July 14, 2021

07:52

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

07:55

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

09:03-09:08

Gave an interview to media outlets.

10:17-10:41

Met with MOFA Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Suzuki Hiroshi, Director-General of Economic Affairs Bureau Shikata Noriyuki, and METI Vice Minister for International Affairs Hirose Naoshi.

10:55-11:08

Received a written resolution from Chairman Okonogi Hachiro and other members of LDP parliamentarians’ league for the promotion of distribution warehouses.

11:09-11:19

Met with Mayor Matsugawa Masanori of Ginowan City in Okinawa Prefecture.

11:20-11:45

Met with National Security Secretariat Secretary General Akiba Takeo, Director of Cabinet Intelligence Takizawa Hiroaki, MOFA Deputy Minister/Director-General of Foreign Policy Bureau Okano Masataka, MOD Director-General for Defense Policy Masuda Kazuo, and SDF Joint Chief Staff Yamazaki Koji.

11:48

Governor Muraoka Tsugumasa of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Mayor Fukuda Yoshihiko of Iwakuni City and others entered the room.

12:01

Governor Muraoka, Mayor Fukuda and others left the room.

13:26

Left the Kantei.

13:30

Arrived at the LDP Headquarters.

13:33-13:44

Attended a meeting of the LDP Election Strategy Headquarters.

13:46-13:48

Presented a certificate of recommendation to a candidate scheduled to run in the Ibaraki gubernatorial election.

13:50-14:17

Met with the LDP Headquarters secretary-general Motojuku Hitoshi.

14:18-14:28

Met with head of the LDP Election Strategy Headquarters Yamaguchi Taimei.

14:29

Left the LDP Headquarters.

14:31

Arrived at the Kantei.

14:59-15:06

Met with Minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Marukawa Tamayo and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Izumi Hiroto.

15:19-15:41

Received a courtesy call from President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG) President Hashimoto Seiko and Minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Marukawa were present.

15:55-16:18

Met with Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture Suzuki Naomichi.

16:19-16:40

Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries Sakai Manabu and Okada Naoki, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Izumi, MOFA Senior Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Suzuki Hiroshi and Director-General of Economic Affairs Bureau Shikata.

17:04-17:21

Held a ministers’ meeting related to the progress of COVID-19 countermeasures.

17:40-17:56

Met with MIC Vice-Minister Takeuchi Yoshiaki and Director-General of the Telecommunications Bureau Ninomiya Seiji.

18:21

Left the Kantei.

18:25

Arrived at the Diet members’ No. 2 office building of the House of Representatives.

19:15

Left the building.

19:21

Arrived at the House of Representatives members’ dormitory.