Prime Minister of Japan's Schedule Oct 29-Nov 4

October 29, 2012 (MON)

AM
08:53 Office
09:03 Ad-hoc Minsiterial meeting
09:12 Meeting ends
10:39 Mr. Maehara, Minister of State for National Policy
11:15 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
11:53 Parliament

PM
12:02 Lowe r House Plenary Session
12:12 Office
12:37 Parliament
01:01 Opening ceremony for 181th extraordinary Diet session
01:22 Office
01:49 Parliament
02:02 The Lower House Plenary Session: gives policy speech
02:39Office
03:25 Mr. Jimi, People’s New Party President; and Mr. Jimi, Secretary-General; Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary, attends
03:55 Mr. Ogushi, Special Advisor for PM
04:44 Mr. Saito
05:01 Mr. Saito leaves
06:19 Residence
06:30 Dinner with Ms. Maya Yamazaki, Mr. Nobuyuki Fukushima, and Ms. Hiroko Oizumi, DPJ first term Lower House members
08:32 Dinner ends

October 30, 2012 (TUE)

AM
08:51 Office
09:01 Government and Ruling Parties Council on the Formulation of the Budget
09:24 Ministerial Meeting
09:51 Mr. Gemba, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Mr. Sugiyama, Director-General, Asia Oceania Affairs Bureau; Ministry of Foreign Affairs
09:59 Mr. Gemba leaves
10:03 Mr. Sugiyama leaves
10:24 Imperial palace; autumn decoration ceremony
11:13 Office
11:21 Mr. Saito
11:40 Mr. Edano, Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry; and Mr. Haku, Senior Vice Minister of Cabinet Office

PM
12:01 Both leave
12:59 Parliament
01:00 DPJ Members General Assembly
01:26 Office
01:49 Mr. Haku, Senior Vice Minister, Cabinet Office
02:21 Mr. Suzuki, Director General of Small and Medium Enterprise Agency; and Mr. Hosomizo, Director General, Supervisory Bureau, Financial Service Agency
03:00 Courtesy Call from the President of Ashinaga; Mr. Fujimura attends
03:55 Mr. Azumi, DPJ Deputy Secretary-General; Mr. Hosono, DPJ Policy Research Council Chief; Mr. Mabuchi, Deputy Policy Research Council Chief; and Mr. Hachiro, Election Affairs Council Chief
04:34 Mr. Kawai, Administrative Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
05:04 Mr. Kawai leaves
05:55 Mr. Taketoshi, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
06:14 Mr. Shiba, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
06:27 Residence

October 31, 2012 (WED)

AM
09:31 Office
09:40 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; and Mr. Mitani, Special Advisor for PM
10:59 Both leave

PM
12:49 Parliament
01:02 Lower House Plenary Session
04:19 Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary General
04:58 Office
05:21 Mr. Shiba, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
05:32 Mr. Tarutoko, Ministter of Internal Affairs and Communications
06:29 Residence
06:30 Dinner with Mr. Takehiro Sakaguchi, Mr. Kazuya Kondo, and other DPJ first term members
08:25 All leave

November 1, 2012 (THU)

AM
09:12 Office
09:16 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister
09:34 Mr. Ogushi, Special Advisor for PM
09:44 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; and Mr. Mitani, Special Advisor for PM, join
10:50 Mr. Saito leaves
10:56 Mr. Mitani and Mr. Ogushi leave
12:49 Parliament
01:01 Lower House Plenary Session
04:03 Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary-General
04:20 Office
04:21 Mr. Hirohisa Fujii, DPJ Tax Policy Research Council Chief
05:15 Japan-Norway Summit Meeting and Joint Press Conference with Prime Minister Stoltenberg
06:00 Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Noda
07:08 See off Prime Minister Stoltenberg
07:15 Hotel New Otani, DPJ assembly of local secretary-generals and election affairs chiefs
07:50 Residence

November 2, 2012 (FRI)

AM
07:31 Mr. Shiba, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Mitani and Mr. Kawakami, Special Advisors for PM
08:32 Parliament
08:38 Ministerial Meeting
08:55 Office
09:10 Mr. Shiba
09:13 Mr. Shiba leaves
10:38 Parliament
10:46 Upper House Plenary Session

PM
12:45 Office
01:27 Mr. Otsuji, Upper House Vice Chair
01:50 Mr. Hiroyuki Shigematsu, Auditor General; Receives the FY2011 Audit Report
01:55 Meeting ends
03:00 Press group interview
03:30 Interview ends
04:07 National Governors' Conference
05:21 Council for Science and Technology Policy
06:11 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office; Mr. Kinomura, Director of Defense Intelligence Headquarters; and Mr. Manabe, Deputy Director-General, Defense Policy Bureau, Ministry of Defense
06:24 Mr. Kinomura and Mr. Manabe leaves
06:38 Mr. Kitamura leaves
06:59 Residence
07:00 Dinner with Ministers, Chief and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries
08:54 Dinner ends
08:55 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister; and Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary
10:16 Mr. Okada and Mr. Fujimura leave

November 3, 2012 (SAT)

AM
10:09 Imperial palace; Order of Culture ceremony
11:13 Residence

PM
01:30 Mr. Shiba, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Saiki, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs; Mr. Sasaki, Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry; Mr. Kozuki, European Affairs Bureau Director-General, MoFA; and Mr. Katakami, Economic Affairs Bureau Director-General, MoFA
02:00 All leave

November 4, 2012 (SUN)

AM
Residence

PM
12:30 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
01:00 Mr. Saito leaves
01:32 Press interview
01:54 Haneda Airport
02:21 Leave for Laos to attend ASEM (Asia Europe Meeting)

Local Time November 4, 2012
First Day of the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM9), and Other Activities

PM
Arrive at Wattay Airport, Vientiane, Laos
Ceremony to hand the propose for Japan-Laos economy cooperation
Welcome ceremony
Summit Meeting with Laos Prime Minister Tonshin
Stay at Don Chan Villa, a Government Lodging Facility