 He made several appearances on TV Asahi's "Super Morning" program, after which American TV personality Dave Spector, who also regularly appeared on the show, sent tapes of Hashimoto's appearances to TV producers at other networks.Hashimoto's most high-profile TV role came in April 2003 when he started participating in the popular prime-time program , hosted by comedian Shinsuke Shimada, as part of the regular panel of four lawyers.He appeared on the show until December 2007.