Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima said on July 8 that the city would seek a flexible cooperation framework if legislation establishing a deputy capital system is enacted. Speaking after reports that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party aims to pass the bill during the current Diet session, Takashima said the proposal remains at the institutional design stage. He said Fukuoka favors a partnership that reflects local circumstances rather than transferring all authority over regional growth strategy to Fukuoka Prefecture. Takashima added that he and Governor Seitaro Hattori had agreed to continue lobbying the national government together. He also expressed regret that allegations involving the prefectural assembly had generated negative national attention during an important period for the deputy capital initiative. Source: KBC News / Asahi Shimbun
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