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Osaka mayor in snap election call
The mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka has called a snap election amid a row over his local government reform plans.
The mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka has called a snap election amid a row over his local government reform plans.
Toru Hashimoto, who made headlines last year with comments he made on Japan's war-time use of sex slaves, formally stood down on Monday.
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from Tokyo.
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03 Feb
- From the section Asia
