October 31, 2018

The bicultural, newly elected governor of the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa plans to visit the United States with a message to the American people: Stop building a disputed military base and build peace instead.

"I want the American people to understand what has been, what is and what will be, to solve this problem," Denny Tamaki told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday at the Tokyo office for Okinawa Prefecture.

Tamaki plans to visit New York and other U.S. cities in November, although dates and other details are not yet decided, according to the governor's office.

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