iveness ▁in ▁illegal ▁fund ra ising , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mi y az awa ▁again ▁promised ▁political ▁reform ▁and ▁claimed ▁to ▁put ▁anti - cor ruption ▁measures ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁his ▁ag enda , ▁this ▁time ▁on ▁national ▁television , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁deliver . ▁Shin ▁Kan em aru ▁( 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 9 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁influ ential ▁figure ▁in ▁Japanese ▁politics ; ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁" king maker " ▁who ▁exerc ised ▁his ▁real ▁power ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes ▁and ▁had ▁hand p icked ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁prime ▁minister s . ▁ ▁The ▁in ability ▁to ▁en act ▁political ▁reform ▁and ▁prompt ly ▁de alt ▁with ▁cor ruption ▁issue ▁fr ustr ated ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁reform ist ▁L DP ▁polit icians . ▁The ▁fa ction ▁led ▁by ▁former ▁fin ance ▁and ▁agricult ure ▁minister ▁Ts ut om u ▁H ata ▁and ▁political ▁fix er ▁Ich iro ▁O za wa ▁decided ▁that ▁political ▁reform ▁was ▁important ▁enough ▁and ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁winning ▁the ▁election ▁likely ▁enough ▁to ▁risk ▁defect ing ▁from ▁the ▁L DP . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁new ▁reform ist ▁parties ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 6 ▁L DP ▁def ectors ▁formed ▁two ▁new ▁parties . ▁The ▁H ata - O za wa ▁fa ction ▁formed ▁the ▁Ren ew al ▁Party ▁( J R P , ▁Shin se ito ). ▁Mas ay oshi ▁Tak em ura , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁governor ▁of ▁Sh iga ▁pre fect ure ▁with ▁the ▁joint ▁support ▁of