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Big win in Osaka

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... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Tue, Jan 29 2008

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22 May 08		OFSET Press Conference April 2008  »  YouTube videoOsaka Fu Special English Teachers (OFSET) Union started in 1994 to secure jobs for native English teachers and improve English education in Osaka. We are currently fighting to keep our jobs with the Governor of Osaka Fu, Toru Hashimoto. His idea of...
28 Jan 08		Hashimoto TV Personality-Lawyer Elected Governor of Osaka  »  Japan Now & Then 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...
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 . . .
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 . . .
25 Jan 08		Hashimoto clings to lead in tight Osaka gubernatorial race  »  Japan Times OSAKA — Down to the wire, Sunday's Osaka gubernatorial election continues to be a tight race, with 38-year-old lawyer Toru Hashimoto reportedly holding on to a slight lead over his rivals. But look for a dark horse as 40 percent of voters rema...
27 Apr 08		DPJ on way to victory in key election  »  Japan Times YAMAGUCHI (Kyodo) The Democratic Party of Japan was poised to beat the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in a Lower House by-election Sunday in Yamaguchi Prefecture, according to exit polls. Read the full story . . .

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