Tamaki Denny Posted a “Secret Deal” on Official X, Deleted a Few Hours Later Mr. Tamaki Explained the “Not Planned” Okinawa Gubernatorial Election

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The official Twitter account of incumbent Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki (66), who is running in the Okinawa gubernatorial election (announcement on August 27, 2026, voting on September 13), posted a message claiming that Mikio Shimoji, who withdrew his candidacy, had made a "backroom deal" with the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters. Later, staff members on Twitter explained that it was a so-called "mistake" and deleted the post. The original…

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It was revealed on the 3rd that a post on the official social media account of incumbent Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki (66), who is running for a third term in the upcoming election (voting on the 13th), claimed that former House of Representatives member Mikio Shimoji (65), who withdrew his candidacy just before the official announcement of the election, had made a "backroom deal" with the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters.

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The person in charge of election for the incumbent Tamaki Denny (66), who is running for the gubernatorial election, posted on official X (old Twitter) on the 1st that he “made a secret deal” about Mr. Mikiro Shimoji, who had withdrawn his candidacy, and then deleted it. Mr. Tamaki said on the 2nd, “What I wasn't planning to put out came out. I will be careful not to spread uncertain information,” he explained.

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Topic of interest: Perhaps realizing that writing "backroom deal" was too risky, the Denny camp deleted the post 👇 In the first place, excessively stimulating identity with such conspiracy theories is a very dangerous political move.