"He's a man of the past, " says SBC Warburg associate director for political research Okazaki Shigenori.
"We accepted the judgment, " says Hisahiko Okazaki, a former senior Foreign Ministry official.
Japan hit back when the lively Nagatomo provided a delivery for Shinji Okazaki, whose header drifted narrowly wide of the post.
"As long as the factions now controlling the LDP remain in charge, it's hard to imagine any policy changes, " says Okazaki.
Earlier, Shinji Okazaki headed the early goal which secured Japan's berth at the World Cup for the fourth time in a row.
Japan had the best chance to level the score one minute from time but unmarked substitute Shinji Okazaki fired over from 10 yards.
"In other countries, the voters would dismiss this kind of party and politicians, " says Okazaki Shigenori, director of political research at SBC Warburg.
Like his predecessor, Mori "is not really aggressive in presenting his own views, or he doesn't have any views, " says political analyst Shigenori Okazaki.
As the game moved into extra time Japan upped the tempo and were rewarded when Shinji Okazaki was felled in the area by Hwang Jae-won.
The 21-year-old, who plays for German league leaders Borussia Dortmund, headed home a cross by Shinji Okazaki as the teams went to the break on equal terms.
His appointment, without the parliamentary approval that would be needed under the new law, could mean Hayami is seen by the ruling party as its man, says Okazaki.
Matthew Amoah made it 3-1 to Milovan Rajevac's side but the momentum swung back to Japan after goals from Keiji Tamada and Shinji Okazaki leveled the scores before Inamoto's winner.
"People now see that reforming the LDP is incredibly hard, even with the best efforts of Kato and his young supporters, " says political analyst Okazaki Shigenori of UBS Warburg in Tokyo.
Japan restored their two-goal advantage from a brisk counter attack, with Honda dancing his way into the area and committing Sorensen, before pulling the ball back for Okazaki to tap into the empty net.
But Honda teed up Shinji Okazaki to seal a famous victory for Japan, which ensured they finished runners-up to Netherlands in Group E and reached the second round for only the second time in their history.
It also announced on Friday that its three top executives are to stand down to make way for a fresh start - chairman and chief executive officer Yoichiro Okazaki, vice chairman Koji Furukawa and president and chief operating officer Hideyasu Tagaya are all to leave.
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