It is reported that Machimura was originally scheduled to visit China from Oct. 23-24.

据报道，町村信孝原本定于10月23日至24日访华。

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Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda sent priority orders for rescue operations, Machimura said.

日本首相福田康夫已经发出了援救行动的优先令，町村信孝说。

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Nobutaka Machimura expressed that he came to visit China with the wish of improving China-Japan relations.

町村表示，我是抱着改善日中关系的愿望来中国访问的。

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But, without criticising Mr Koizumi's trips to the shrine, Mr Machimura now says he may stop his own.

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Mr Koizumi's annual visits to the shrine have infuriated Japan's neighbours, and Mr Machimura likes to go there too.

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Those special advisers must get along with the new foreign minister, Nobutaka Machimura, who may not be content just to run the bureaucracy and make nice speeches.

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