April 12, 2022 

08:17 

Left the Prime Minister’s Residence [Kotei] on foot. 

08:18 

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

08:27-08:34 

Held a cabinet meeting. 

09:03-09:29 

Received a courtesy call from Senator Hagerty and others. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Seiji was present. 

09:36-11:01 

Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara. 

11:10-11:23 

Met with Miss Japan Goddess of Green Narita Asumi and the Japan Cherry Blossom Queen Yuhara Sakura. 

11:52 

National Security Secretariat Secretary General Akiba Takeo, MOFA Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mori Takeo and Director-General for Asian and Oceania Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro entered the room. 

12:16 

All the meeting participants left the room. 

12:56 

Left the Kantei. 

12:57 

Arrived at the Diet building. 

12:59 

Entered the Lower House chamber. 

13:02 

The Lower House plenary session commenced. 

15:10 

The Lower House plenary session adjourned. Left the chamber. 

15:12 

Left the Diet building. 

15:13 

Arrived at the Kantei. 

15:28 

Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries Kihara, Isozaki Yoshihiko and Kuryu Shunichi, Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management Murata Takashi, National Security Secretariat Secretary General Akiba, Director of Cabinet Intelligence Takizawa Hiroaki, MOFA Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mori and Director-General for European Affairs Uyama Hideki, and MOD Director-General for Defense Policy Masuda Kazuo. 

15:42 

MOF Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs Kanda Masato and Commissioner of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Hosaka Shin joined the meeting. 

15:56 

All the meeting participants left the room. 

15:57-16:20 

Met with Minister in Charge of Economic Revitalization Yamagiwa Daishiro, Cabinet Office Administrative Vice Minister Tawa Hiroshi, Vice Minister for Policy Coordination Inoue Hiroyuki, and Director-Generals for Policy Coordination Hayashi Sachihiro and Murase Yoshifumi. 

16:23-16:33 

Met with National Security Secretariat Secretary General Akiba and Director of Cabinet Intelligence Takizawa. 

16:34-16:44 

Met with Director of Cabinet Intelligence Takizawa. 

16:46-17:57 

Held a meeting of the Council of New Form of Capitalism Realization. 

17:59 

Left the Kantei. 

18:09 

Arrived at the Italian restaurant “Restaurant Chianti Iikura Katamachi Honten” in Tokyo’s Azabudai district. Dined with LDP Policy Research Council Chairperson Takaichi Sanae, Executive Acting Chairperson Furuya Keiji and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara. 

21:31 

Left the restaurant. 

21:35 

Arrived at the Kotei.