Governor Yoshimura was supported by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party as well. The party also won 55 seats on the city council and retained its majority. His margin of victory was about two-million votes over his closest competitor. His victory was more robust than that of the governor however with a record 2.44 million votes – the most ever cast for a mayoral candidate in Osaka. Osaka (city) is the capital and most populated city in the Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan with a population of 2.7 million.Īlso endorsed by Osaka Ishin no Kai was political upstart Hideyuki Yosokawa who was elected mayor of the city. He is the Deputy Leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai. Hirofumi Yoshimura was endorsed by Osaka Ishin no Kai (Japan Reformation Association). He assumed office in April 2019.Īccording to a report on Inside Asia Gaming’s website, only a third of those who voted to re-elect the governor were opposed to the development. Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura was not shy about his support for the development and the issue was seen by many as a key element of his potential re-election which he handily won with more support for a second term than he garnered when he won the governorship the first time. Osakans Want the Integrated Resort Casino A majority, 53% said they supported the IR development while 45% said they were opposed to it. Plans call for Japan’s first casino to be built as part of a large integrated resort (IR) on Yumeshima island – a man-made land mass that is part of Konohana-ku, one of the 24 wards of Osaka, Japan.Īccording to the trusted outlet, the survey queried 6,190 voters as they left 145 polling places. The survey was taken by Japan’s oldest newspaper over the weekend as the Osaka Mayoral Election was held as part of the 20th Unified Local Elections in the country. Public opinion in Osaka, Japan is on the rise in support of an integrated casino resort in the prefecture according to an exit poll conducted over the weekend by the local news outlet, Mainichi Shimbun.

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