is a Japanese

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of the

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and a former member of the

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in the

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. He represented the

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Okayama prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,826,059 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefecture ...

Member of a political dynasty

A native of Sōja, Okayama, Gaku Hashimoto is the son of a former

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Ryutaro Hashimoto was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan, prime minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998. Born in Okayama Prefecture, Hashimoto graduated from Keio University in 1960 and entered the National Diet in 1963. He rose through the ...

, and the grandson of Ryugo Hashimoto, also a member of the House of Representatives. His uncle Daijiro Hashimoto is a former governor of

Kōchi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kōchi Prefecture has a population of 669,516 (1 April 2023) and has a geographic area of 7,103 km2 (2,742 sq mi). Kōchi Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the northwest and Tok ...

. His mother Kumiko Nakamura belongs to another dynasty, the Nakamura family. His great-grandfather

Utaro Hashimoto was a 9-dan professional Go player. Biography Hashimoto became a pro in 1922 when he was 15. He won the Honinbō 3 times before finally reaching 9p in 1954. He founded the Kansai Ki-in The Kansai Ki-in (), i.e., Kansai Go Association, is a ...

headed the quasi-monopolistic Dai-Nippon Beer Company, Ltd., which is now

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Career

Hashimoto attended the

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as both undergraduate and graduate, and joined the Mitsubishi Research Institute. In 2005, Hashimoto was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time. He also served as Member, Special Committee on Okinawa and Northern Problems, Director, Special Committee on Anti-Piracy Measures, Prevention of International Terrorism, and Japan's Cooperation and Support, Director, Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications.

Ideology

Hashimoto is affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby

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, and a member of the following

right-wing Right-wing politics is the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position based on natural law, economics, authority, property ...

groups in the Diet: *Nippon Kaigi Diet discussion group (日本会議国会議員懇談会 - Nippon kaigi kokkai giin kondankai) *Conference of parliamentarians on the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership (神道政治連盟国会議員懇談会 - Shinto Seiji Renmei Kokkai Giin Kondankai) - NB: SAS a.k.a. Sinseiren, Shinto Political League *83 Group (83会) Hashimoto gave the following answers to the questionnaire submitted by Mainichi to parliamentarians: *In 2012: **in favor of the revision of the Constitution **in favor of the right of collective self-defense (revision of

Article 9 Article often refers to: * Article (grammar), a grammatical element used to indicate definiteness or indefiniteness * Article (publishing), a piece of nonfictional prose that is an independent part of a publication Article(s) may also refer to: ...

) **against the reform of the National assembly (unicameral instead of bicameral) **in favor of reactivating nuclear power plants **against the goal of zero nuclear power by 2030s **in favor of the

relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Over the last five decades there have been various plans for the relocation of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (海兵隊普天間航空基地, ''Kaiheitai Futenma Kōkū Kichi'' ), a United States Marine Corps base located within the urban ar ...

(Okinawa) **against evaluating the purchase of

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by the Government **in favor of a strong attitude versus China **no answer regarding the participation of Japan to the

Trans-Pacific Partnership The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), or Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), was a proposed trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim countries: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietn ...

**in favor of considering a nuclear-armed Japan in the future **against the reform of the Imperial Household that would allow women to retain their Imperial status even after marriage *In 2014:Mainichi 2014
senkyo.mainichi.jp/47shu/meikan.html?mid=A33004002002
/ref> **in favor of the revision of the

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**in favor of the right of collective self-defense **in favor of nuclear plants **no problem for visits of a Prime Minister to the

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Yasukuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Emperor Meiji in June 1869 and commemorates those who died in service of Empire of Japan, Japan, from the Boshin War of 1868–1869, to the two Sino-Japanese Wars, First Sino-Japane ...

**in favor of the revision of the

Murayama Statement The Murayama Statement (村山談話, ''Murayama Danwa'') was a political statement released by former Prime Minister of Japan Tomiichi Murayama on August 15, 1995, officially titled "On the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the War's End" (戦� ...

**against the revision of the

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**against laws preventing

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**considers that

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is a burden for

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**in favor of the

Special Secrecy Law The State Secrecy Law, officially the , Act No. 108 of 2013, is a law in Japan allowing the government to designate defense and other sensitive information as "special secrets" that are protected from public disclosure. History Prior to the passag ...

**against teaching 'morality' in school

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hashimoto, Gaku 1974 births Living people Politicians from Okayama Prefecture Keio University alumni Children of prime ministers of Japan Koizumi Children Members of Nippon Kaigi Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2005–2009 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2012–2014 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2014–2017 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2017–2021 Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) 2021–2024