TOKYO -- The hollowing out of local assemblies is becoming more serious in Japan, with fewer people willing to serve as legislators and with more decisions being made by mayors without assembly deliberations, undermining the foundation of local autonomy.
The practice of local self-government is increasingly at risk in Japan, with fewer residents eager to join regional assemblies and more municipal leaders asserting authority over budget and other legislative matters.
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Japan's hollowing out of regional legislatures deepens
Causes include unilateral actions by local chiefs, lack of aspiring lawmakers
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