Nobutaka Machimura Quotations

There is no doubt that (the visit) will damage Japan-China relations,

Maintaining the presence of the U.S. Navy in the region will contribute to our nation's peace and security,

Since I plan to meet EU officials during my stay in New York, I will bring this issue up there,

Only after the DPRK implements its commitment to abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs in a verifiable manner, may we discuss the issue of a light-water reactor,

I have an impression that we have taken too much time with our domestic procedures,

Such a major drop in friendly feelings, or perhaps one can say a rise in feelings of dislike, is not good for both countries.

I wish the Chinese government would sincerely handle this matter under international regulations,

I suppose such statements would not be accepted, ... seems to indicate that the second stage of negotiations has already begun.

I would like to appeal to those countries who have made pledges in Madrid to implement them as quickly as possible and to new donors to contribute to the fund,

We should re-examine our strategy...By looking back at what was good and what was wrong,

we are working on to confirm what happened to him. We will exert maximum effort to have him released safely and as soon as possible, if he was indeed taken hostage or injured gravely.

There have been reports that extraction has already begun, so these talks hold great importance,

We will make efforts to gain understanding through various channels, ... We want to pursue plans for the talks as scheduled.

We will consider seriously what contribution we can make to the ASEAN Development Fund,

But just one word of apology would have been needed for us to live in this human society.

As the only country that has suffered a nuclear attack, strengthening and extending the NPT system is a matter of principle,

The resolution was a clear message representing the international community,

It will be a major reduction. I cannot tell you the number. It will be in the thousands.

It shows our commitment and will to contribute to world peace, but it is true that many Japanese people and members of the Japanese Diet (parliament) feel frustrated about this fact,

I want to exchange views with you frankly,

There was a sense of emergency that not reaching agreement on the security issue, a central part of the U.S.-Japan relationship, would seriously damage relations,

I want to show the people in Okinawa what kind of burden reduction there will be. It's going to be a very large scale reduction, ... in the thousands.

If she had some urgent business to take care of, we would, of course, understand,

In addition, I would like to call on all countries engaged in bilateral aid efforts to steadily implement their projects,

The EU side seems to have mixed up bilateral and multilateral issues a bit,

The first purpose of such a meeting is for the leaders of the two countries to confirm the importance of friendship between Japan and China,

The Japanese side has continuously said that North Korea's demand is unacceptable,