Osaka Metoropolies Plan
On the 12th, a referendum on abolishing the current Osaka City and reorganizing it into four special wards will be announced.
The so-called "Osaka Metropolis Plan" calls for abolishing Osaka City and reorganizing it into four special wards (Yodogawa, Kita, Chuo and Tennoji Wards), the same as the 23 wards of Tokyo, on January 1, 2022.
More than 2.2 million voters in Osaka City will vote for or against the proposal in a referendum.
The vote will be held on the first of next month, and regardless of the percentage of votes cast, if there is a majority in favor of the measure, it will be approved, and Osaka City will be abolished and special wards will be created.
If a majority of those opp
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