Prime Minister of Japan's Schedule April 9-15

April 9, 2012 (MON)

AM
09:34 Office of PM
10:00 Xie Suren, Minister of Finance, PRC. Mr. Nakao, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, also attends
10:30 Mr. Erikawa, former Secretary-General of National Personnel Authority
10:58 Mr. Furukawa, Minister of State for National Policy
11:31 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office; and Mr. Nishi, Director-General of the Bureau of Defense Policy, Ministry of Defense; and Mr. Kinomura, Director of Defense Intelligence Headquarters.
11:38 Mr. Nishi and Mr. Kinomura leave
11:42 Mr. Kitamura leaves

PM
02:00 Mr. Yonemura, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management; and Mr. Sakurai, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secreatry.
02:23 Mr. Ishida, Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office
03:01 Mr. Gemba, Minister of Foreign Affairs
03:38 Mr. Gemba leaves
04:42 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; and Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM
05:00 Mr. Tezuka, Special Adviser to PM
05:31 Tsetska Tsacheva, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
05:52 The Council on National Strategy and Policy
07:03 The meeting adjourned
08:00 Meeting among Four Ministers on the Issue of Nuclear Power Stations; Mr. Sengoku, Deputy Chief of DPJ Policy Research Council
08:26 The meeting adjourned
08:45 Residence of PM

April 10, 2012 (TUE)

AM
08:52 Office of PM
09:01 Ministerial meeting
09:09 The meeting adjourned
10:36 Receives Proposals from Dr. Takashi Onishi , President of the Science Council of Japan
10:58 Mr. Hajime Ishii, DPJ Upper House Member
11:19 Mr. Ishii leaves

PM
01:57 The Frontier Subcommittee of the Council on National Strategy and Policy – Frontier of Prosperity Panel
02:18 Office
03:21 Press group interview
03:54 Mr. Tanaka, Minister of Defense; Mr. Kanazawa, Administrative Vice Minister of Defense; Mr. Iwasaki, head of the Joint Chief
04:27 Mr. Toshimi Kitazawa and Mr. Hajime Hirota, DPJ Upper House members; Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM
05:00 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
05:46 Presentation Ceremony of the "Food and Community Solidarity" Selection; Mr. Kano, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery also attends
06:31 Japan-UK Summit Meeting with Mr. Cameron, Prime Minister of UK; Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; and Mr. Nagahama, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary also attend
07:09 Residence
07:10 Dinner party hosted by Prime Minister Noda
08:23 See off Prime Minister Cameron

April 11, 2012 (WED)

AM
09:33 Office
10:00 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
11:10 Mr. Tezuka leaves

PM
02:50 Parliament
03:00 Committee on Fundamental National Policies Joint Meeting of Both Houses at the Diet (Party Leaders’ Debate)
03:55 Office
04:02 Courtesy Call from the Panelists of the US-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON) XXV; Mr. Minoru Makihara, and Mr. Porte Chairpersons of the Conference; U.S. Ambassador Roos to Japan also attends
04:32 Three DPJ/Government Executive Meeting
05:32 Courtesy Call from the Recipients of the Healthy Society Award
05:41 Issue appointment to Mr. Hara, New Secretary-General of National Personnel Authority
05:46 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office; and Mr. Nishi, Director-General of the Bureau of Defense Policy, Ministry of Defense; amd Mr. Kinomura, Director of Defense Intelligence Headquarters.
05:59 Mr. Nishi and Mr. Kinomura leave; Mr. Yonemura, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management, joins
06:07 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
06:34 Meeting with His Majesty Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain
07:04 Signing Ceremony for security exchange
07:09 Dinner Party hosted by Prime Minister
08:14 See off King Hamad
08:19 Residence

April 12, 2012 (THU)

AM
06:47 Office

PM
12:49 Parliament
01:02 The Lower House Plenary Session
01:16 Office
02:00 Ministerial Council on Monthly Economic Report and Other Relative Issues
02:19 Mr. Kawabata, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
02:29 Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary, joins
02:53 Mr. Nishimura, Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
03:34 Mr. Yonemura, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management; and Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
03:50 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. Sonoda, Mr. Sonoda, Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office; and Mr. Terada, Special Advisor to PM
04:13 Mr. Sonoda and Mr. Terada leave
04:23 Mr. Okada leaves
04:45 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
05:25 Meeting among Four Ministers on the Issue of Nuclear Power Stations; Mr. Sengoku, Deputy Chief of DPJ Policy Research Council
06:54 Residence

April 13, 2012 (FRI)

AM
06:47 Office
08:25 Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary
08:27 Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM, joins
08:28 Mr. Fujimura and Mr. Nagashima leave
08:35 Mr. Tanaka, Minister of Defense
08:45 National Security Council meeting
09:13 Ministerial meeting
10:02 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister; and Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM
10:43 Mr. Okada and Mr. Nagashima leave
11:05 National Security Council meeting
11:28 Meeting adjourned

PM
12:51 Parliament
01:02 The Lower House Plenary session
01:11 Office
03:10 Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM
03:19 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister; and Mr. Terada, Special Advisor to PM, join
03:24 Mr. Tanaka, Minister of Defense; Mr. Kanazawa, Administrative Vice Minister of Defense; Mr. Iwasaki, head of the Joint Chief, join
03:28 Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary, joins
04:03 Everyone leaves
04:06 Mr. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder of Art of Living, a volunteer organization
05:00 The First Council on the Economic Situation including the Issue of Overcoming Deflation
05:15 Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary General
06:00 Mr. Tezuka, Special Advisor to PM
06:14 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
06:30 Meeting among Four Ministers on the Issue of Nuclear Power Stations; Mr. Sengoku, Deputy Chief of DPJ Policy Research Council
07:39 Residence

April 14, 2012 (SAT)

AM
10:59 Office
11:38 Meeting with Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority; Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, and Mr. Nagashima, Special Advisor to PM, attend

PM
12:17 Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister
01:24 See off Dr. Abbas
01:30 Attend the wedding ceremony of Mr. Hiroyuki Konishi, DPJ Upper House member, and a French restaurant Tour D’Argent in Hotel New Otani, Kioicho, Tokyo
01:52 Residence

April 15, 2012 (SUN)

AM
09:38 Hotel Nikko Tokyo, Daiba, Tokyo
09:44 Deliver an address at the East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership Dialogue
10:08 Residence

PM
Whole afternoon at residence