The governor and mayor of Osaka tendered their resignations Friday to seek election in each other's current position with the aim of reorganizing the major western Japan city into a metropolitan government system similar to Tokyo's.Gov. Ichiro Matsui and Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura, respectively the leader and policy chief of the local political group Osaka Ishin no Kai, are set to leave their posts on March 20 and run in a double election that will coincide with the unified local polls on April 7.The idea to create the "Osaka metropolis" -- originally a pet project of former Osaka Gov. and Ma…READ FULL ARTICLE
