So if you follow Japanese news or know anything about Okinawa, You know that some, not all but some Okinawans want to get rid of the Military Bases there. The Governor in Okinawa has been pretty hard line "Resistance" of bases' for a while. In all fairness, he seems to be a good guy looking out for the people of Okinawa but I don't think any one knows the reason why. I say this because a month or two back, He demanded a meeting with Military Officials, and they said "NO".
Something is going on in Okinawa.
Yesterday,after months of him battling cancer, out of the blue, news reorts came out saying he had a new cancer and was stepping down so he could fight it.
An hour or so later, news broke saying he had died…
Normies would brush this off as lost in translation, but I'm not normal and I believe this dude knew something was going on.Also, there are all kinds of Blogs talking about it in Japan, so it's not just me saying this. There have also been numerous amounts of resignations/reassignments by the Military in Okinawa lately. Either way, we'll have to wait and see.
This IS however big news, especially for the people Okinawa!
Okinawa Gov Onaga dies of cancer at 67
NAHA
Okinawa Gov Takeshi Onaga, who fiercely confronted the central government over the relocation of a U.S. base within the island prefecture, died Wednesday, the prefectural government said.
Okinawa Prefecture, led by the 67-year-old Onaga, has been confronting the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over the transfer of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from densely populated Ginowan to the coastal area of Henoko in Nago.
Opponents of the base transfer may struggle to find a strong candidate for the upcoming gubernatorial election originally scheduled in November but now expected in September. The Okinawa assembly is controlled by members against the relocation plan, but they were expecting Onaga to run.
One assembly member who supported Onaga said, "We're shocked. We don't know what to do."
A source close to Abe said, "It would be a very tough battle as we'll be facing strong emotional opposition from prefectural residents who don't want to waste Mr Onaga's efforts."
Late last month, Onaga, who was recuperating after undergoing pancreatic cancer surgery, asked local officials to start procedures to retract his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the base relocation in his latest attempt to block the construction work.
Both sides have already fought a number of times in court. The central government believes the base is necessary for Japan to maintain the perceived deterrence provided by the United States, while many in Okinawa regard it as an unfair burden on the prefecture, which hosts the bulk of U.S. forces.
The United States on Wednesday offered its "heartfelt condolences" and expressed its appreciation for Onaga's contributions to Japan-U.S. relations.
"We are grateful for Governor Onaga's contributions to our relationship with Japan," said State Department spokeswoman Katina Adams.
"And we deeply value our work with him on issues of importance to the people of Okinawa over the years," Adams said, in a veiled reference to issues related to the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture.
The news of Onaga's death came after Deputy Gov Kiichiro Jahana said earlier Wednesday the governor had fallen into a "state of clouded consciousness."
Onaga was performing official duties while undergoing medical treatment after a tumor was found in his pancreas in April. He had not appeared in public recently.
Onaga became governor in November 2014, defeating then-incumbent Hirokazu Nakaima who was more supportive of the base relocation and approved the start of the reclamation work in December 2013.
Onaga also served 14 years as mayor of the prefectural capital Naha.
Under the election law, the gubernatorial election to choose the Onaga's successor must be held within 50 days.
Masaaki Gabe, a professor of international relations at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, said prefectural residents found Onaga's persistent opposition to the base construction and confrontation with the central government "almost heroic."
Still, it would be difficult to predict if people in Okinawa will pick another base transfer opponent as some would see the upcoming election as a "battle of revenge," but others may look back on Onaga's stance and find it "unrealistic," Gabe said.
The local chapter of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party had recently asked Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima to run in the Nov 18 gubernatorial election.
While Sakima has said he will need time to make up his mind, he criticized Onaga for focusing too much on the U.S. base issue and failing to make progress through negotiations.
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/update2-okinawa-gov.-onaga-dies-amid-continuing-anti-u.s.-base-campaign