Osaka Governor Yoshimura, Mayor Yokoyama Mull Stepping Down for Double Election in Bid to Promote ‘Osaka Metropolis Plan'

The Yomiuri Shimbun
13:42 JST,
January 14, 2026
Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, leader of the Japan Innovation Party, and Osaka City Mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama, deputy leader of the JIP, are considering resigning from their posts as governor and mayor, and holding a double election in conjunction with the next House of Representatives election, it ha...
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