Prime Minister of Japan's Schedule December 16-18

December 18, 2011 

AM
08:30 Leave Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto
08:47 The Kyoto State Guesthouse
09:11 Summit Meeting with President Lee Myung-bak MOFA DETAIL
10:10 Strolls in the courtyard with President Lee
10:40 Interview with media
11:08 Ryoan-ji temple, Ukyo-ward, Kyoto
11:22 Strolls Ryoan-ji with President Lee

PM
12:21 Lunch with Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM; and Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM, at a Japanese restaurant “Kyoyamatoya” in New Miyako Hotel, Minami-ward, Kyoto
01:44 Jr. Kyoto Station
02:03 Leave Kyoto Station on Nozomi #232
04:23 Arrives at JR Tokyo Station
02:39 The residence of PM

December 17, 2011

AM
The residence of PM

PM
12:11 The Capitol Hotel Tokyu, Nagatacho, Tokyo. Lunch with Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary, at a Japanese restaurant “Suiren”
01:19 JR Tokyo Station
01:30 Depart Tokyo Station on Nozomi #39, accompanied by Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
03:51 Arrive at JR. Kyoto Station
04:35 Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto, Sakyo-ward, Kyoto
06:08 The Kyoto State Guesthouse
06:10 Mr. Genba, Minister of Foreign Affairs
06:28 Greets President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea (South Korea)
06:30 Summit Meeting
06:50 Dinner party hosted by Prime Minister
09:09 Stays at Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto

December 16, 2011

AM
09:31 The office of PM
09:41 Ministerial Committee on the Formulation of the Budget
10:01 Ministerial meeting
10:30 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
10:43 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, joins
11:10 Both leave

PM
12:34 Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Iikura Guest House, Azabudai, Tokyo
12:35 Mr. Shigeo Iizuka, President of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea; Mr. Shigeru Yokota and Mrs. Sakie Yokota, parents of Megumi Yokota, an abduction victim.
12:44 Gave remarks at the reception for a screening of “Abduction- Megumi Yokota Story”.
01:26 The office of PM
02:26 Mr. Taketoshi, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
02:38 Mr. Sugiyama, Director-General of Asia and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
02:55 Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM; Mr. Bessho, Foreign Ministry councilor in charge of political affairs; Mr. Sugiyama, Director-General of Asia and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
03:10 Mr. Yagi, Director-General of Economic Affairs Bureau, joins
03:23 Everyone leaves
03:32 Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters
04:00 Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
04:30 Mr. Fujimura leaves
04:45 Mr. Tezuka leaves
06:00 Press conference
06:48 Dinner with Mr. Tsuneo Watanabe, President of Yomiuri Shimbun, and Mr. Yoshibumi Wakamiya, Chief Editor of Asahi Shimbun, members of “Shichishakai” (association of seven media companies) at a restaurant, Top of the Square, Otemachi, Tokyo.
08:02 The residence of PM
08:03 Mr. Fujii, DPJ Head of Tax Research Commission; Mr. Kansei Nakano, DPJ Deputy Head of Tax Research Commission; Mr. Ritsuo Hosokawa, Head of Research Council on Integrate Reform of the Social Security and Taxation Systems
08:20 Mr. Banri Kaieda, chief vice president of DPJ Tax research Commission, joins
10:30 Everyone leaves