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AI HASHIMOTO

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 5, 2014
Ishin party members go their own ways
Two new parties emerge from the breakup of Nippon Ishin no Kai, with the former Osaka group led by Toru Hashimoto likely to be the larger of the two.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 5, 2014
Reborn Nippon Ishin aims to stand out on policy, woo DPJ
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) version 2.0 kicked off Thursday evening, with leader Toru Hashimoto vowing to pursue different policies from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the ruling coalition on energy and structural reform, and calling on like-minded members of the Democratic Party of...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2014
'Third force' couldn't overcome co-leaders' differences
The collapse of the political marriage of convenience between Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leaders Toru Hashimoto and Shintaro Ishihara was long in coming, surprised no one, and suggests that, when it comes to Japanese political mergers at least, Rudyard Kipling was correct when he...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2014
Hashimoto, Ishihara to break up Nippon Ishin; opposition realignment seen accelerating
The co-leaders of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) agreed Wednesday to split the second-largest opposition party in two — a move that is likely to shake up the political arena.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2014
Populist Hashimoto a true 'yankii'?
In Japanese politics, someone labeled a 'yankii' is something of a populist who disdains cosmopolitanism and intellectual elitism. But does that apply to outspoken Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 30, 2014
Osaka embraces English Reformation
While Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's controversial political antics have increasingly drawn criticism, little attention has been paid to how his leadership has prompted the most progressive reforms of English-language education in the nation.
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2014
Hashimoto fails in his gambit
Results of Osaka city's snap election Sunday suggest that Toru Hashimoto, although re-elected as mayor, fell short of his aim to garner sufficient voter support for his plan to integrate the city with Osaka Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2014
Hashimoto wins snap mayoral election amid record low 23.6% turnout
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto cruises to re-election in a highly criticized snap contest that drew a weak voter turnout rate of just 23.59 percent — the city's lowest ever.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Mar 23, 2014
When it comes to tourism, image is everything
The new Osaka Government Tourism Bureau is the latest effort by a Kansai entity to re-brand itself as Japan gears up for a bigger piece of the tourism pie.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 20, 2014
Lack of interest in Osaka mayoral race threatens to damage Ishin brand
While Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is all but certain to be returned to office in Sunday's election, a lack of interest among voters and the refusal by the major political parties to field candidates threatens to make the result meaningless.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 19, 2014
For Goze artists, music was a life of servitude
Walking in a line, hands gently touching the person in front and guided by someone able-sighted, blind female entertainers, known as Goze, would travel up and down Japan, come rain or snow, to play the shamisen and perform jōruri narrative music. Walking in unimaginable conditions these women shared...
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Mar 15, 2014
Trade deals trump sex slave issue for Osakans
When Osaka Mayor and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leader Toru Hashimoto uttered his infamous remarks last May that Japan's wartime sex slave system was necessary at the time, he was roundly — and rightly — condemned at home and abroad.
COMMENTARY
Mar 2, 2014
Hashimoto's costly political stunt
Osaka Mayor Toru Hoshimoto has lost his job after the city assembly declined to consent to his resignation. It's another step in a process that will culminate in his running for mayor again March 23, and likely confuse Osaka residents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Feb 23, 2014
Final season for 'Toru Hashimoto Show'?
Is the Osaka political drama revolving around “third force” failure Toru Hashimoto entering its final season?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Feb 23, 2014
'Warring States' turmoil alive and well
Japanese historians date the Warring States Period roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. But when it comes to Kansai politics, modern observers could be forgiven for thinking the ancient feuds and jealous rivalries of the regional lords are not yet over.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 21, 2014
Nippon Ishin to stay out of mayor poll
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) will officially stay out of the March 23 Osaka mayoral snap election, which its co-leader, Mayor Toru Hashimoto, forced earlier this month after he resigned to protest opposition in the municipal assembly toward merging Osaka's municipal and prefectural governments...
JAPAN / View from Osaka
Feb 15, 2014
Leave Article 9 alone: New Komeito's Osaka women
Political alliances often resemble shotgun weddings. But Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and smaller opposition forces such as Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) that are pushing to amend the Constitution are now wondering...
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