Biography In 2004 Shintaro Hashimoto received his MSc at Kyushu University, Japan. In 2008 He became Dr. of Science (PhD) at the same university. He is a researcher of Japan Atomic Energy Agency. His ...

Mr Hashimoto, 43, runs the party with former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, a longtime China critic who has called for Japan to become a nuclear power and advocates re- writing the country's ...

Hashimoto had been pushing for Nippon Ishin's merger with Yui no To, another opposition group, while Ishihara and his followers, known for their nationalistic fervor, had opposed the tie-up ...

Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, also chief of the Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) and former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara, who formed the Sunshine Party earlier this week, announced ...

Founded by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui and former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara in the autumn of 2012, Nippon Ishin was hobbled from the start by a divided leadership and ...

Hashimoto, who co-founded the party with former Tokyo Gov Shintaro Ishihara, said the political landscape will never change if the old guard remain in power, Fuji TV reported. At the convention, party ...