Tokyo (AFP) - The controversial mayor of Japan's second city, Osaka, is to step down and seek re-election in a bid to prove he has public support for plans to reform local government.
Toru Hashimoto, who caused an international stir last year when he said women forced into sexual slavery by Japan's imperial army served a "necessary" purpose, is expected to submit his resignation later Monday.
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