Prime Minister of Japan's Schedule April 2-8

April 2, 2012 (MON)

AM
07:16 Mr. Nagahama, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
08:26 Both leave
08:48 Parliament
09:00 The Upper House Budget Committee
11:59 Office of PM

PM 
12:48 Parliament
01:00 The Upper House Budget Committee
05:38 Office of PM
05:50 Mr. Nakao, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs ;Mr. Okada, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
06:00 Frontier Subcommittee of the Council on National Strategy and Policy
06:09 Three DPJ/Government Executive Meeting
07:00 Conference call with Ms. Merkel, Prime Minister of Germany
07:21 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
07:25 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
07:53 Residence of PM

April 3, 2012 (TUE)

AM
08:24 Parliament
08:33 Headquarters for Administrative Reform Implementation
08:50 Ministerial meeting
09:14 Office of PM
11:40 Mr. Yuhei Sato, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture; and Mr. Katsutaka Idogawa, Mayor of Futaba-machi, Fukushima

PM
12:02 Everyone leaves
01:51 Mr. Takagi, DPJ constituency chairman
02:28 Mr. Takagi leaves
03:59 Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM
04:49 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
05:16 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister
06:11 Attend Arab Day Reception at the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo
06:57 Office of PM
07:03 Meeting among Four Ministers on the Issue of Nuclear Power Stations
08:20 Residence of PM

April 4, 2012 (WED)

AM
07:16 Mr. Nagahama, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; and Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
08:40 Both leave
08:51 Parliament
09:00 The Upper House Budget Committee
11:59 Office of PM

PM
12:50 Parliament
01:00 The Upper House Budget Committee
05:11 Office of PM
05:18 Mr. Gemba, Minister of Foreign Affairs
05:45 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
06:15 Mr. Tezuka leaves
06:59 At NHK
07:30 Appear on a NHK TV program
08:21 Residence of PM
08:30 Three DPJ/Government Executive Meeting
10:10 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary General; Mr. Jojima, DPJ Deputy Secretary General; and Mr. Tarutoko, DPJ Acting Secretary General, leave
10:26 Mr. Maehara, chairperson of DPJ Policy Research Council, leaves

April 5, 2012 (THU)

AM
07:46 Mr. Nagahama, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; and Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
08:37 Mr. Nagahama leaves
08:43 Mr. Tezuka leaves
08:46 Parliament
08:51 Mr. Edano, Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry
09:00 The Upper House Budget Committee

PM
01:01 The Upper House Plenary Session
02:06 Office of PM
02:43 Parliament
02:45 Mr. Hirofumi Hirano, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
02:52 The Lower House Plenary Session
02:57 Office of PM
03:57 Mr. Gemba, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Tanaka, Minister of Defense; and Mr. Ihara, Director-General of North American Affairs Bureau, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
04:37 Mr. Gemba and Mr. Ihara leave
04:44 Everyone leaves
04:46 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
05:09 Parliament
05:22 The Lower House Plenary Session
05:30 Mr. Hirata, Chairperson of the Upper House; Mr. Otsuji, Vice-Chairperson of the Upper House; Mr. Tsuruho, Chair of the Steering Committee.
05:48 Mr. Eto, Lower House Vice Chair; Mr. Kodaira, Chair of the Steering Committee; and others. Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Azumi, Minister of Finance; and Mr. Katsu, Administrative Vice-Minister of Finance, accompany
06:03 Office of PM
06:04 Press interview
06:12 Meeting among Four Ministers on the Issue of Nuclear Power Stations
08:01 Residence of PM

April 6, 2012 (FRI)

AM
07:50 Breakfast with Mr. Homei Shirakawa, Governor , Bank of Japan, at a Japanese restaurant “Suiren” in the Capitol Hotel Tokyu
08:49 Office of PM
09:25 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office; and . Mukuki, Director of the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center
09:35 Mr. Mukuki leaves
09:51 Mr. Kitamura leaves
10:01 Ministerial meeting
10:29 Mr. Ono, Director-General of the Headquarters for Ocean Policy
10:44 Mr. Sasae, Administrative Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
11:32 Mr. Yoshitake Yokokura, President of The Japan Medical Association; Mr. Nagahama, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, also attends
11:39 Mr. Masanao Ozaki, Governor of Kochi Prefecture; Mr. Kamon Iizumi, Governor of Tokushima; and others

PM
01:00 Mr. Tarutoko, DPJ Acting Secretary General
01:57 Delivers an Address to New Civil Servants
02:19 Office of PM
03:10 Imperial Palace, Appoint ceremony for newly appointed Senior Vice-Ministers and Parliamentary Secreatries
04:00 Office of PM
04:23 Giving of Letters of Assignment to newly appointed Senior Vice-Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries followed by a photo shooting session
04:44 Mr. Jimi, Head of the People’s New Party (Kokumin Shinto); Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary General; Mr. Tarutoko, DPJ Acting Secretary General; and Mr. Shimoji, Secretary-General of the People’s New Party
05:00 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
05:33 Meeting among Four Ministers on the Issue of Nuclear Power Stations
06:50 Residence of PM

April 7, 2012 (SAT)

AM
07:19 Haneda Airport
07:51 Leave the airport on JAL Flight 103
08:41 Arrive at Itami Airport
10:04 Visit Kashiwabara Prefectural Hospital in Tanba City, Hyogo Prefecture. Observe the pediatrics unit
10:10Meeting with Mr. Toshizo Ido, Governor of Hyogo Prefecture; and Mr. Adachi, Hospital Director
11:05 Press Interview

PM
12:33 Konan University, Nishinomiya Campus
12:34 Lunch with Hajime Ishii, DPJ Upper House member; Mr. Toshiro Ishii, DPU Lower House member; and Mr. Mizuoka, Special Advisor to PM
12:48 Mr. Matsumoto, DPJ Deputy Diet Affairs Chief
12:51 Mr. Masahiro Kono, Mayor of Nishinomiya City
01:03 The “Peace of Mind for Tomorrow Dialogue” in Hyogo Prefecture
02:24 Dialogue ends
02:29 Press interview
03:02 Itami Airport
03:40 Leave the airport on JAL Flight 124
04:31 Arrive at Haneda Airport
05:13 Residence of PM

April 8, 2012 (SUN)

AM
Spend the morning at the residence

PM
01:05 Mr. Jojima, DPJ Deputy Secretary General
02:20 Mr. Jojima leaves