May 14, 2019

08:42

Left his private residence in Tokyo’s Tomigaya district.

08:57

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

09:03 – 09:17

Attended a cabinet meeting.

09:41

Left the Kantei.

09:51

Arrived at the Imperial Palace. Made an informal report to the Emperor.

10:33

Left the Imperial Palace.

10:40

Arrived at the Kantei.

11:02 – 11:22

Received a courtesy call from members of “Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO),” a group made up by young chief executives.

11:25

Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Akiba, MOFA Economic Affairs Bureau Director-General Shingo Yamagami, MHLW Administrative Vice-Minister Toshihiko Suzuki, MAFF Administrative Vice-Minister Hiroyuki Suematsu and Fisheries Agency Director-General Shigeto Hase entered the room.

12:00

All left the room.

12:12 – 12:28

Attended a liaison meeting of the government and the ruling parties.

12:30 – 12:47

Met with Liberal Democratic Party Policy Research Council Chairperson Fumio Kishida.

13:40 – 13:58

Received a written proposal from LDP Headquarters for Cybersecurity Measures Chairperson Sanae Takaichi and others.

14:01 – 14:22

Received a written proposal from Kishida and several others.

14:23 – 14:50

Met with MOFA Akiba and MOFA Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director-General Kenji Kanasugi.

14:51 – 15:23

Met with Minister of State for Economic Revitalization Toshimitsu Motegi, Administrative Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office Shigetaka Yamasaki and Cabinet Office Director-Generals for Policy Coordination Akihiro Tada and Hiroshi Tawa.

15:29 – 15:49

Received a courtesy call by Charles Kaufman, president of “B’nai B’rith,” an American-Jewish group, and several other members.

15:55

Director of Cabinet Intelligence Shigeru Kitamura, MOD Defense Policy Bureau Director-General Akihiro Tsuchimichi and MOD Defense Intelligence Headquarters Director Umio Otsuka entered the room.

16:01

Tsuchimichi and Otsuka left the room.

16:18

Kitamura left the room.

16:30 – 16:53

Met with Motegi, MLHW Director-General of Employment Security Bureau Yoshihiro Tsuchiya and METI Director-General of Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau Hiroaki Niihara.

17:03 – 18:02

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

18:08

Left the Kantei.

18:11

Arrived at Central Government Building No. 3 in Tokyo’s Kasumigaseki district. Attended an event celebrating the “Kaijo hoan no hi” [marine safety day], and delivered remarks.

18:27

Left the building.

18:39

Arrived at Hotel New Otani in Tokyo’s Kioichio district. Attended a party of the LDP Aso faction, held in the hotel’s “Tsuru no ma” banquet room, and delivered remarks.

18:49

Left the hotel.

19:08

Arrived at “Appia,” an Italian restaurant in Tokyo’s Minami Azabu district. Dined with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiro Sugita, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuyuki Furuya, Administrative Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office Shigetaka Yamasaki and National Police Agency Security Bureau Director General Yoshihiko Oishi, et al.

21:34

Left the restaurant.

21:50

Arrived at his private residence.