赫海威, HISAKO UENO2026年9月14日周日，预计将赢得冲绳知事选举后，保守派人士古谢玄太在那霸市进行庆祝。 Daisuke Tomita/Yomiuri Shimbun, via Associated PressA 42-year-old conservative politician prevailed on Sunday in the race to be governor of Okinawa, a win for Japan’s hawkish prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, as she seeks to accelerate a military buildup to counter China.周日，一名42岁的保守派政治人物在冲绳知事选举中胜出。这对日本鹰派首相高市早苗来说是一场胜利，她正寻求加快军事建设以对抗中国。Genta Koja, a deputy mayor of Naha, the Okinawan capital, unseated a two-term governor, Denny Tamaki, who had criticized Ms. Takaichi’s defense policies and opposed the construction of new American armed forces facilities on Okinawa island. When he takes office later this month, Mr. Koja will be the youngest governor in the history of the Okinawa prefecture, a group of subtropical islands in southern Japan.那霸副市长古谢玄太击败了已连任两届的现知事玉城丹尼。玉城曾批评高市早苗的防务政策，并反对在冲绳岛建设新的美军设施。古谢将于本月晚些时候就职，届时他将成为冲绳县历史上最年轻的知事。冲绳县位于日本南部，由多个亚热带岛屿组成。Mr. Koja won about 59 percent of roughly 718,000 votes, according to results released early on Monday, compared with about 38 percent for Mr. Tamaki, the son of a Japanese mother and a U.S. Marine, who had the backing of left-leaning parties in Japan. He had made reviving the economy a centerpiece of his campaign.根据周一早些时候公布的计票结果，古谢在约71.8万张选票中赢得了约59%的选票，对手玉城的得票率约为38%。玉城的母亲是日本人，父亲是一名美国海军陆战队员，得到日本左倾政党的支持。他将振兴经济作为竞选的核心纲领。“I interpret the results as a choice by many to move Okinawa forward,” Mr. Koja said in a statement on Sunday.“我认为选举结果说明，许多人选择推动冲绳向前发展，”古谢周日在一份声明中表示。Ms. Takaichi said on Monday that Mr. Koja’s win “reflected the will of the people of Okinawa, who seek economic growth.” She did not mention security issues.高市早苗周一表示，古谢的胜选“反映了冲绳人民寻求经济增长的意愿”。她没有提及安全问题。日本鹰派首相高市早苗。古谢的胜选对高市而言将是一场胜利。“I intend to do my utmost to strengthen Okinawa’s economy while working in close cooperation with the new governor,” she told reporters gathered at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo.“我将与新任冲绳知事密切合作，尽我所能加强冲绳的经济，”她在东京首相官邸对聚集在那里的记者们说。Mr. Tamaki conceded the election in a statement, saying: “I want to heed the will of the people. There was still much I wanted to accomplish in a third term, but I intend to use this result as a source of strength.”玉城在一份声明中承认败选，他说：“我想尊重民众的意愿。我还有很多想在第三个任期中实现的事，但我打算将这一结果作为力量的来源。”Mr. Koja’s victory is a blow to Okinawa’s pacifist movement, which for years has opposed the American military presence on the island. Okinawa, with a population of 1.5 million, hosts 70 percent of Japan’s American bases despite accounting for only 0.6 percent of the country’s landmass. (The United States seized Okinawa from Japan after World War II; it returned the island in 1972 but has continued to operate bases there.)古谢的胜利将打击冲绳的和平运动，该运动多年来一直反对美国在岛上的军事存在。冲绳人口150万，面积仅占日本国土面积的0.6%，却容纳了日本70%的美国基地。（美国在二战后从日本手中夺取冲绳，1972年归还该岛，但继续在那里设有基地。）Many members of older generations, who still have memories of the war, have rejected the central government’s plans to make Okinawa a bulwark in its efforts to counter Chinese military aggression. They say the presence of more troops makes the island even more of a target.许多仍记得那场战争的年长一代拒绝中央政府将冲绳打造成对抗中国军事侵略的堡垒的计划。他们说，更多军队的存在使该岛愈发成为目标。Ms. Takaichi, who took office last year, has pushed forward with plans to further militarize Okinawa by sending more troops to the area and expanding missile and electronic warfare capabilities.去年上任的高市已推进冲绳进一步军事化的计划，包括向该地区派遣更多部队，并扩大导弹和电子战能力。日本士兵去年在冲绳胜连营。古谢强调该地区面临的安全威胁。Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture of Japan, is strategically significant because it sits close to China and Taiwan. It has long had a large American military footprint, with roughly 30,000 active-duty personnel, which has been a source of tension on the island for decades, amid concerns about pollution, noise and crime.冲绳是日本最南端的县，因靠近中国和台湾而具有战略意义。长期以来，美军在冲绳驻扎了大量兵力，约有3万名现役军人。由于当地居民对污染、噪音及犯罪问题的担忧，美军的存在几十年来一直是引发该岛局势紧张的根源之一。Mr. Koja, who was backed by Ms. Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party and other conservative parties, had expressed a willingness during the campaign to work with the Americans. He said he would support a plan to transfer a busy air base used by the Marines from southern Okinawa to a less populated coastal area in the north. Mr. Tamaki had fiercely opposed the plan for years and made it a signature campaign issue.古谢得到高市的自民党和其他保守政党支持，在竞选期间表示愿意与美国人合作。他表示将支持一项计划，把海军陆战队使用的一个繁忙的空军基地从冲绳南部转移到北部人口较少的沿海地区。玉城多年来一直强烈反对该计划，并将其作为竞选的标志性议题。Mr. Koja also spoke forcefully about rising security threats in the region, including from China, and the need to modernize Japan’s military, known as the Self-Defense Forces.古谢还用坚决的语气谈论该地区不断上升的安全威胁，包括来自中国的威胁以及日本军自卫队现代化的必要性。“It is an undeniable fact that the security environment surrounding Okinawa has become increasingly severe, making the Japan-U.S. security alliance and the deterrent capabilities of the Self-Defense Forces essential,” he said at a debate last month.他在上个月的一场辩论中说：“冲绳周围的安全环境日益严峻，这是不可否认的事实，使得日美安全同盟和自卫队的威慑能力必不可少。”There has been rising concern in Okinawa about China’s growing assertiveness in recent years, especially among younger islanders, who were core to Mr. Koja’s victory, according to exit poll data reported by NHK.近年来，中国日益强硬的姿态给冲绳带来越来越多的担忧，尤其是年轻岛民。根据NHK报道的出口民调数据，他们是古谢获胜的核心。Yet despite geopolitical questions, voters appeared most concerned about the economy. Wages in Okinawa are below the national average; prices have risen; and unemployment and child poverty are concerns in many areas.尽管存在地缘政治问题，但选民似乎最关心经济。冲绳工资低于全国平均水平，物价上涨，许多地区存在令人担忧的失业和儿童贫困问题。Mr. Koja promised to put in place policies that would help lift wages, and he said he would provide more support to parents for child care. He also vowed to do more to promote tourism.古谢承诺实施有助于提高工资的政策，并表示将为父母提供更多儿童保育支持。他还誓言为促进旅游业做更多事情。Masaaki Gabe, a professor emeritus at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, said Mr. Koja would face pressure to improve the economy.冲绳琉球大学荣休教授我部政明说，古谢将面临改善经济的压力。“The people of Okinawa want prosperity,” he said.“冲绳人民想要繁荣，”他说。Yet for Okinawan citizens, including the crowds of pacifist activists who still hold regular protests outside American bases, it is becoming increasingly difficult to oppose the defense buildup, Mr. Gabe said, as the central government has grown more assertive in its push to militarize the region.我部表示，对于冲绳公民，包括仍定期在美国基地外抗议的大批和平活动人士来说，反对军备扩张变得越来越困难，因为中央政府在推动该地区军事化方面显得更有底气了。“The situation has reached a point,” he said, “where the prefecture has almost no authority to resist.”“情况已到了县方几乎无权抵抗的地步，”他说。赫海威(Javier C. Hernández)是《纽约时报》东京分社社长，领导时报对日本及周边地区的报道。在过去十年的大部分时间里，他一直在亚洲进行报道，此前曾任驻华记者。Hisako Ueno是常驻东京的记者/研究员，撰写日本政治、商业、劳工、性别及文化相关议题。翻译：纽约时报中文网点击查看本文英文版。