THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 2, 2020 at 16:28 JST
Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi, left, and Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura, who is also acting representative of regional party Osaka Ishin no Kai, wave to supporters during campaigning in Osaka’s Chuo Ward on Oct. 18. (Yoshinori Mizuno)
OSAKA--Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui expressed his intention to resign from politics after his pet project to reorganize Osaka city into a metropolis like Tokyo was narrowly voted down in a second referendum on Nov. 1. [Read More]
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