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Summary
In April, domestic political focus centered on the Japan Innovation Party’s ongoing push for its Osaka Metropolis plan. The proposal aims to merge Osaka city and prefecture governments and would reduce the prefectural assembly from 79 to 29 seats. However, the party's city council members are opposing a separate proposal to expand the required referendum for the plan to the entire prefecture, rather than limiting it to Osaka city voters.
On the international stage, French President Emmanuel Macron visited Japan as part of a trip that also included South Korea. During his time in Tokyo, Macron promoted a 'third way' in international relations. He publicly contrasted Europe's approach, which he described as 'predictable,' with his characterization of U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign policy as impulsive.
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JPThe Japan Innovation Party is advancing its Osaka Metropolis plan, which would merge the city and prefecture governments, and is also proposing to drastically reduce the prefectural assembly from 79 to 29 seats. The party's city council members strongly oppose a proposal to expand the required referendum for the plan to the entire prefecture instead of just Osaka city. Other local news includes a separate court case and a police officer's indictment.
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Apr 6 — Apr 9
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FRFrench President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Japan and South Korea, where he advocated for a 'third way' in international relations. During his visit to Tokyo, he contrasted Europe's 'predictability' with what he characterized as the impulsiveness of President Donald Trump.
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Apr 4
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