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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after Genta Koja, a candidate backed by her Liberal Democratic Party, won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after Genta Koja, a candidate backed by her Liberal Democratic Party, won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja reads a newspaper in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja reads a newspaper in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press in Naha on Sept. 14, 2026, a day after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Liberal Democratic Pary Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki meets the press at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2026, after LDP-backed Genta Koja won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Liberal Democratic Pary Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki meets the press at the ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2026, after LDP-backed Genta Koja won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to support a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja meets the press after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja (back, L) meets the press after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja celebrates after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja receives a bouquet after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Okinawa gubernatorial election

Okinawa gubernatorial election

Genta Koja receives a bouquet after winning the Okinawa gubernatorial election in Naha on Sept. 13, 2026, becoming the southern island prefecture's first leader in 12 years to back a key U.S. base relocation plan.

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Landfill work for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken on June 17, 2026, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into a newly designated area in Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

One of two boats that capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is lifted ashore at a local fishing port on March 16, 2026. One of 10 high school students aboard the boat on a peace education tour and the skipper of the other boat, carrying eight students, died in the accident, which occurred near a construction site for the planned relocation of a controversial U.S. military base, after a high surf advisory was issued.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

One of two boats that capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is lifted ashore at a local fishing port on March 16, 2026. One of 10 high school students aboard the boat on a peace education tour and the skipper of the other boat, carrying eight students, died in the accident, which occurred near a construction site for the planned relocation of a controversial U.S. military base, after a high surf advisory was issued.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

One of two boats that capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is lifted ashore at a local fishing port on March 16, 2026. The skipper of the boat that was carrying eight high school students on a peace education tour and one of 10 students aboard the other boat died in the accident, which occurred near a construction site for the planned relocation of a controversial U.S. military base, after a high surf advisory was issued.

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Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

Boats capsize in student tour in Okinawa

One of two boats that capsized off Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is lifted ashore at a local fishing port on March 16, 2026. The skipper of the boat that was carrying eight high school students on a peace education tour and one of 10 students aboard the other boat died in the accident, which occurred near a construction site for the planned relocation of a controversial U.S. military base, after a high surf advisory was issued.

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Relocation of Osaka expo mascot monuments

Relocation of Osaka expo mascot monuments

Photo shows a statue of Myaku-Myaku (R), the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, and the Tower of the Sun, a symbol of the 1970 Osaka expo, on Feb. 21, 2026, at Expo'70 Commemorative Park in Suita in Osaka Prefecture. A ceremony to celebrate the relocation of the Myaku-Myaku statue from the expo venue was held the same day.

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Relocation of Osaka expo mascot monuments

Relocation of Osaka expo mascot monuments

Photo shows a statue of Myaku-Myaku (L), the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, and the Tower of the Sun, a symbol of the 1970 Osaka expo, on Feb. 21, 2026, at Expo'70 Commemorative Park in Suita in Osaka Prefecture. A ceremony to celebrate the relocation of the Myaku-Myaku stutue from the expo venue was held the same day.

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Relocation of Osaka expo mascot monuments

Relocation of Osaka expo mascot monuments

A ceremony is held on Feb. 21, 2026, to celebrate the relocation of two statues of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, from the expo venue to Expo'70 Commemorative Park in Suita in Osaka Prefecture.

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Relocation of Osaka expo mascot monuments

Relocation of Osaka expo mascot monuments

A ceremony is held on Feb. 21, 2026, to celebrate the relocation of two monuments of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, from the expo venue to Expo'70 Commemorative Park in Suita in Osaka Prefecture.

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Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Taketoyo Toguchi, mayor of Okinawa Prefecture's Nago, where land reclamation work is under way for the relocation of a U.S. military base, meets the press following a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in the southern Japan prefecture's capital Naha on Jan. 7, 2026.

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Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a meeting in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 7, 2026, with Taketoyo Toguchi, mayor of Nago, where land reclamation work is under way for the relocation of a U.S. military base.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

Ultra High Voltage Engineering Construction

HANGZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - Electric power construction workers carry out high-altitude construction work for the relocation project of 110 kV and above supporting facilities in the Fuyang section of the Gansu-Zhejiang ultra-high voltage project in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on December 6, 2025.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing Conference - Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing Conference - Mexico

Francisco Cervantes, President of the Business Coordinating Counci and Altagracia Gómez, Coordinator of the Advisory Council on Regional Economic Development and Relocation during a briefing on the reform bill to gradually reduce the work week from 48 to 40 hours, after reaching an agreement with employers, workers, and labor representatives. on December 3, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group)

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing Conference - Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing Conference - Mexico

Altagracia Gómez, Coordinator of the Advisory Council on Regional Economic Development and Relocation and Reyes Soberanis Moreno, President of the Labor Congress in Mexico during a briefing on the reform bill to gradually reduce the work week from 48 to 40 hours, after reaching an agreement with employers, workers, and labor representatives. on December 3, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group)

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing Conference - Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing Conference - Mexico

(L-R) Francisco Cervantes, President of the Business Coordinating Council, Altagracia Gómez, Coordinator of the Advisory Council on Regional Economic Development and Relocation and Reyes Soberanis Moreno, President of the Labor Congress in Mexico during a briefing on the reform bill to gradually reduce the work week from 48 to 40 hours, after reaching an agreement with employers, workers, and labor representatives. on December 3, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group)

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan, Nov. 28 Kyodo - Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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