By Carol Giacomo May 15, 2013 12:47 pm May 15, 2013 12:47 pm In recent years, Toru Hashimoto, a 43-year-old former television commentator who is mayor of Osaka, Japan’s third largest city, has been making political waves, challenging the status quo with a brash, very un-Japanese approach. He’s known for provocative right-wing statements, quick, the-buck-stops-with-me decisions, and a willingness t