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Machida Chji was a politician and cabinet minister in the prewar Empire of Japan.

Machida was born in Akita as the fourth son to a samurai in the service of Kubota Domain. However, his father died when he was three years old, and he was raised by his grandparents until adopted by an uncle in 1875, to whose estate he succeeded. He moved to Tokyo and studied at preparatory schools for Tokyo Imperial University, where one of his classmates was Ichiki Kitokur. Although he passed his examinations, he had frequent health problems in Tokyo, including bouts of beriberi and was forced to return to Akita. In 1883, he was invited to become an editor for the Akita Sakegake Newspaper, where he specialized in political topics and became acquainted with noted politician Inukai Tsuyoshi. In the summer of 1884, he returned to Tokyo, where he attended the law school of Tokyo Imperial University. One of his classmates at this time was Uchida Kosai and Hayashi Gonsuke. However, because of his frequent absences and failure to complete his preliminary studies, Machida never obtained a de

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