https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ldp-backed-genta-koja-wins-okinawa-governor-pollContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ldp-backed-genta-koja-wins-okinawa-governor-pollhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ldp-backed-genta-koja-wins-okinawa-governor-poll#u68842Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:20:32 +0000Genta Koja won the Okinawa gubernatorial election, defeating incumbent Denny Tamaki and ending 12 years of anti-base leadership in the prefecture. Koja secured victory with backing from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party, along with the Japan Innovation Party, the Democratic Party for the People, and Sanseito. The 42-year-old former deputy mayor of Naha City became the first Okinawa governor elected after expressing unconditional support for relocating the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to another location within the prefecture. Six candidates contested the ra