▁Y o ichi ▁Mas u zo e . ▁The ▁L DP ▁ex cluded ▁her ▁name ▁from ▁consideration ▁in ▁a ▁December ▁ 2 0 ▁tele phone ▁poll ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁respons ib ilities ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁compet itor ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Hash im oto ▁became ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁accus ations ▁of ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁of ▁Japanese ▁male ▁figure ▁sk ater ▁D ais u ke ▁Tak ah ashi . ▁Week ly ▁magazine ▁Sh uk an ▁Bun sh un ▁published ▁a ▁story ▁with ▁several ▁photograph s ▁showing ▁Hash im oto ▁and ▁Tak ah ashi ▁dan cing ▁at ▁a ▁party ▁following ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁So chi ▁Winter ▁Olympics . ▁The ▁story ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁Hash im oto ▁had ▁kiss ed ▁Tak ah ashi ▁several ▁times ▁despite ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁obvious ▁attempts ▁to ▁resist . ▁Hash im oto ▁denied ▁the ▁alleg ations . ▁Tak ah ashi ' s ▁management ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁popular ▁sk ater ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁har ass ed . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Se iko ▁Hash im oto ▁International ▁▁ ▁Med als ▁ceremony ▁for ▁the ▁women ' s ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁m ▁speed ▁sk ating , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁XVI ▁Olympic ▁Winter ▁Games ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : J apan ese ▁female ▁speed ▁sk aters ▁Category : J apan ese ▁female ▁cycl ists