March 6, 2022  

Morning  

Spent the morning at the Prime Minister’s Residence [Kotei].  

12:57 – 13:32  

Met with LDP Election Strategy Committee Chairperson Endo Toshiaki.  

14:45 – 16:46  

Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Isozaki Yoshihiko.  

16:58 – 17:47  

Met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno Hirokazu; Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries Kihara Seiji, Isozaki Yoshihiko, and Kuryu Shunichi; Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management Murata Takashi; National Security Secretariat Secretary-General Akiba Takeo; Director of Cabinet Intelligence Takizawa Hiroaki; Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mori Takeo; European Affairs Bureau Director-General Uyama Hideki; MOF Director-General of the International Bureau Mimura Atsushi; Commissioner of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Hosaka Shin; and MOD Defense Policy Bureau Director-General Masuda Kazuo.  

17:48 – 18:16  

Met with Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda Koichi; METI Vice-Minister Tada Akihiro; and Commissioner of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Hosaka.