Morihiro Hosokawa
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Morihiro Hosokawa is a former Prime Minister of Japan, recognized for his significant political reforms, including the 1993 call to end government banquets in exclusive ryotei restaurants, which greatly impacted the traditional geisha industry and contributed to the decline in the number of active geishas in Japan.
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Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa mourned the passing of Tomiichi Murayama, referring to him as a 'comrade'.
村山富市さん死去 「私にとっての戦友」元首相の細川護熙氏が悼む：朝日新聞The Asahi Shimbun·
Japan· 2025-10-17
Japan· 2025-10-17Also mentioned
Tomiichi Murayama
In 1993 then-prime minister Morihiro Hosokawa called for an end to government banquets in ryotei restaurants.
Century-old Tokyo geisha festival revives dying artTaipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·
Taiwan· 2025-05-22
Taiwan· 2025-05-22
