維新・吉村代表 都構想3度目の挑戦へ「連立入りで決断」

Toru Hashimoto, the representative of the Japan Innovation Party (Nippon Ishin no Kai), has indicated a potential third attempt at realizing the "Osaka Metropolis Plan." This ambitious plan aims to reorganize Osaka city into a metropolitan government structure, similar to Tokyo. Hashimoto stated that the decision to pursue this initiative again is contingent on the party's entry into a coalition government.

This signifies a potential major political shift for Osaka and could impact the governance structure of Japan's second-largest metropolitan area.