Ryutaro Hashimoto had been Mickey Kantor’s counterpart before becoming the head of the Japanese government.

桥本龙太郎在出任首相之前曾担任和米基·坎特一样的职务。

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To make things worse, then-Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto was trying to reduce the government fiscal deficit - at the most inopportune time.

雪上加霜的是，首相桥本龙太郎正力图削减财政赤字，而他选择了一个最不恰当的时间。

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Japanese Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Australian Prime Minister John Howard also spoke with Suharto.

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He confidently strode about, as did Hashimoto Ryutaro, though at a faster pace.

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Prime Minister Hashimoto Ryutaro, an avid practitioner of the martial art, has not achieved that freedom in politics quite yet.

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