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Encyclopedia > Nobutaka Machimura
Nobutaka Machimura at the Foreign ministry in Tokyo in a meeting with the US Secretary Rice.
Nobutaka Machimura at the Foreign ministry in Tokyo in a meeting with the US Secretary Rice.
Nobutaka Machimura and Condoleezza Rice.
Nobutaka Machimura and Condoleezza Rice.

Nobutaka Machimura (町村 信孝 Machimura Nobutaka?, born October 17, 1944) is a Japanese politician. He is a member of the House of Representatives of Japan and a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.[1] Currently, he is Chief Cabinet Secretary in the government of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush to hold the office. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The House of Representatives ) is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. ... This section needs to be updated. ... The Chief Cabinet Secretary (naikakukan bōchōkan 内閣官房長官) is a member of the Japanese Cabinet. ... Yasuo Fukuda , born July 16, 1936) is a Japanese politician. ...


He attended the University of Tokyo and Wesleyan University in the United States. He was elected to his first term in the House of Representatives in the December 1983 election, and he has been re-elected in each election since. He became Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture on September 11, 1997, as part of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's second cabinet, and became State Secretary for Foreign Affairs on July 31, 1998, in Keizo Obuchi's first cabinet. In March 2000, he became Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, serving under Obuchi and his successor, Yoshiro Mori. On December 5, 2000, he became Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture and Director-General of the Science and Technology Agency, before becoming Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on January 6, 2001.[1] The place of the establishment of the University of Tokyo The University of Tokyo ), abbreviated as Todai ), is one of the leading research universities in Japan. ... Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Ryutaro Hashimoto (橋本龍太郎 Hashimoto Ryūtarō, July 29, 1937 - July 1, 2006) was a Japanese politician who served as the 82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan from January 11, 1996 to July 30, 1998. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Keizo Obuchi Keizo Obuchi (小渕恵三; Obuchi Keizō June 25, 1937–May 14, 2000) was a Japanese politician and the 84th Prime Minister of Japan from July 30, 1998 to April 5, 2000. ... Yoshiro Mori Yoshiro Mori (森 喜朗 Mori Yoshirō, born July 14, 1937) is a Japanese politician who served as the 85th and 86th Prime Minister of Japan from April 5, 2000 to April 26, 2001. ... is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...


He was the Minister for Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi from September 27, 2004[1] to October 31, 2005. His goals included signing a treaty with Russia resolving a border dispute, and investigating the whereabouts of Japanese hostages who were kidnapped by North Korean agents during the 1970s and 1980s. He was replaced by Tarō Asō in the cabinet reshuffle that followed the September 11, 2005 election. The Minister for Foreign Affairs ) of Japan is the Cabinet member responsible for Japanese foreign policy and the chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ... Junichiro Koizumi , born January 8, 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... North Korea, officially the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Hangul: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia... Taro Aso Taro Aso , born September 20, 1940) is the Secretary General of Japans Liberal Democratic Party. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


He was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs again by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on August 27, 2007.[2] As of 2007, he is the leader of the LDP's largest faction, and on September 14, 2007 he backed Yasuo Fukuda's bid to become Abe's successor, following Abe's resignation on September 12.[3] Shinzo Abe , ; born 21 September 1954) is the current Prime Minister of Japan, elected by a special session of the National Diet on 26 September 2006. ... is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...


In Fukuda's government, sworn in on September 26, 2007, Machimura became Chief Cabinet Secretary and State Minister in charge of Abduction Issues.[4] is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ...


He is the vice president of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians' Union. The Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians Union ) is a super-governmental organization which promotes a strengthening of relations between the Peoples Republic of China and Japan. ...


References

  1. ^ a b c "Profile of Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobutaka Machimura", Foreign Ministry website.
  2. ^ Takashi Hirokawa and Stuart Biggs, "Abe Replaces Finance Minister; Aso to Rebuild LDP", Bloomberg.com, August 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Keiichi Yamamura and Sachiko Sakamaki, "Fukuda Challenges Aso in Race to Be Prime Minister", Bloomberg.com, September 14, 2007.
  4. ^ "Fukuda Cabinet launched / Changes minimized to reduce impact on Diet business", The Yomiuri Shimbun, September 26, 2007.
House of Representatives of Japan
Preceded by
N/A
Representative for Hokkaido 5th District
1983 - present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Kaoru Yosano
Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan
2007 - present
Incumbent
Preceded by
Tarō Asō
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
2007
Succeeded by
Masahiko Kōmura
Preceded by
Yoriko Kawaguchi
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
2004 - 2005
Succeeded by
Tarō Asō

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01.27.99 - Japanese Foreign Affairs Official Visits Berkeley (345 words)
Nobutaka Machimura met with graduate students and faculty Jan. 25.
Nobutaka Machimura, state secretary of foreign affairs for Japan, lunched with Chancellor Berdahl and invited guests at University House, toured the East Asian Library and participated in a discussion with graduate students and faculty during a visit to Berkeley Jan. 25.
The inability to transition to a post-industrial society is a significant cause of Japan's economic woes, according to Machimura.
Remarks With Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (1545 words)
But all of these individual issues have to be dealt with in terms of our strategic needs and that's what the Minister and I committed ourselves to working on in the months ahead.
FOREIGN MINISTER MACHIMURA: (in Japanese) One point I forgot to mention, there were so many topics, was the transformation of the U.S. forces.
FOREIGN MINISTER MACHIMURA: (in Japanese) With regards to the first point, of course these talks have been held for over a year now at various levels, and it's not something that we should continue to discuss for years and years.
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