New party led by Osaka mayor files for launch amid feud with JIP

Officials (2 men on left) of Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's new political party file with the local election board in Osaka on Nov. 2, 2015, for the party's launch, amid ongoing strife with the Japan Innovation Party from which the new party's founders split. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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