Okinawa's Election: A Proxy War Over Japan's Future The upcoming election for governor of Okinawa is a major test case for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its ability to win over voters from a region that has long been skeptical of its security agenda.
As Japan prepares to send a new prime minister to the G20, domestic politics are heating up in ways that go far beyond Tokyo's streets.
The LDP has struggled for years to get Okinawans on board with plans to relocate the US Marine Corps' Futenma base within the prefecture.