Osaka metropolis plan rejected in referendum

Osaka metropolis plan rejected in referendum

Kenji Eda, Japan Innovation Party leader, meets with reporters on May 18, 2015, in Osaka, after a proposal by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, the top adviser to the party, to reorganize the city administration into a metropolitan government similar to Tokyo's was rejected in a referendum the previous day. Eda suggested he will step down as party chief. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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