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HASHIMOTO

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 25, 2013
Kansetsu Hashimoto's Chinese rebellion
From the end of the Edo Period (1603-1867), Japanese art began to shift its fundamental cultural orientation from China to Europe. Kansetsu Hashimoto, however, (1883-1945) initially abjured, and this had much to do with his upbringing
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 11, 2013
Kansai not overly enthusiastic about Tokyo landing Olympics
As Tokyo continues to celebrate landing the 2020 Summer Olympics, some in Osaka are making noises about a future bid from the Kansai region.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 11, 2013
'Hashimoto Kansetsu Retrospective'
In honor of the 130th anniversary of nihonga (Japanese-style painting) artist Kansetsu Hashimoto's birth, the Hyogo Museum presents around 70 of his most famous works.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2013
City in California readies another resolution against Hashimoto
Another California city is preparing a resolution to condemn Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto for his comments in May that Japan’s use of sexual slavery during the war was a necessity.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2013
Sakai election, confused colleagues cloud Hashimoto's integration plan
Osaka Mayor and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leader Toru Hashimoto's most fundamental political goal, the integration of Osaka Prefecture and the city of Osaka, appears ever more in doubt as his opponents join forces in a key local election and his own party ranks express skepticism...
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2013
Gaffe-shy Hashimoto keeps media at bay
With a critical local election looming, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leader and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto declares that a fundraising event and strategy session Friday will be closed to the media.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 12, 2013
Hashimoto advocate Sakaiya to advise Abe
Taichi Sakaiya, 78, the man credited with persuading Osaka Mayor and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leader Toru Hashimoto to trade the world of television punditry for the world of politics, has been appointed as an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 27, 2013
Hashimoto, Matsui offer to quit but are persuaded to stay
Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leader Toru Hashimoto and Secretary-General Ichiro Matsui offer to step down 'to focus on their political agenda in Osaka' but other party executives persuade them to stay on.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2013
Defiant Nippon Ishin pauses on resignations
After an election that saw only eight of its 44 candidates win seats in Sunday's Upper House election, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) leaders were stressing the need for a unified opposition against the Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling coalition.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 22, 2013
Hashimoto in limbo after trouncing
The future of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leader Toru Hashimoto remained unclear Sunday evening following the party's poor performance in the Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics / GAME OF NUMBERS
Jul 8, 2013
Hashimoto: from third force to political farce?
Third in a series One year ago, Toru Hashimoto was the toast of the nation's media, with many predicting the outspoken Osaka mayor, who was then laying plans for a new national party, would become prime minister after the next Lower House election. Politicians ranging from Shinzo Abe and Ichiro Ozawa...
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2013
Hashimoto pushes Yao Osprey plan
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, co-leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party), hopes to push forward his contentious plan to bring U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft, currently deployed to the Futenma base in Okinawa, to Yao airport in Osaka Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2013
Hashimoto stays at helm despite fiasco, calls to exit
Calls for Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leader Toru Hashimoto to resign mounted Monday morning, after the party's candidates were soundly beaten in Sunday's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2013
Hashimoto threat to quit helm roils party
Chaos continues to reign in Nippon Ishin no Kai and senior party members move into damage control mode following co-leader Toru Hashimoto's threat to resign.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2013
San Francisco hits sex-slave remarks; Hashimoto defiant
Osaka Mayor and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) co-leader Toru Hashimoto remained defiant Wednesday in the face of a fresh round of domestic and international criticism over his comments that Japan's wartime "comfort women" system of sex slavery was necessary at the time.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2013
San Francisco spurned Hashimoto amid sex slave outrage
A senior San Francisco official urged the city of Osaka to cancel Mayor Toru Hashimoto's visit after he angered residents by saying Japan's wartime 'comfort women' system was necessary.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 9, 2013
Sifting through the rubble of Hashimoto's political ambitions
In 1995, the late University of Illinois professor David G. Goodman observed that when serious disagreements arise between Japanese people and foreigners, the former invariably internalize the debate among themselves.
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The skyline during sunset in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Japan's new underground criminal groups operate under a highly organized and brutal system.
The man who sent Japan's cherry blossoms out to the world
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Tokyo cheers Trump’s tariff U-turn with second-biggest market gain ever
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday in Washington.
Berkshire sells $628 million in yen bonds in smallest Japan deal
Berkshire Hathaway concluded a ¥90 billion ($628 million) bond deal on Friday, the smallest yen deal by investor Warren Buffett’s firm since it started tapping the Japanese market in 2019.
How police are cracking down on 'scout' sex broker groups
The skyline during sunset in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Japan's new underground criminal groups operate under a highly organized and brutal system.
Tokyo cheers Trump’s tariff U-turn with second-biggest market gain ever
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday in Washington.
Takayasu’s latest heartbreak makes sumo history
Takayasu during the one-day Annual Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Feb 9, 2020
Who is Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's tariffs negotiator?
Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has appointed Japan's tariff negotiator, is one of his closest allies and busiest ministers.
After a tumultuous buildup, a first look at the Osaka Expo
A large statue of Osaka Expo mascot Myaku Myaku sits near the east entrance of the event's venue in Yumeshima island, Osaka, on Wednesday.

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