Shortly afterwards, Wasps full-back Mark Van Gisbergen missed a straightforward penalty and it looked as if the European Champions were going tosuffer a defeatto their Welsh opponents.
An election for the upper house of the Diet (parliament) is due in July, and the governing coalition, led by Mr Mori's Liberal Democrats, looks destined tosuffer a heavy defeat, losing the majority in that chamber which is crucial if it is to get its legislation on to the statute books.