Birth of Ryutaro Hashimoto
Birth of Ryutaro Hashimoto
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Ryutaro Hashimoto Biography and Timeline
Follow Ryutaro Hashimoto through 17 dated historical records for Japan.
Ryutaro Hashimoto, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
17Distinct records
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1937–2006Years on this page
1937
1978
Secretary of State for Health
Appointed Minister of Health & Welfare
1980
Director of Finance & Public Administration
Appointed Director of Finance & Public Administration
1989
Secretary General of Liberal-Democratic Party
Appointed Secretary General of the Liberal-Democratic Party
1991
Economy of Japan
Hashimoto orders a commission from the private sector to look into improving the Japanese market for foreign competition & opens it up to trade
1996
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
Role range: 1996-1998 – 1996-1998
Disaster
The Kobe earthquakes kill 6,000 people
Role range: 1996-1998 – 1996-1998
Election
Hashimoto dissolves the Diet & the Liberal-Democratic Party wins the election
1997
Conference of Greenhouse Gases
Delegates from more than 150 countries reach tentative accord at a conference in Japan on measures obliging industrialized nations to reduce industrial emissions believed to be warming the Earths atmosphere
Role range: 1996-1998 – 1996-1998
Greenhouse Gases
Delegates from more than 150 countries reach tentative accord at a conference in Japan on measures obliging industrialized nations to reduce industrial emissions believed to be warming the Earths atmosphere
Role range: 1996-1998 – 1996-1998
1998
Economy of Japan
By April a record 17,500 businesses in Japan have gone bankrupt
Role range: 1996-1998 – 1996-1998
Election
During the Upper House elections the LDP loses its majority & Hashimoto resigns to take responsibility for this failure
Role range: 1996-1998 – 1996-1998
Resignation of Ryutaro Hashimoto
During the Upper House elections the LDP loses its majority & Hashimoto resigns to take responsibility for this failure
Role range: 1996-1998 – 1996-1998
Visit to Britain & apologizes to British WWII POWs
Visits Britain & apologizes to British WWII POWs
Role range: 1996-1998 – 1996-1998
2004
Resignation of Ryutaro Hashimoto
Hashimoto is forced to resign after a scandal, he had accepted a þ100 million check from the Japan Dental Association
Role range: 1996-1998
Scandal
Hashimoto is forced to resign after a scandal, he had accepted a þ100 million check from the Japan Dental Association
Role range: 1996-1998
2006
Death of Ryutaro Hashimoto
Death of Ryutaro Hashimoto
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.