Depopulated Kochi village exploring direct democracy

Depopulated Kochi village exploring direct democracy

Kazuhito Wada (standing), the mayor of Okawa, a mountainous village in the western Japan prefecture of Kochi, speaks in the assembly of the depopulated village on June 12, 2017. Wada said he will consider setting up a "general council" in which voters would directly deliberate on budgets and other proposals, amid a lack of new assembly members. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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