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Special wards do not currently exist outside Tokyo; however, several Osaka area politicians, led by Governor Tōru Hashimoto, are backing an Osaka Metropolis plan under which the city of Osaka would be replaced by special wards, consolidating many government functions at the prefectural level and devolving other functions to more localized ...
File:Tokyo 23 Special Wards Area Map.svg. ... English: the green part indicates where the 23 Special Wards are located in Tokyo. Date: 10 November 2012, 17:05:49: Source:
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Map of the National Capital Region (首都圏) of Japan, one of the various definitions of Tokyo/Kanto. The definition is according to the National Capital Region Planning Act (首都圏整備法). It should be noted that in informal occasions, the word National Capital Region (首都圏) often means much smaller area (Greater Tokyo).
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The contentious battle over the new Chicago ward maps appears over, with a compromise deal in place to avoid a costly referendum. But backroom deals may have left the Latino Caucus fractured.
Wards are used to subdivide each city designated by government ordinance ("designated city"). The 23 special wards of Tokyo Metropolis have a municipal status, and are not the same as other entities referred to as ku, although their predecessors were. Wards are local entities directly controlled by