Osaka Gov. Yokoyama under growing pressure to quit

Osaka Gov. Yokoyama under growing pressure to quit

OSAKA, Japan - An unidentified member of the audience holds a banner demanding Osaka Gov. Knock Yokoyma to resign during a session of the Osaka prefectural assembly on Dec. 15. Two municipal assemblies in Osaka Prefecture are set to adopt resolutions calling for his resignation, after he was ordered to pay damages for sexually harassing a 21-year-old university student.

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