December 9, 2021  

06:58  

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

07:02  

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

07:05-07:42  

Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Isozaki Yoshihiko.  

07:52-09:22  

Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Seiji.  

09:51  

Left the Kantei.  

09:53  

Arrived at the National Diet Building.  

09:55  

Entered the Upper House President’s Room.  

09:57  

Left the room. Entered the Upper House chamber.  

10:01  

The Upper House plenary session commenced.  

11:37  

The Upper House plenary session adjourned. Left the Upper House chamber.  

11:39  

Left the National Diet Building.  

11:41  

Arrived at the Kantei.  

12:31  

Left the Kantei.  

12:39  

Arrived at the Imperial Palace. Attended a celebration for the Empress’s birthday with his wife Yuko.  

13:12  

Left the Imperial Palace.   

13:24  

Arrived at the Kantei.  

13:50  

Left the Kantei.  

13:52  

Arrived at the National Diet Building.  

13:53  

Entered the Lower House President’s Room.  

14:00  

Left the room. Entered the Lower House chamber.  

14:02  

The Lower House plenary session commenced.  

17:09  

The Lower House plenary session adjourned. Left the Lower House chamber.  

17:11  

Left the National Diet Building.   

17:14  

Arrived at the Kantei.  

17:40-17:50  

Met with Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Nakatani Gen.   

17:55-18:05  

Took a commemorative photo with companies selecting the “Discover Countryside Treasures in Japan.” Gave an address at a gathering.  

18:15-18:36  

Attended an Administrative Reform Council meeting.  

18:37-19:01  

Met with LDP Acting Secretary-General Kamikawa Yoko.   

19:02-19:19  

Met with Former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Nemoto Takumi.  

19:20-19:28  

Met with LDP House of Representatives member Koga Atsushi.   

19:45-20:16  

Met with Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Goto Shigeyuki, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu, Kihara, Isozaki, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kuryu Shunichi, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Fujii Takeshi, MOFA Consular Affairs Bureau Director-General Mori Mikio, and Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Yoshida Manabu.  

20:17-20:43  

Met with Goto and Yoshida.   

21:00-21:11  

Participated in an online meeting of the Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament.   

21:12  

Left the Kantei.  

21:19  

Arrived at the House of Representatives members’ dormitory.   

23:42  

Left the dormitory.  

23:45  

Arrived at the Kantei.