Due to this unorthodox way of conducting politics, the name 'Tekigaiso' appeared often in the newspapers and became known throughout Japan.
こうした変則的な政治手法から「荻外荘」の三文字が新聞の紙面に踊る日は多く、この私邸の名称は日本の隅々にまで知れ渡るようになった。