Shukan Asahi with story of Osaka Mayor Hashimoto

Shukan Asahi with story of Osaka Mayor Hashimoto

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the Oct. 26, 2012, edition of the weekly magazine Shukan Asahi, published on Oct. 16, 2012, containing a story about Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, head of the political party Nippon Ishin no Kai, with an unflattering portrait of the politician. Hashimoto (back) speaks on the story at the Osaka city government offices on Oct. 18, 2012. The mayor said the previous day he will no longer speak to reporters from The Asahi Shimbun daily and Asahi Broadcasting Corp., to protest the story in the magazine.

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