Son of US marine stands in way of military bases in Okinawa

Denny Tamaki leads coalition against Futenma installation, citing dodgy legality and environmental impact

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Denny Tamaki (Photo by Hirofumi Yamamoto)

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writer

"Pride" and "identity" are words one often hears from Denny Tamaki, the 58-year-old son of a U.S. marine and four-time member of the lower house of Japan's parliament who was elected as the new governor of the southern prefecture of Okinawa.

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