| Daijiro Hashimoto | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Office: | Governor of Kōchi Prefecture |
| Successor: | Masanao Ozaki |
| Term Start: | 7 December 1991 |
| Term End: | 6 December 2007 |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo |
| Relatives: | Ryutaro Hashimoto(brother) Gaku Hashimoto(nephew) |
is a politically independent former governor of the Kōchi Prefecture who served from 1991 to 2007,[1] [2] with an intermediate resignation in 2004 to test support after a scandal alleging transactions between his campaign aide and a construction company in 1991.[3] He is also the host of "Wide Scramble", a morning show on TV Asahi.[4] His policies included encouraging a more open government[2] and the implementation of a green tax to help preserve forests. He is considered to be a reformer.[3] [5] Hashimoto is the brother of the former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.[2]