Daijiro Hashimoto (Japanese: ?? ???, Hepburn: Hashimoto Daijiro, born 12 January 1947) is a politically independent former governor of the Kochi Prefecture who served from 1991 to 2007, with an intermediate resignation in 2004 to test support after a scandal alleging transactions between his campaign aide and a construction company in 1991.
He is also the host of "Wide Scramble", a morning show on TV Asahi.
His policies included encouraging a more open government and the implementation of a green tax to help preserve forests.
He is considered to be a reformer.
Hashimoto is the brother of the former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.