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Okinawa gov. announces candidacy for 3rd term

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows Hirokazu Nakaima, governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, who formally announced on Aug. 7, 2014, his candidacy for a third four-year term. Okinawa's gubernatorial election is scheduled for Nov, 16, 2014.

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Okinawa governor to run for another 4-year term

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he visits the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Nakaima told Abe he will run in the Nov. 16 gubernatorial election for a third four-year term.

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Okinawa governor to run for another 4-year term

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to reporters after talking with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Nakaima told Abe he will run in the Nov. 16 gubernatorial election for a third four-year term.

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Okinawa governor to run for another 4-year term

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Nakaima told Abe he will run in the Nov. 16 gubernatorial election for a third four-year term.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima to seek 3rd term in November election

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima meets with the press in Naha in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on July 18, 2014. He said he intends to seek a third four-year term in a gubernatorial election slated for Nov. 16.

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PM Abe, Okinawa Gov. Nakaima discuss Futenma

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) attend a meeting of the Council for Promoting the Alleviation of the Burden of Futenma Air Station at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 24, 2014.

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Kin Town in Okinawa to accept U.S. military base relocation

NAHA, Japan - Tsuyoshi Gibu (L), mayor of Kin Town in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, tells Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima of the town office's decision to accept U.S. military buildings during a meeting at the Okinawa prefectural government building on April 14, 2014.

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Okinawa, Singapore airport tie-up

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) and Wong Woon Liong, senior advisor to Changi Airport Group in Singapore, sign an accord in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 25, 2014, to promote trade and seek to launch direct flights linking the southern Japan prefecture with the city state.

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Okinawa, Singapore airport tie-up

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) and Wong Woon Liong, senior advisor to Changi Airport Group in Singapore, sign an accord in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 25, 2014, to promote trade and seek to launch direct flights linking the southern Japan prefecture with the city state.

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Government committee on Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L) listens as Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R front) speaks at a meeting of a government committee to study the potential closure of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2014.

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Government committee on Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) exchange greetings at the outset of a meeting of a government committee to study the potential closure of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2014.

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Government committee on Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R front) and Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima (sitting next to Nakaima) hold aerial photos during a meeting of a government committee to study the potential closure of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2014. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L side, 2nd from front) also attended the meeting.

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Kennedy vows to tackle U.S. base issues in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima raise their glasses during a reception for the U.S. envoy in Naha on Feb. 12, 2014. Kennedy is visiting Japan's southernmost prefecture for the first time as ambassador.

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U.S. Ambassador Kennedy visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima shake hands at the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on Feb. 12, 2014, as Kennedy presented to Nakaima a copy of the visa application form submitted by her father, former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, when he visited Japan in 1951 as a U.S. Congressman. (Pool photo by Asahi Shimbun)

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Kennedy in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima hold talks at the Okinawa prefectural hall in Naha on Feb. 12, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Kennedy in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima exchange baseballs bearing their autographs at the Okinawa prefectural hall in Naha on Feb. 12, 2014. (Pool photo)

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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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Okinawa assembly urges governor to quit

NAHA, Japan - The Okinawa prefectural assembly adopts a resolution in Naha on Jan. 10, 2014, urging Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima to quit for reneging on his election pledge to have a U.S. Marine base moved outside the prefecture.

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People rally in Naha against Gov. Nakaima's approval of landfill work

NAHA, Japan - People hold a banner at a rally in front of the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 28, 2013, in protest against Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima's approval of landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within the prefecture. Some 700 people rallied there one day after Nakaima announced his approval of the central government plan.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers reporters' questions at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima approved earlier the same day landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within the prefecture, walking back his pledge to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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People rally in Naha against Gov. Nakaima's approval of landfill work

NAHA, Japan - People protest against Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima's approval of landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within the prefecture at a square in front of the Okinawa prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 28, 2013. Some 700 people rallied there one day after Nakaima announced his approval of the central government plan.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally in the lobby of the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima approved the same day landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2013, in which he announced his approval of landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters stage a sit-in in the lobby of the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima approved the same day landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2013, in which he announced his approval of landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally outside the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the same day approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally outside the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the same day approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally outside the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the same day approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area off the shore of the Henoko district of Nago, northern Okinawa. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to the offshore area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area off the shore of the Henoko district of Nago, northern Okinawa. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to the offshore area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the base to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2013, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the Dec. 27 approved landfill work to relocate the base to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shizo Abe speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, after talks with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) bows to Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) during their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.

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Okinawa seen closer to approving landfill for U.S. base relocation

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2013, after talks with Prime Minister Shizo Abe about a central government request for landfill work to relocate a key U.S. military base within the island prefecture. Nakaima appeared set to approve the request on Dec. 27.