Referendum on Osaka metropolis plan

Referendum on Osaka metropolis plan

Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui (R), next to Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, speaks at a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 1, 2020, after the western Japan city's metropolis plan -- restructuring its 24 administrative districts into four special wards with greater authority and elected leaders -- was rejected by a slim margin in a second referendum. The two had pushed the plan.

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