Machimura won by a majority of 30,000, turning round a 30,000-vote deficit. And on the face of it, this was a convincing victory for the LDP.

Machimura’s ‘politics and money’ campaign script has also been kindly written for him by the DPJ itself. This by-election resulted from the resignation of the DPJ’s Chiyomi Kobayashi over ...

Machimura told a rally in Sapporo that he wants to make Japan a strong nation again and make politicians more responsive to the needs of the people, TV Asahi reported. Tanigaki has already said he ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Nobutaka Machimura is a Minister for Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan with five videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1990 Interview as a ...

The government's chief spokesman Nobutaka Machimura drew laughter from reporters when he admitted that this was a "stereotypical" response from the bureaucrats. Perhaps with his tongue a little in his ...

Since the inauguration of Yasuo Fukuda's first Cabinet last September, Machimura has been the prime minister's right-hand man. But with the opposition-controlled Upper House rejecting key bills ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Yes, UFOs do exist, Japan's top government spokesman said on Tuesday. The comment by chief cabinet secretary Nobutaka Machimura drew laughter from reporters at his regular ...

Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura lodged a formal protest with Chinese Ambassador Wang Yi on Sunday and demanded an apology for an anti-Japanese rally in Beijing the previous day that turned ...

Chinese troops racing to drain an ”earthquake lake” ahead of more forecast rain made substantial progress digging a diversion channel and have created emergency escape paths in case a mud and ...

Mr. Machimura says it is premature to talk about the two former soldiers returning to Japan - he says that is something that will be up to the two elderly men.

Nobutaka Machimura News from United Press International.I don't think such action to stir up the differences is very appropriate South Korean PM visits disputed islets Jul 29, 2008 I believe there ...