It’s not often you see a politician giving up the security of his or her current seat to stand in a by-election. And it’s especially rare when the person risking potential political suicide is a ...
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 Member, ...
NAHA, Okinawa — Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura gave assurance to Okinawan leaders Saturday that the Japanese government is committed to reducing the U.S. military presence on Okinawa. He ...
Odds were in favour of the LDP heavyweight. We shouldn’t read too much into the DPJ’s defeat.