Osaka mayoral election

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui (2nd from R), a close ally of Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and secretary general of the Japan Restoration Party, holds a press conference in Osaka on the night of March 23, 2014, after Hashimoto wins reelection in the day's mayoral election, as the mayor refused request to attend a press conference. The voter turnout was 23.59 percent, a record low.

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