Ex-gov. Hashimoto wins Osaka mayoral election by landslide
OSAKA, Nov. 28, Kyodo
Former Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto scored a landslide victory over incumbent Kunio Hiramatsu in Sunday's mayoral election in Osaka, Japan's second-largest business center, winning support for his proposal to establish an Osaka metropolis with an administrative structure similar to Tokyo's, final returns showed Monday.
In a gubernatorial election held the same day, Ichiro Matsui, a 47-year-old former Osaka prefectural assembly member and close ally of Hashimoto, 42, also won easily, defeating six rivals.
Matsui is a key aide to Hashimoto in the Osaka Restoration Association, a local party led by the former governor
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KawamotoDragon.com
Sunday, November 27, 2011
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