due to LDP retirement age rules, and opted not to run into the 2012 general election, announcing his retirement from politics. Post-retirement Yamasaki made a joint appearance with Shizuka Kamei (former PNP leader), Hirohisa Fujii (former DPJ deputy president) and Masayoshi Takemura (former New Party Sakigake leader) in 2015 to express opposition to the security legislation proposed by the Abe government. References External links http://www.taku.net/profile/english.html |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1936 births Living people Japanese people from Manchukuo Politicians from Dalian People from Fukuoka Waseda University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Japan) Ministers of Construction of Japan Japanese defense ministers Japanese politicians with disabilities Bridgestone people Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians 21st-century Japanese politicians