Feb. 21, 2018

09:51

Left his official residence for the Prime Minister’s Office [Kantei].

10:54

Met with Special Advisor to the LDP President for Foreign Affairs Katsuyuki Kawai.

11:30

Met with CEO Dara Khosrowshahi of Uber Technologies, Inc., the largest rideshare service company in the U.S.  MOFA Director for Economic Affairs Kanji Yamanouchi joined the meeting.

12:01

Held a ruling party leaders’ meeting with Komeito Chief Natsuo Yamaguchi.

13:50

Met with former House of Representatives member Muneo Suzuki.

14:29

Met with Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Katsunobu Kato and Cabinet Office Director-General for Policy Coordination Hiroaki Niihara.

15:15

Met with MOFA Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Akiba, Director-General for Asian and Oceania Affairs Kenji Kanasugi and Deputy Minister for Foreign Policy Satoshi Suzuki.

15:23

Met with MOFA Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Akiba and Director-General for Asian and Oceania Affairs Kanasugi.

15:33

Met with LDP Constitutional Reform Promotion Headquarters Director-General Takumi Nemoto and Secretary-General Naoki Okada.

16:38

Received a courtesy call from Shimonoseki Blowfish Association President Hiroshi Mihara, Mayor Shintaro Maeda of Shimonoseki City in Yamaguchi Prefecture and others.

17:19

Held a cabinet ministers meeting related to monthly economic report.

17:44

Held a four ministers meeting of the National Security Council.  Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko and Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Keiichi Ishii joined the meeting.

19:01

Arrived at Hotel Grand Palace in Iidabashi, Tokyo.  Had Dinner with Yomiuri Shimbun Chief Editor Tsuneo Watanabe at the Japanese restaurant Chiyoda.

21:52

Arrived at his private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo.