Dec. 21, 2017

09:02

Left his private residence in Tokyo’s Tomigaya district.

09:21

Arrived at the Prime Minister’s Office [Kantei].

09:30

Met with Hudson Institute President Kenneth Weinstein. MOFA North American Affairs Bureau Director-General Takeo Mori was in attendance.

10:03

Held a four ministers’ meeting of the National Security Council.

11:42

Arrived at the Imperial Palace. Attended an Imperial luncheon.

13:42

Arrived at the Kantei.

13:53

Met with Minister in charge of Information Technology Policy Masaji Matsuyama.

14:17

Attended a meeting of the Ministerial Council on the Monthly Economic Report.

14:34

Met Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Toshimitsu Motegi, Cabinet Office Administrative Vice-Minister Takashi Kawachi, Vice Minister Mamoru Maekawa, as well as Directors-General for Economic Research Hiroaki Niihara and Hiroshi Tawa.

15:03

Met with Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobukatsu Kanehara, Director of Cabinet Intelligence Shigeru Kitamura, MOFA Foreign Policy Bureau Deputy Minister for Foreign Policy Satoshi Suzuki, MOD Bureau of Defense Policy Director-General Satoshi Maeda, Bureau of Defense Policy Deputy Director-General Masami Oka, and Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Katsutoshi Kawano.

16:30

Gave an interview to the tabloid Yukan Fuji.

17:20

Attended a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy.

18:12

Met with Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Keiichi Ishii, MLIT Vice-Minister for International Affairs Hiroshi Tabata, and Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner Akihiko Tamura.

18:32

Arrived at his official residence. Dined with Chief Representative Natsuo Yamaguchi, Deputy Chief Representative Kazuo Kitagawa, Secretary-General Yoshihisa Inoue, and other key Komeito leaders. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was in attendance.

19:47

All guests left. Stayed overnight.