The daughter of former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka. Makiko is known for her casual dress and blunt manner.
Makiko Fujino, a ruling party candidate in the city of Nagoya, where an 81-year-old woman died from the new flu, brought disinfectant along to her rallies.
Hiroko (Makiko Watanabe) is detached from both her co-workers and family members, going through the motions so that she can return home to spend time with her inflatable torso.
(AFP report from Tokyo) Former Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, who is popular among voters, has abruptly refuted the misuse of the parliament assistants' salary granted by the government in the Diet's Political Ethics Special Committee.
