January 16, 2019

09:40

Left his private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo.

09:55

Arrived at the Imperial Palace. Attended the New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony.

12:00

Left the Imperial Palace.

12:07

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

13:24-14:04

Met with LDP House of Councillors Secretary-General Hiromi Yoshida.

14:05-14:29

Met with former House of Representatives member Muneo Suzuki.

14:30-14:55

Met with Japan Rugby Football Union Honorary President Yoshiro Mori and Rugby World Cup 2019 Organizing Committee CEO Akira Shimazu.

15:12-15:29

Met with National Security Secretariat Secretary General Shotaro Yachi, Director of Cabinet Intelligence Shigeru Kitamura, MOFA Deputy Minister for Foreign Policy Satoshi Suzuki and Joint Chief Staff Katsutoshi Kawano.

15:37-16:44

Met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Taro Kono, National Security Secretariat Secretary General Yachi, MOFA Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Akiba, Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, and Director-General for European Affairs Yasushi Masaki.

16:45-17:12

Met with Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Taro Aso, MOF Director-General of the Budget Bureau Shigeaki Okamoto, and Director-General of the Financial Bureau Tetsuo Kabe.

17:13-17:32

Met with Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Aso.

17:33-18:06

Met with Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Rikio Kozu, Executive Deputy President Naoto Ohmi and General Secretary Yasunobu Aihara. Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Seiichi Eto and LDP Labor Administration Division Director Eisuke Mori joined the meeting.

18:29

Left the Kantei.

18:53

Arrived at Chinese restaurant “Tohtenkoh Uenohonten” in Ikenohata, Tokyo. Dined with his secretaries.

20:15

Left the restaurant.

20:23

Arrived at the Ueno Royal Museum. Viewed exhibition “Making the Difference: Vermeer and Dutch Art.”

20:57-20:58

Gave an interview to media outlets.

20:59

Left the museum.

21:27

Arrived at his private residence.