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Hashimoto (橋本) is a Japanese surname and place name, meaning "base of bridge", from hashi (橋) meaning "bridge" and moto (本) meaning "base".
Places
Hashimoto, a place in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, JapanHashimoto, a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
People
Hashimoto Gahō (1835-1908), Kanō school painterHakaru Hashimoto, the physician who first described Hashimoto's thyroiditis.Kazuo Hashimoto, late Japanese inventor of Caller ID and over 1000 patents for the telephone answering machine, including the ansafone.Kunihiko Hashimoto (also Qunihico) (1904-1949), a Japanese musician.Mochitsura Hashimoto, Naval officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.Ryutaro Hashimoto (1937–2006), 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan, leader of the Hashimoto factionShintarō Hashimoto, an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.Shinya Hashimoto, late Japanese professional wrestlerTōru Hashimoto, lawyer, commentator, and politician. Mayor of Osaka City and ex-governor of Osaka Prefecture, president of the political party Osaka Restoration Association.Yasuko Hashimoto, Japanese long-distance runnerMantaro J. Hashimoto (1932－1987) (Sinologist)
Other
Hashimoto's thyroiditis, the most common form of thyroiditisHashimoto's encephalopathy, a rare neuroendocrine disorder'The Hashimoto Prize', A prestigious prize presented at New Jersey Institute of Technology to a top Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering PhD candidate during its May commencement ceremony.
