THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 4, 2019 at 17:30 JST
Izumisano Mayor Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu in June announces his intention to seek changes to the hometown tax system at the Central and Local Government Dispute Management Council. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Izumisano city in Osaka Prefecture will take the minister of internal affairs and communications to court for continuing to exclude the city from the popular "furusato nozei" (hometown tax) program. [Read More]
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