The incumbent mayor and two challengers filed their candidacies for the Jan. 25 mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa, which will focus on the planned relocation of a U.S. military base to the city’s Henoko area. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/politics/okinawa-nago-mayor-election-kickoff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #okinawa #nago #henoko #futenma #usbases #usmilitary