
Yamasaki win boost for PM's postal reform
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Combining his "desperate and all-out campaign" with the backing of the ruling coalition, former Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Taku Yamasaki regained his House of Representatives seat in Sunday's by-election in Fukuoka Prefecture, defeating a Minshuto (Democratic Party of Japan) rookie and four other contenders.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20050425wo01.htm
The Gomiuri only alludes to the reasons for his defeat.
A brief biography of him can be found here
Allegations about his kinkiness are all over the tabloids . The most reliable story is about Kanako Yamada