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    Tōru Hashimoto

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  1. Waseda University. Tōru Hashimoto (橋下 徹, Hashimoto Tōru, born 29 June 1969) is a Japanese TV personality, politician, and lawyer. He is a former governor of Osaka Prefecture and mayor of City of Osaka. He is a founder of Nippon Ishin no Kai and the Osaka Restoration Association. He is one of Japan's leading right-wing conservative ...

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  3. Jan 16, 2014 · By mid-2012, less than five years after entering politics, Hashimoto Tōru was Japan’s most popular politician. Hashimoto’s television-generated fame and crowd-pleasing skills propelled him to an easy win in his first election, in 2008, for the governorship of Osaka Prefecture.

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  4. Jul 24, 2012 · The main plank of Hashimoto’s fiscal reform was reduction of the salaries of all the prefecture’s employees, numbering around 90,000. The margin of the cuts ranged from 3.5% to 16% depending ...

  5. Feb 15, 2012 · November 10, 2011. Together with Hashimoto Tōru (left), Sakaiya Taichi speaks in support of Matsui Ichirō (center) during his successful campaign for election as governor of Osaka Prefecture ...

  6. May 27, 2013 · Battle to remodel Osaka is legacy of Japan’s Trump. Ex-mayor Toru Hashimoto argued having one layer of government would benefit city. May 17 2015. Japanese society.

  7. Jul 25, 2012 · Hashimoto Tōru (center) flanked by Kawamura Takashi (right) and Ōmura Hideaki (December 20, 2010; photo: Sankei Shimbun). Kawamura was first elected in 1993 to the House of Representatives as a ...

  8. Jun 11, 2018 · The most important figure in Kansai politics no longer holds elected office. Toru Hashimoto, the former governor and mayor of Osaka, is the closest thing Japan has to a Donald Trump-style populist ...