Tōru Hashimoto
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Tōru Hashimoto (橋下徹 Hashimoto Tōru, born Hashishita Tōru on June 29, 1969) is a Japanese lawyer and commentator on legal matters, and is the Governor of Osaka Prefecture. He is the youngest incumbent governor in Japan.
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[edit] Personal life
He was born in Shibuya, Tokyo, and moved to Osaka when he was in the fifth grade at elementary school[1]. As a student at Kitano High School, he played in the National High School Rugby Tournament as a member of the school rugby team, which was one of three champions from the Osaka prefectural tournament.
He studied at Waseda University, and passed the bar examination in 1994 after his graduation, then became a lawyer in 1996.
After appearing on local TV programs in the Kansai area, including Osaka, for several years, he became a well-known TV personality when he started participating in the nationally televised program Gyōretsu no Dekiru Hōritsu Sōdanjo (行列のできる法律相談所, The Legal Advice Office that People Can Queue Up For) as one of four lawyers.
He and his wife, whom he has known since high school, have three sons and four daughters.
[edit] Gubernatorial election campaign
There were rumours that Hashimoto would run for Mayor of Osaka City in 2007, because of his popularity and status as a lawyer, but he did not do so and, even after Fusae Ohta announced that she would retire as Governor of Osaka Prefecture after finishing her second term, he initially said that he had no intention to run for governor either. However, on December 12, 2007, after he had received pledges of support from the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party, he announced that he would run in the gubernatorial race. He took more than 50% of vote in the election on January 27, 2008 and took up the post of Governor on February 6, 2008.
[edit] External links
- A message from Hashimoto, the governor of Osaka
- Hashimoto law office (in Japanese)
- Official site as a lawyer (in Japanese)
- Hashimoto's blog (in Japanese)
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.nikkansports.com/general/p-gn-tp0-20080111-305621.html "橋下氏泣き落とし？初街頭でオカン話" Nikkansports.com, 11 January 2008
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Governor of Osaka Prefecture February 2008 – |
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