Prime Minister of Japan's Schedule December 19-25

December 25, 2011

AM
10:29 Press interview in front of the residence of PM
10:55 Haneda Airport
11:17 Leave Haneda for Japan-China summit in Beijing, China, on a government plane

PM (Local time, December 25, 2011)
Arrive at Beijing Capital International Aiport; Observe National Agriculture Exhibition in Beijing city; Conversation with local Japanese residents at the residence of Japanese ambassador for China; Welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People; Meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao of PRC; Signing ceremony; Dinner party hosted by Premier Wen; Press interview at Chang Fu Gong Center Hotel; Conversation with the accompanying press; Stay in the hotel

December 24, 2011

AM
08:02 The office of PM
08:25 National Security Council meeting
08:51 Ministerial committee on the formulation of the budget
09:01 Extraordinary ministerial meeting
09:21 Okinawa Policy Council
09:50 Mr. Nakagawa, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Mr. Edano, Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry; Mr. Hosono, Minister of Environment; Mr. Tatsuo Hirano, Minister for Reconstruction in the Response to the East Japan Earthquake; Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Suematsu, Special Advisor to PM; Mr. Matsushita, Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry; Mr. Sugawara, Director-General of Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
10:14 Mr. Nakagawa, Mr. Edano, Mr. Hirano, Mr. Matsushita and Mr. Sugawara leave
10:17 Everyone leaves
10:36 Mr. Yamaguchi, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs; Mr. Tsutsui, Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM
11:19 Everyone leaves
11:40 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM

PM
12:18 Press interview
12:21 The residence of PM
01:55 Mr. Yoshihiro Kawakami, DPJ Upper House member
02:13 Mr. Kawakami leaves
03:03 Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary General; Mr. Okada, Former DPJ Secretary General; Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary
04:00 Everyone leaves

December 23, 2011
 
AM
10:27 Haircut at Ginza Matsunaga, Tokyo
11:39 The residence of PM

PM
12:35 Imperial Palace, Birthday ceremony for Emperor with Mrs. Noda
01:35 The residence of PM
02:33 Ruling party leaders talks with Mr. Kamei, Leader of the People’s New Party (Kokumin Shinto); Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary General; Mr. Shimoji, Secretary-General of the People’s New Party; Mr. Tanaka, Leader of New Party Nippon (Shinto Nippon)
03:29 Three DPJ/Government Executive Meeting
04:51 Study session with all Ministers
07:24 Study session adjourned

December 22, 2011

AM
08:54 The office of PM
09:02 Mr. Masahiko Kondo, Musician; Ms. Tetsuko Kuroyamagi, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and others
09:17 Mr. Gemba, Minister of Foreign Affairs
09:22 Mr. Sasae, Administrative Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, joins
09:39 Mr. Gemba leaves
10:05 Mr. Sasae leaves
10:06 Mr. Tatsuo Hirano, Minister for Reconstruction in the Response to the East Japan Earthquake
10:51 Interview from Indian Express
11:13 Mr. Nagahama, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM; Mr. Bessho, Foreign Ministry councilor in charge of political affairs; Mr. Okada, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

PM
12:29 Deliver address at the meeting of the Nippon Keidanren Board of Directors, Keidanren Hall, Otemachi, Tokyo
12:54 The office of PM
02:04 Mr. Uematsu, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
02:31 Awards ceremony for long-serving employees of the cabinet and cabinet office
03:01 Ministerial meeting
03:17 Issue an appointment letter for Mr. Yamamoto, Director-General of Cabinet Legislation Bureau
03:22 Government and ruling parties council on the formulation of the budget
03:30 Mr. Azumi, Minister of Finance; Mr. Katsu, Administrative Vice-Minister of Finance; Mr. Manago, Director General of the Budget Bureau, Ministry of Finance
04:04 Mr. Ogushi, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office
04:24 Mr. Kawabata, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications; Mr. Goto, Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office; Mr. Fukuda, Parliamentary Secretary of Internal Affairs and Communications
04:46 Mr. Goto and Mr. Fukuda leave
04:59 Mr. Kawabata leaves
05:02 The Council on National Strategy and Policy
06:03 Mr. Itoh, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management; Mr. Uematsu, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
06:20 Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM
06:33 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
07:11 Mr. Tezuka leaves
07:44 The residence of PM

December 21, 2011

AM
09:31 The office of PM
10:53 Mr. Mitani, Deputy to the Minister in charge of Abduction Issue
11:19 Mr. Akira Uchiyama, DPJ Lower House member
11:34 Mr. Taketoshi, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary

PM
12:59 Parliament
01:02 Greetings at DPJ Diet members meeting
01:17 The office of PM
01:22 Mr. Fujii, DPJ Head of Tax Research Commission; Mr. Shinichiro Furumoto, Secretary-General of DPJ Tax Research Commission
01:51 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
02:21 Ministerial Council on Monthly Economic Report and Other Relative Issues
02:50 Mr. Sugiyama, Director-General of Asia and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
03:50 Mr. Furukawa, Minister of State for National Policy
04:14 Mr. Tsutsui, Senior Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
05:02 Mr. Nagahama, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM; Mr. Bessho, Foreign Ministry councilor in charge of political affairs
05:40 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
06:27 The residence of PM

December 20, 2011

AM
08:45 The office of PM
08:55 National Security Council meeting at the office of PM
09:38 Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM
10:02 Ministerial Meeting
10:30 Phone conversation with President Obama of the Untied States
10:45 Mr. Kawabata, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
10:52 Presentation ceremony of the Prime Minister’s award to the winner of the Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize
11:02 Meeting with the representatives of municipalities affected by typhoon Talas in Wakayama Prefecture and others; Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; and Mr. Honda, Special Advisor to PM, are also present
11:19 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
11:43 Luncheon at the Imperial Palace,

PM
01:40 The office of PM
02:01 Radio recording for government publicity
02:45 Meeting of the Forum for Consultations between the National and Regional Governments
03:14 Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
03:32 Mr. Hisashi Owada, President of the International Court of Justice
04:04 Mr. Furukawa, Minister of State for National Policy; Mr. Ishida, Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office
04:43 Mr. Azumi, Minister of Finance; Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Katsu, Administrative Vice-Minister of Finance; Mr. Furuya, Director-General of the Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance
05:31 Mr. Nakae, Administrative Vice Minister of Defense; Mr. Matsumoto, Director General, Bureau of Operational Policy; General Oriki, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japan Self-Defense Forces; Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM
07:05 The Residence of PM
07:06 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
07:10 Mr. Tezuka leaves

December 19, 2011

AM
07:55 Breakfast with Professor Takashi Onishi, the University of Tokyo, and Mr. Toshio Nagahisa, Executive Director of PHP Institute at The Capitol Hotel Tokyu, Nagatacho, Tokyo.
07:57 Mr. Furukawa, Minister of State for National Policy
09:33 The Office of PM
10:15 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
10:32 Interview from Chiba Nippo (Chiba Daily Newspaper)

PM
12:00 Leaves the office of PM to deliver a stump speech in Shmbashi, Tokyo, but turned back on the way.
12:09 The office of PM
12:30 Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
12:46 Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM
01:00 National Security Council meeting at the office of PM
01:12 Mr. Yamaoka, Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
01:16 Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM
02:40 Mr. Itoh, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management; Mr. Uematsu, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
02:50 Phone conversation with President Lee Myung Bak of South Korea
03:18 Three DPJ/Government Executive Meeting
04:58 Mr. Nakae, Administrative Vice Minister of Defense; Mr. Nishi, Director-General of the Bureau of Defense Policy, Ministry of Defense; Mr. Yamauchi, Director General of the Bureau of Local Cooperation, Ministry of Defense
05:00 Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM, joins
06:00 Mr. Itoh, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management; Mr. Uematsu, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
06:25 Press interview
06:30 The residence of PM