沖縄県知事選、古謝玄太氏が初当選

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is September fourteenth. Okinawa has elected a new governor — a forty-two-year-old newcomer who defeated the incumbent. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

An election to choose Okinawa's new governor was held on the thirteenth.

It means governor — the head of a prefecture.

Koja Genta, a newcomer and former bureaucrat, beat the incumbent and others to win his first election.

It means winning an election.

The gap over incumbent Tamaki Denny, who was seeking a third term, was about one hundred forty-seven thousand votes.

It means the incumbent — the person currently holding the post.

In the campaign, he pushed hard for rebuilding the economy and expanding childcare support.

It means to appeal for something — to campaign on it.

He promises to grow industries like tourism and healthcare, and raise residents' incomes.

It means income.

He accepts the plan to relocate the Futenma air base to Henoko, in Nago City.

It means relocation — moving a facility to another site.

After twelve years of governors who opposed the relocation, the prefecture's course is changing.

It means a shift, or turnaround.

He is the first governor born after Okinawa returned to Japan in nineteen seventy-two.

It means a return — here, Okinawa's reversion to Japan.

All eyes are on how the economy and the base issues will move under the new governor.

It means attention — being closely watched.

Let's listen to the whole story one more time.

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

Koja Genta, a forty-two-year-old former bureaucrat.

Sixty-one point five seven percent.

He accepts the relocation plan.

That's all for today. Okinawa's first governor born after the island returned to Japan — a big turning point. See you tomorrow!