Denny Tamaki

Denny Tamaki
Denny Tamaki
玉城デニー
	Denny Tamaki in 2023
Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 4, 2018
Preceded by	Takeshi Onaga
Personal details
Born	October 13, 1959; Uruma, Okinawa, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Political party	Independent

Denny Tamaki (玉城デニー, Tamaki Denī, born October 13, 1959) is the governor of Okinawa Prefecture.

Early life

He was born in the town of Uruma on Okinawa Island. He was born to a Chinese-American military father, whom Tamaki never saw, and an Okinawan mother.

Politics

He became governor in 2018 when he defeated Atsushi Sakima. Tamaki's campaign is mainly about the Futenma base relocation, which is something he's against. He has also criticized US military bases when there were coronavirus outbreaks in them.

References

↑ Johnston, Eric (2018-09-30). "In blow to LDP, opponent of U.S. base relocation plan Denny Tamaki wins Okinawa gubernatorial race". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
↑ "Japanese governor demands U.S. military meeting after coronavirus outbreak in Okinawa bases". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-10-29.

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[1] Johnston, Eric (2018-09-30). "In blow to LDP, opponent of U.S. base relocation plan Denny Tamaki wins Okinawa gubernatorial race". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-10-29.

[2] "Japanese governor demands U.S. military meeting after coronavirus outbreak in Okinawa bases". NBC News. Retrieved 2020-10-29.