Saturday, August 11, 2012

Prime Minister of Japan's Schedule July 9-22

July 9, 2012 (MON)

AM

07:01 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; and Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
08:48 Both leave
08:51 Parliament
08:58 The Lower House Budget Committee

PM
12:04 Office
12:51 Parliament
01:00 The Lower House Budget Committee
05:09 Office
05:11 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
05:37 Meeting with the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mr. Hamid Karzai; Ms. Sadako Ogata, MOFA Special Advisor, also attended
06:07 Dinner party hosted by Prime Minister
07:03 See off President karzai
07:12 The Peninsula Tokyo Hotel; Dinner with Mr. Hirohisa Fujii, DPJ Tax Research Council Chair and Mr. Shinichiro Furumoto, DPJ Secretary General of the Tax Research Council
09:02 Residence

July 10, 2012 (TUE)
AM


06:32 Mr. Nagahama, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; and Mr. Tezuka
08:00 Mr. Nagahama leaves
08:13 Mr. Tezuka leaves
08:16 Parliament
08:24 Ministerial meeting
09:04 The Upper House Budget Committee

PM
12:34 Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary General
01:00 The Upper House Budget Committee
05:26 Office
05:27 Mr. Matsubara, Minister of State for Financial Services; Mr. Goto, Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office; Mr. Koori, Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office; and Mr. Honda, Special Advisor to PM
06:02 Mr. Taketoshi, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
06:12 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
06:45 Residence

July 11, 2012 (WED)

AM

08:02 Mr. Nagahama, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; and Mr. Tezuka
09:13 Both leave
09:52 Parliament
10:01 The Upper House Plenary Session

PM
12:03 Office
12:52 Parliament
01:01 The Upper House Plenary Session
02:32 Office
03:30 Courtesy Call from Director of the League of Residents of Chishima and Habomai Islands, Inc., Mr. Toshio Koizumi
03:51 Mr. Kazuo Inamori, Board Chair Emeritus of Japan Airline
04:27 Mr. Shimoji, Secretary General of New People’s Party (Kokumin Shinto)
04:48 Mr. Furukawa, Minister of State for National Policy; and Mr. Ishida, Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office
05:21 Mr. Tezuka
05:35 The Council on National Strategy and Policy
06:31 The Council adjourns
06:36 Three Government/DPJ Executive Meeting
07:35 Meeting ends
07:43 Residence

July 12, 2012 (THU)

AM

07:02 Mr. Saito and Mr. Tezuka
07:57 Both leave
08:19 Mr. Tezuka
08:50 Parliament
09:00 The Lower House Budget Committee

PM
12:06 Office
12:53 Parliament
01:00 The Lower House Budget Committee
05:08 Inauguration Ceremony for the Space Policy Unit at Tokiwa Akasaka Icchome Bldg.
05:25 Kensei Hall, Nagatacho, Tokyo
05:27 Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary General
05:33 DPJ Diet Member General Assembly
06:41 Residence

July 13, 2012 (FRI)

AM

07:16 Mr. Nagahama and Mr. Tezuka
08:18 Both Leave
08:52 Parliament
08:59 National Security Council meeting
09:20 Ministerial meeting
10:01 The Upper House Plenary Session

PM
12:43 Office
02:01Headquarters for Administrative Reform Implementation
02:13 Mr. Matsushita, Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
02:26 Mr. Maehara, DPJ Policy Research Council Chair
03:00 Hotel New Otani, Kioi-cho, Tokyo
03:02 Meeting of DPJ Local Secretary Generals
03:15 Office
03:25 Mr. Azumi, Minister of Finance; and Mr. Katsu, Administrative Vice Minister of Finance
03:30 Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary, joins
04:02 All leave
04:03 Mr. Tatsuo Hirano, Minister for Reconstruction in the Response to the East Japan Earthquake; and Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
04:23 Mr. Hirano leaves
04:26 Mr. Saito leaves
04:33 Video message recording for the First Japan Hepatitis Day
04:45 Mr. Tezuka
05:01 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister
05:31 Courtesy Call from the Members of the Tokyo-Seoul Forum
06:05 Ceremony to Present the Prime Minister's Commendations for Contributors to Promote the country as a "Maritime Nation"
06:28 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
06:56 Mr. Kitamura leaves
07:48 Residence

July 14, 2012 (SAT) Visit Earthquake and Tsunami Affected Areas in Iwate Prefecture

AM

08:15 Haneda Airport
08:27Leave the airport on Air Self Defense Force U4; Mr. Tatsuo Hirano, Minister for Reconstruction in the Response to the East Japan Earthquake, accompanies
09:26 Arrive at Hanamaki Airport, Iwate Prefecture
11:20 Fish Market in Kawaishi City; Mr. Tatsuo Hirano; Mr. Tsugawa, Parliamentary Secretary of Reconstruction; Mr. Saito; and Mr. Honda, Special Advisor to PM. Greeted by, Mr. Takuya Tasso, Governor of Iwate, and Mr. Takenori Noda, Mayor of Kamaishi.
11:56 Kawaishi City office; presentation by Moyer Noda regarding the reconstruction progress

PM
12:14 Lunch in a sushi restaurant
01:11 Observe temporary residence, support center, and other facility. Converse with local residents
02:18 JR Unosumai Station. Ken Hirano, President of Kamaishi City Higashi Middle School
02:36 Otsuchi city central hall. Greeted by Yutaka Ikarigawa, Mayor of Otsuchi town
02:55 Temporary shopping avenue
03:12 Seaside Town Mast, Otsuchi town
03:23 Exchange opinions with local chamber of commerce members
04:04 Press interview
04:06 Interview ends
06:29 Hanamaki Airport
06:42 Leave the airport
07:35 Arrive at Haneda Airport
08:12 Residence

July 15, 2012 (SUN)

AM

Residence

PM
Residence

July 16, 2012 (MON) Marine Day Holiday

AM
Residence

PM
02:55 Mr. Tezuka
04:28 Fuji TV, Odaiba, Tokyo
04:50 Appear on a news show
06:42 Residence

July 17, 2012 (TUE)

AM

09:31 Office
10:01 Ministerial meeting
10:13 Mr. Gemba, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Morimoto, Minister of Defense; Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Kanazawa, Administrative Vice Minister of Defense; and Mr. Ihara, Director-General of North America Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
10:44 Mr. Fujimura leaves
11:00 All leave

PM
01:54 Mr. Nakagaw, Minister of State for Disaster Management
02:31Mr. Tadakazu Kimura, President of Asahi Shimbun
03:00 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
03:07 Mr. Kitamura leaves
04:00 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
04:27Mr. Sugiyama, Director-General, Asia Pacific Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
04:50 Mr. Furukawa, Minister of State for National Policy; and Mr. Takahara, Director-General, Agency for Natural resources and Energy
05:33 Both leave
06:04 Kensei Hall, Nagatacho, Tokyo; Release ceremony of program of the New People’s Party
06:18 Residence

July 18, 2012 (WED)

AM

07:17 Mr. Nagahama and Mr. Tezuka
08:47 Both leave
08:51 Parliament
09:00 Meeting of the House of Councillors Special Committee on the Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Taxation Systems
11:58 Office

PM
12:50 Parliament
01:00 Meeting of the House of Councillors Special Committee on the Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Taxation Systems
05:10 Office
05:30 Mr. Tezuka
06:00 Mr. Tezuka leaves
07:08 Residence

July 19, 2012 (THU)

AM

07:00 Mr. Nagahama and Mr. Tezka
08:35 Both leave
08:52 Parliament
09:00 Meeting of the House of Councillors Special Committee on the Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Taxation Systems
11:57 Office

PM
12:51 Parliament
01:00 Meeting of the House of Councillors Special Committee on the Comprehensive Reform of Social Security and Taxation Systems
05:11 Office
05:31 Meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Mr. Morgan Richard Tsvangirai
05:58 See off Prime Minister Tsvangirai
06:01 Mr. Taki, Minister of Justice
06:19 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
06:25 Mr. Tezuka
06:36 Mr. Hosono, Minister of Environment
07:02 Mr. Shinji Tarutoko, and DPJ Emergency Response Headquarters against Disaster in Northern Kyushu due to Heavy Rain
07:29 Dinner with Mr. Nagahama, Mr. Tarutoko, and Mr. Ichiro Aisawa, LDP Lower House member
09:02 Residence

July 20, 2012 (FRI)

AM

07:37 Office
07:45 Consumer Policy Council
08:00 Ministerial Meeting Concerning Measures Against Crime
08:21 Ministerial meeting
08:32 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister
08:45 Mr. Okada leaves
10:00 Haneda Airport
10:16 Leave the airport to visit the disaster affected are in the Kyushu region ; Mr. Goto, Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office, and Mr. Honda, Special Advisor to PM, accompany
11:47 Arrive at Kumamoto Airport in Kyushu; Mr. Ikuo Kabashima, Kumamoto Governor, greets

PM
12:55 Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture, City Hall
01:00 Exchange opinions with Governor Kabashima of Kumamoto
01:29 Ichinomiya Junior High School. Meet local residents who evacuated
01:49 Observe several disaster affected sites in the city
01:47 Press interview
01:48 Interview ends
03:55 Hita City, Ooita Prefecture, City Hall
04:05 Mr. Katsusada Hirose, Governor of Ooita
04:31 Press interview
04:49 Observe disaster affected sites in the city
06:38 Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture
07:05 Yanagawa City Hall
07:13 Mr. Hiroshi Ogawa, Governor of Fukuoka
07:42 Press interview
08:17 Saga Airport
08:19 Mr. Yasushi Furukawa, Governor of Saga
08:30 Leave the airport
09:58 Arrive at Haneda Airport
10:30 Residence

July 21, 2012 (SAT)

AM

Residence

PM
04:28 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
05:00 Mr. Saito leaves
05:38 National Yoyogi First Arena; Send-off Event for the Japanese National Team of the London 2012 Games of the XXX Olympiad
06:11 Residence

July 22, 2012 (SUN)

AM

Residence

PM
01:08 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
01:38 At Waseda University, Mr. Kaoru Kamata, President of Waseda University
02:06 Attend a forum in the University
03:44 Residence

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