[1] Multiple organ failure and septic shock, per his son Gaku Hashimoto. He had undergone abdominal surgery earlier in June to remove his large intestine and a portion of the small. Hashimoto died 2PM local time at the International Medical Center of Japan in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
Father: Ryogo Hashimoto (cabinet minister)
Mother: Masa
Brother: Daijiro Hashimoto (Governor of Kochi Province)
Wife: Kumiko (two sons, three daughters)
Daughter: Hiroko
Daughter: Atsuko
Daughter: Asoko
Son: Ryo
Son: Gaku Hashimoto (legislator)
University: BA Political Science, Keio University (1960)
Prime Minister of Japan 11-Jan-1996 to 30-Jul-1998
Japanese Minister International Trade (1994-96)
Japanese Minister Finance (1989-91)
Japanese Minister Transport (1986-87)
Japanese Minister Health and Welfare (1978-79)
Member of the Japanese Diet 1963-2005