Candidate opposed to missile defense system deployment wins in Akita

An independent candidate opposed to the central government's plan to deploy a U.S.-developed missile defense system in Akita defeated the ruling party incumbent in the northeastern constituency in Sunday's upper house election.Shizuka Terata, 40, was jointly fielded by major opposition forces in Akita, where the Defense Ministry's conducted a faulty geographical survey for the deployment of the land-based Aegis Ashore missile defense system.She beat Matsuji Nakaizumi, 40, a first-term lawmaker of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party.The neck-and-neck race drew attention as i…READ FULL ARTICLE