Five years after voters in the city of Osaka narrowly voted down a referendum on consolidating its 24 wards into five with more autonomy and eliminating the municipal assembly and mayor, another referendum is set for later this year.
The merger is the chief political goal of Osaka Ishin no Kai (One Osaka), the local party founded expressly for that purpose.
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