Sept. 18, 2020 

06:41 

Left the House of Representatives members’ dormitory in Tokyo’s Akasaka district. 

06:44 

Arrived at the Prime Minister’s Office [Kantei]. Went for a walk on the grounds of the Kantei. 

07:19 

Left the Kantei.  

07:25 

Arrived at The Okura Tokyo, a hotel in Tokyo’s Toranomon district.  

07:26 – 08:38 

Had breakfast with Keio University Honorary Professor Heizo Takenaka at the hotel’s “Orchid” restaurant.  

08:39 

Left the place.  

08:46 

Arrived at the Kantei.  

10:26 – 10:56 

Met with Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Ryota Takeda.  

11:00 – 11:25 

Met with Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeshi Fujii; Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Hiroto Izumi; head of novel coronavirus response office Hideki Tarumi; MHLW Chief Medical and Global Health Officer Yasumasa Fukushima.    

11:49 – 11:54 

Attended a liaison meeting of administrative vice ministers to greet them.  

14:03 – 14:09 

Attended a Cabinet meeting.  

14:12 – 14:24 

Met with Minister in charge of International Exposition Shinji Inoue.  

14:25 – 14:29 

Met with Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Koichi Hagiuda.  

15:58 

Left the Kantei.  

15:59 

Arrived at the House of Representatives Second Members’ Office Building.   

16:26 

Left the place.  

16:28 

Arrived at the Kantei.  

17:08 – 17:21 

Met with Director of Cabinet Intelligence Hiroaki Takizawa. 

17:49 

Left the Kantei.  

17:55 

Arrived at the Imperial Palace. Reported privately to the Emperor. Attended an Imperial attestation ceremony of new state ministers.  

19:55 

Left the Imperial Palace.  

20:04 

Arrived at the Kantei.  

20:47 – 20:48 

Posed for photographs with new state ministers.  

20:56 – 21:01 

Attended a meeting of state ministers to greet them.  

22:11 – 22:19 

Handed over an official appointment to each parliamentary vice-minister.  

22:25 – 22:26 

Posed for photographs with new parliamentary vice-ministers.  

22:31 – 22:37 

Attended a meeting of parliamentary vice-ministers to greet them.  

22:46 

Left the Kantei.  

22:52 

Arrived at the House of Representatives members’ dormitory in Tokyo’s Akasaka district.