OSAKA – Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui once again ventured into national politics Thursday, announcing their new national party and saying it would be Osaka-focused.
“In order to revive the Japanese economy as a whole it’s important that Osaka become the country’s second engine of growth and prosperity, and that’s the reason for the new party,” Hashimoto said Thursday evening.
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