Tōru Hashimoto, Japanese lawyer and politician
Tōru Hashimoto (橋下 徹, Hashimoto Tōru, born 29 June 1969) is a Japanese TV personality, politician and lawyer. He was the mayor of Osaka city and is a member of Nippon Ishin no Kai and the Osaka Restoration Association. He is one of Japan's leading right-wing japanese nationalist and conservative-populist politicians.