Dec. 15, 2021 

06:57 

Left the Prime Minister’s Official Residence on foot.   

06:58 

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

07:01 – 08:29 

Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Seiji.       

08:51 

Left the Kantei. 

08:53 

Arrived at the National Diet Building.  

08:54 

Entered Lower House Committee Room No. 1.       

09:00 

The Lower House Budget Committee meeting commenced.  

12:02 

The Lower House Budget Committee meeting adjourned.  

12:05 

Left the room.  

12:07 

Left the National Diet Building.  

12:08 

Arrived at the Kantei.  

15:55 

Left the Kantei.  

15:56 

Arrived at the National Diet Building. 

15:57 

Entered the Lower House chamber.  

15:58 – 15:59 

Met with LDP Lower House member Furuya Keiji.  

16:01 

The Lower House plenary session commenced.  

17:12 

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

17:13 

Entered the Lower House Speaker’s room.  

17:14 

Left the room.  

17:15 – 17:23 

Made courtesy visits to Lower House Speaker Hosoda Hiroyuki; Lower House Vice-Speaker Kaieda Banri; and Chairman of Lower House Committee on Rules and Administration Yamaguchi Shunichi; as well as to the LDP and the Komeito Party. Accompanied by Minister of Finance Suzuki Shunichi; Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu; Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara; LDP Diet Affairs Committee Chairperson Takagi Tsuyoshi; and Komeito Diet Affairs chief Sato Shigeki.  

17:24 

Left the National Diet Building.  

17:26 

Arrived at the Kantei.  

17:42 – 17:47 

Met with Metoki Masahiko, the next Director-General of the International Bureau of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko Yasuyuki and MOFA Director-General of Global Issues Ono Keiichi were present.  

17:54 

Gave an interview to the press.  

17:55 

Left the Kantei. 

18:03 

Arrived at Hotel New Otani in Tokyo’s Kioicho district. Attended a special general assembly of the LDP members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly held in the hotel’s “Fuyo” hall and gave remarks.  

18:16 

Left the hotel.  

18:25 

Arrived at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence.