In Japan, voters on the island of Okinawa have elected a new governor who opposes the construction of a new U.S. military base. Takeshi Onaga, a former mayor, has ousted the current governor, Hirokazu Nakaima, who was backed by Japan’s ruling party. Nakaima supported plans to move Futenma airbase to a new, state-of-the-art facility. But Onaga says the base should be expelled from the island. Okinawa is home to about two-thirds of the 50,000 U.S. troops stationed in Japan. For decades, residents have called for the expulsion of U.S. troops, citing environmental concerns and sexual assaults.