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Sunday, May 26, 2019

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1ST TRY FAILED IN 2015 Osaka Ishin, Komeito agree to public vote on Osaka metropolisMay 26, 2019 OSAKA--Regional party Osaka Ishin no Kai and the Osaka prefectural chapter of Komeito have agreed to support a referendum on dividing Osaka city into special wards like in Tokyo.
39.5 DEGREES IN SAROMA Nation’s highest temperature ever in May recorded in HokkaidoMay 26, 2019 Japan's record-setting coldest prefecture now lays claim to the nation's hottest temperature ever recorded in May, with the thermometer reaching 39.5 degrees in Saroma in northern Hokkaido at 2:07 p.m. on May 26.

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