Sept. 30, 2019

09:11

Left his private residence in Tokyo’s Tomigaya district.

09:27

Arrived at the Imperial Palace. Signed the official register to announce his return to Japan.

09:37

Left the Imperial Palace.

09:47

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

10:43 – 11:02

Met with Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao.

11:06 – 11:36

Met with National Security Secretariat Secretary General Shigeru Kitamura and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Takaya Imai.

11:37 – 11:55

Met with Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Yasutoshi Nishimura, Cabinet Office Administrative Vice-Minister Shigetaka Yamasaki, Cabinet Office Vice Minister for Policy Coordination Hiroshi Tawa and Cabinet Office Director-General for Economic and Fiscal Management Akihiro Tada.

14:10 – 14:20

Received a visit by newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Switzerland Kojiro Shiraishi, et al.  

14:21

Left the Kantei.

14:32

Arrived at the Embassy of France in Tokyo’s Minami Azabu district. Signed the condolence book for the late French President Jacques René Chirac. Had a brief meeting with French Ambassador to Japan Laurent Pic.

14:43

Left the Embassy of France.

14:52

Arrived at the Kantei.

15:18 – 15:37

Met with Kitamura, Director of Cabinet Intelligence Hiroaki Takizawa, MOD Director-General for Defense Policy Akihiro Tsuchimichi and Vice Chief of Staff Yutaka Masuko.

15:40 – 16:03

Met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi and Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori.

16:05 – 16:58

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

17:00 – 17:13

Met with Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Sanae Takaichi.

17:14 – 17:52

Met with Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on the Tax System Chairperson Akira Amari.

18:06 – 18:25

Attended a meeting of the Council on National Strategic Special Zones.

18:33

Left the Kantei.

18:46

Arrived at “Chugoku Hantein Ichigaya,” a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo’s Kudan Kita district. Dined with LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai, LDP General Affairs Council Chairperson Shunichi Suzuki, LDP Policy Research Council Chairperson Fumio Kishida and other party executives.

20:34

Left the restaurant.

20:54

Arrived at his private residence.