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Hokkaido and Osaka governors meet to discuss secondary capital concept

· By Eric Johnston
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SAPPORO – The governors of Hokkaido and Osaka met in Sapporo on Monday and agreed to cooperate on realizing a secondary capital concept in which both of their prefectures would have backup capital functions in the event of a large-scale natural disaster in Tokyo.

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