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Ex-mayor Toru Hashimoto argued having one layer of government would benefit city
City has declined, with the defeat of bid for 2008 Olympic Games made worse by Tokyo’s 2020 success
Mayor wants to bring back glory days by dissolving the city and creating 5 new districts
Japan is divided over politics and economics, energy and tax policy
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