Tamaki said the people of Okinawa reelected him to express their opposition to the plans to relocate the U.S. base to a new location on the island, adding that Okinawans want to have their overall U.S. base-hosting burden lifted.

玉城丹尼表示，冲绳人民让他连任是为了表达他们对美军基地搬迁到岛上新地点的计划的反对态度，并补充说，冲绳民众希望整体上减轻美军基地的托管负担。