Daijiro Hashimoto | |
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橋本大二郎 | |
Governor of Kōchi Prefecture | |
In office 7 December 1991 – 6 December 2007 | |
Preceded by | Tsutomu Nakauchi |
Succeeded by | Masanao Ozaki |
Personal details | |
Born | Tokyo | 12 January 1947
Parent | Ryogo Hashimoto |
Relatives | Ryutaro Hashimoto(brother) Gaku Hashimoto(nephew) |
Daijiro Hashimoto (Japanese: 橋本 大二郎, Hepburn: Hashimoto Daijirō, born 12 January 1947) is a politically independent former governor of the Kōchi Prefecture who served from 1991 to 2007,[1][2] with an intermediate resignation in 2004 to test support after a scandal alleging transactions between his campaign aide and a construction company in 1991.[3] He is also the host of "Wide Scramble", a morning show on TV Asahi.[4] His policies included encouraging a more open government[2] and the implementation of a green tax to help preserve forests. He is considered to be a reformer.[3][5] Hashimoto is the brother of the former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.[2]