Stump speech on Osaka metropolis plan

Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi (L) makes a campaign speech in support of the Osaka metropolis plan, backed by Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (R) and Mayor Ichiro Matsui (C), in the western Japan city on Oct. 18, 2020, ahead of the Nov. 1 referendum. The initiative calls for restructuring the city's 24 administrative districts into four special wards with greater authority and elected leaders, to eliminate duplication of work between the Osaka prefectural and city governments.

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