Japan's 2nd-largest opposition party may disband amid strife

Outspoken Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto announces on Aug. 27, 2015, in Osaka that he is leaving the Japan Innovation Party, of which he serves as supreme adviser. The move, which could lead to the disbanding of the nation's second-largest opposition party, comes amid internal strife over the handling of a regional mayoral contest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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