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Hashimoto TV Personality-Lawyer Elected Governor of Osaka

The 38 year-old lawyer Hashimoto Toru, made famous by his regular appearance on the Civil-Suit game show, GYŌRETSU NO DEKIRU HŌRITSU SŌDANJO, and other daytime TV talk shows has been elected governor of Osaka. It seems the Osaka popul... ...full story at Japan Now & Then

from Japan Now & Then on Mon, Jan 28 2008

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29 Jan 08		Big win in Osaka  »  Japan Times The election Sunday of Mr. Toru Hashimoto, a lawyer and TV personality, as the new governor of Osaka Prefecture, shows that the low-profile approach in the election campaign taken by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito worked. The two parties tried...
27 Jan 08		Hashimoto elected governor of Osaka  »  Japan Times OSAKA — Toru Hashimoto triumphed Sunday in Osaka's gubernatorial election, taking a tight race with national implications. Read the full story . . .
06 Feb 08		Osaka Gov Hashimoto gets down to work  »  Japan Today Newly elected Osaka Gov Toru Hashimoto got down to work at the Osaka prefectural government Wednesday as the nation's youngest governor at the age of 38. "I feel the weight of responsibility on my shoulders," he said after arriving at the prefectural...
15 Aug 08		Politics › Osaka Governor Hashimoto struggling to implement policies  »  Japan Today After six months in office, Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto, championing a ''Change Osaka'' reform program, has been trying to come up with credible measures to…
28 Jan 08		Substance now needed to bring real change  »  Japan Times OSAKA — Lawyer and TV celebrity Toru Hashimoto, 38, became Japan's youngest governor Sunday, winning the Osaka gubernatorial election by more than 800,000 votes in a surprise landslide victory. Read the full story . . .

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