Referendum attempt for Nagoya assembly succeeds in reversal

NAGOYA, Japan - Three pictures taken Dec. 15, 2010 show Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura at a news conference at the Nagoya city hall after an attempt by his supporters to initiate a recall referendum for the city assembly succeeded by reversing the previous decision that the group did not collect the required number of valid signatures from eligible voters for the referendum petition.

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