Osaka Ishin no Kai
September 10, 2012
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto accepted seven lawmakers for his new national party after they embraced his promises to shake up Japan’s governing structure, promote free trade...
September 10, 2012
If given the choice, most voters would pick “none of the above” in the presidential elections of the ruling and main opposition parties, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed.
September 08, 2012
The Diet session has effectively ended, and the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party have started gearing up for their respective...
September 06, 2012
In the long-running rivalry between Tokyo and Osaka over such topics as trend-setting, sports and cuisine, the subject of national politics has rarely entered the mix.
September 04, 2012
Osaka Ishin no Kai, an increasingly popular local political grouping headed by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, has announced plans to establish itself on the national stage by...
August 30, 2012
A customer at a restaurant complains: "This steak is small." The proprietor answers: "If you would like a bigger one, please take a window seat next time."
August 29, 2012
Five lawmakers have pledged to jump on Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's national bandwagon, giving his Osaka Ishin no Kai an instant presence in the Diet and meeting the minimum...
August 18, 2012
In the game of shogi, taking too long to mull a move is said to result in a bad one. In other words, a smart move is not necessarily the result of lengthy calculation.
August 15, 2012
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is proceeding with plans to turn his regional Osaka Ishin no Kai group into a formal political party and has asked former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
August 04, 2012
OSAKA--Populist Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's Osaka Ishin no Kai party will publicly recruit candidates for the next Lower House election as soon as the Diet passes a set of...
June 29, 2012
Powerful Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said it's go time and that his Osaka Ishin no Kai party will field candidates all across the country in the next Lower House election.
June 27, 2012
OSAKA--Gathered in a hall in the city of Osaka, about 900 students at Toru Hashimoto's school for candidates listen raptly as the populist mayor issues a clarion call to shake...
June 25, 2012
OSAKA--With national politics in a state of chaos and prospects for a general election looming, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara sees an opportunity if he can join forces with...
April 15, 2012
OSAKA--The Osaka Ishin no Kai regional party, founded by maverick Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, has decided to take on the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in the next Lower...
March 28, 2012
OSAKA--With opposition led by powerful Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, the city council here on March 27 rejected a referendum to put the issue of nuclear power on the ballot,...
March 25, 2012
OSAKA--Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's regional party Osaka Ishin no Kai took its first major step to entering the national political arena on March 24.
March 03, 2012
OSAKA--Critics of Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto sometimes describe his politics as “Hashism,” referring to a supposed similarity between some of his tactics and those of...
February 15, 2012
While many political parties were recently courting Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto and his Osaka Ishin no Kai, the radical proposals coming out of the reformist party are cooling...
February 15, 2012
Since the slogan “sonno-joi” (revere the emperor, expel the barbarians) was advocated in the late Edo Period (1603-1867), the Japanese have become fond of four-character,...
February 13, 2012
OSAKA--Osaka Ishin no Kai, a political party that is generating huge national interest, has been inundated with applications to study at its new training school for politicians.