OSAKA -- Candidates for the Feb. 1 Osaka gubernatorial election, who began their campaigns Thursday, are focusing on reducing bureaucratic waste and promoting economic revitalization, plans long supported by local business organizations.
But they offer no detailed solutions to specific problems, such as the future of Kansai International Airport.
The incumbent, Gov. Fusae Ohta, is being challenged by four contenders, of whom former Hanshin Tigers pitcher and Diet member Takenori Emoto is considered her most serious rival.