Campaigning Begins for Feb. 8 Osaka Governor Election
Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator 
Osaka, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)--The official campaign period for the Feb. 8 Osaka gubernatorial election began on Thursday, following the resignation of the previous governor, Hirofumi Yoshimura, in an attempt to revive the so-called Osaka metropolis plan. Yoshimura, leader of the Japan Innovation Party, and two independents filed their candidacies on Thursday. The 50-year-old former governor...
