In a move expected to accelerate tieup talks with his ally, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura's political group Chukyo Ishin no Kai has announced a like-minded policy platform for the next Lower House election.
Like Hashimoto's Osaka Ishin no Kai (One Osaka), Omura's group is promising to push for eliminating the prefectural system and establishing new regional jurisdictions. It will also campaign on direct public elections of the prime minister and for turning the consumption tax into a local levy.
In addition, the platform unveiled Monday supports Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade regime and calls for lowering corporate taxes. It also calls for eliminating nuclear power by 2030 and switching to renewable energy sources.