25 years ago: Hashimoto replaces Murayama as Japan’s prime ministerOn January 11, 1996, Ryutaro Hashimoto, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), became prime minister of Japan. He ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto was once hailed as the saviour of the Liberal Democratic Party, but became the victim of an economic crisis which proved impossible to control. His ...

Ryutaro Hashimoto, who was Japan's prime minister from 1996 to 1998, will probably always be remembered for the grubby scandal that ended his sterling political career.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has emerged as the front-runner in the race to succeed current premier Yoshiro Mori as party president, and prime minister. Mr Hashimoto, who heads the ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto died on Saturday at the International Medical Centre of Japan in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, government officials said. He was 68.

Prime minister Shinzo Abe took the blame for the humiliating defeat of his scandal-plagued coalition in Japan’s upper house election, but pledged to remain in office despite expected calls for ...

Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto is expected to retire from the Diet without running in the Sept. 11 House of Representatives election, members of the Liberal Democratic Party said Friday.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto speaks to reporters as he leaves Yasukuni Shrine after offering a prayer for the war dead in Tokyo in this August 14, 2005 file photo. Hashimoto ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, who stood up to the United States in trade negotiations and helped defuse tensions over U.S. military bases in Japan, has died. He was 68.

Ryutaro Hashimoto, minister in charge of administrative reform, departed Monday on a six-day trip to Switzerland, Turkey and France. Hashimoto will give a speech at an international meeting on the ...