October 30, 2019

09:46

Left his private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo.

10:00

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

11:13

Left the Kantei.

11:27

Arrived at the “Shibuya Scramble Square” building complex. Attended and delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the East Building (of Shibuya Scramble Square).

11:54

Left Shibuya Scramble Square.

12:09

Arrived at the Kantei.

14:01-14:23

Met with National Security Secretariat Secretary-General Shigeru Kitamura, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Hajime Hayashi, MOFA Director-General of Foreign Policy Bureau Shigeo Yamada, MOD Director-General for Defense Policy Akihiro Tsuchimichi and Joint Chief Staff Koji Yamazaki.

14:35

Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Taro Aso, MOF Administrative Vice-Minister Shigeaki Okamoto, Vice-Minister of Finance for International Affairs Yoshiki Takeuchi and International Bureau Director-General Kenji Okamura entered the room.

14:49

Vice-Minister Okamoto, Vice-Minister Takeuchi and Director-General Okamura left the room.

14:52

Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Aso left the room.

15:24-15:34

Met with incoming Supreme Court justice Kazumi Okamura and outgoing Supreme Court justice Tsuneyuki Yamamoto.

15:55-16:35

Met with MIC Vice-Minister Makiko Yamada, MOFA Senior Deputy Ministers for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori and Kenji Kanasugi, Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Director-General Hiroshi Ishikawa, Director-General for International Cooperation Hideo Suzuki, Director-General for Global Issues Tamaki Tsukada, MAFF Vice-Minister for International Affairs Makoto Osawa, METI Vice-Minister for International Affairs Shigehiro Tanaka, and MOD Vice-Minister of Defense for International Affairs Yasunori Nishida.

16:36-17:06

Met with State Minister for Regulatory Reform Seigo Kitamura, Cabinet Office Administrative Vice-Minister Shigetaka Yamasaki, Cabinet Office Vice Minister for Policy Coordination Hiroshi Tawa, and Cabinet Office Director-General for Policy Coordination Hiroyuki Inoue.

17:24-17:32

Received a report from Local Government System Research Council Chair Akira Ichikawa.

17:33-18:18

Met with journalist Soichiro Tawara.

18:37

Left the Kantei.

18:38

Arrived at his official residence. Dined with administrative vice-ministers of ministries and agencies. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries Akihiro Nishimura, Naoki Okada, and Kazuhiro Sugita joined the dinner.

20:12

All the dinner guests left.

21:00-21:41

Met with LDP Executive Acting Secretary-General Tomomi Inada.