Feb. 1, 2021 

08:22 

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

08:26 

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

10:13 – 10:33 

Met with House of Councillors member Muneo Suzuki of Nippon Ishin no Kai. 

10:34 – 10:41 

Met with Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Ryota Takeda and Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Shinji Inoue.  

10:42 – 10:54 

Met with Minister Takeda. 

10:55 – 11:08 

Met with Secretary-General of the Headquarters for the Abduction Issue Shoichiro Ishikawa. 

11:09 – 11:21 

Met with Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Masashi Adachi.  

13:46 – 13:54 

Met with State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Taido Tanose. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato was present. 

16:13 

Left the Kantei. 

16:14 

Arrived at the National Diet Building. 

16:16 

Entered the Lower House chamber. 

16:18 – 16:19 

Met with Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi and Minister in charge of Administrative Reform Taro Kono. 

16:20 – 16:21 

Met with Minister Kono. 

16:24 

Attended the Lower House plenary session. 

16:25 

The Lower House plenary session adjourned. 

16:26 

Left the Lower House chamber. 

16:27 

Left the National Diet Building. 

16:29 

Arrived at the Kantei. 

19:03 

Left the Kantei.  

19:10 

Arrived at the Imperial Palace. Reported privately to the Emperor. Attended the Imperial attestation ceremony for State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hideki Niwa, a House of Representatives member of the Liberal Democratic Party. 

19:52 

Left the Imperial Palace. 

20:01 

Arrived at the Kantei. 

20:13 – 20:14 

Posed for photographs with State Minister Niwa. 

20:27 – 21:00 

Met with Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Norihisa Tamura; Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kazuyoshi Akaba; Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato; and Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Yasutoshi Nishimura. 

21:19 – 21:23 

Gave an interview to media outlets. 

21:54 

Left the Kantei. 

21:59 

Arrived at the dormitory.