Photo: JAPAN : Controversial Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto

FE Team | Published: February 04, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

JAPAN : Controversial Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto announces his resignation to seek re-election in a bid to prove he has public support for his plans to reform local government at a press conference at the Osaka city hall Monday. — AFP