Daijiro Hashimoto
Daijiro Hashimoto | |
|---|---|
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 | 12 January 1947 Tokyo |
| 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, with an intermediate resignation in 2004 to test support after a scandal alleging transactions between his campaign aide and a construction company in 1991. He is also the host of "Wide Scramble", a morning show on TV Asahi. His policies included encouraging a more open government and the implementation of a green tax to help preserve forests. He is considered to be a reformer. Hashimoto is the brother of the former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.