Osaka Restoration Association (1st)
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Osaka Restoration Association
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| President | Toru Hashimoto |
| Secretary-General | Ichirō Matsui |
| Founded | 19 April 2010 |
| Headquarters | Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Ideology | Grassroots democracy, populism, centrism, federalism, neoliberalism |
| National affiliation | Japan Innovation Party |
| Colours | #6FBA2C |
| Governorships |
1 / 47
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| Osaka Prefectural Assembly seats |
43 / 88
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| Osaka City Assembly seats |
36 / 86
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| Sakai City Assembly seats |
14 / 52
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| Website | |
| www |
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The Osaka Restoration Association (大阪維新の会 Ōsaka Ishin no Kai?), also referred to as One Osaka, is a regional political party in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Founded in 2010 by then-Governor Tōru Hashimoto, its main platform is pursuing the Osaka Metropolis plan of merging the prefecture and some of its cities into "One Osaka" and reducing overlapping bureaucratic organizations of Osaka Prefecture and the city of Osaka.
The party is a major force in the politics within Osaka Prefecture, with the party holding the most seats in the Osaka Prefectural Assembly, Osaka City Assembly and Sakai City Assembly, as well as the positions of Governor of Osaka and mayor of three cities within the prefecture (Osaka, Moriguchi and Hirakata).
Hashimoto, a lawyer and popular TV personality, was elected Governor of Osaka in January 2008 with the support of the local branches of the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito. However, his support for the Osaka Metropolis plan and the restructuring of Japan's 47 prefectures into a few number of geographically large regions saw him face opposition from the mayors of Osaka and Sakai cities. In face of this opposition and frustrated with the lack of attention given to the issues by the major parties at the national level, Hashimoto announced his intention to form a regional party that would focus on the betterment of Osaka.
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