Osaka mayor to create new party, could spark opposition realignment

Osaka mayor to create new party, could spark opposition realignment

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto makes a stump speech in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2015. Hashimoto said he plans to establish a new political party possibly within 2015, deepening the strife within Japan's second-largest opposition party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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