April 28, 2022  

08:13  

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

08:14  

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

08:22 – 08:33  

Held a Cabinet meeting.  

08:42 – 09:10  

Met with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Isozaki Yoshihiko.  

10:33 – 10:48  

Received a letter of policy recommendations from LDP Administrative Reform Promotion Headquarters Chairperson Tanahashi Yasufumi, et al.  

11:12  

Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Nakatani Gen, National Security Secretariat Secretary-General Akiba Takeo, Senior Deputy Ministers for Foreign Affairs Yamada Shigeo and Suzuki Hiroshi, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Funakoshi Takehiro, Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau Ichikawa Keiichi, European Affairs Bureau Director-General Uyama Hideki, and Economic Affairs Bureau Director-General Ono Keiichi entered the room.       

11:22  

Funakoshi left the room.  

11:58  

Nakatani and Uyama left the room.  

12:10  

All left the room.  

12:51  

Left the Kantei.  

12:53  

Arrived at the National Diet Building.     

12:54  

Entered the reception room of the Lower House president.     

12:55 – 12:59  

Met with LDP Upper House member Miyamoto Shuji.  

13:00  

Left the room. Entered the Lower House chamber.    

13:02  

The Lower House plenary session commenced.    

13:11  

Left the session halfway through. Left the Lower House chamber.     

13:12  

Entered the state minister’s room.  

13:26  

Left the room.  

13:27  

Entered Upper House Committee Room No. 1.  

13:30  

Upper House Cabinet Committee meeting resumed.  

14:37  

Upper House Cabinet Committee meeting adjourned.  

14:38  

Left the room.  

14:40  

Left the National Diet Building.  

14:42  

Arrived at the Kantei.  

14:43 – 15:12  

Met with Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda Koichi, Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Tada Akihiro, METI Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau Director-General Nasuno Futoshi, and Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Commissioner Hosaka Shin.    

15:34 – 16:00  

Gave an interview to Sankei Shimbun.  

16:01 – 16:12  

Met with Akiba and Director of Cabinet Intelligence Takizawa Hiroaki.    

16:13 – 16:15  

Met with Takizawa.  

16:18 – 17:12  

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

18:30  

Greeted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.  

18:31 – 18:36  

Attended an honor ceremony and received a salute from the Guard of Honor.   

18:40 – 19:09  

Held a small-group meeting with Chancellor Scholz.  

19:11 – 19:54  

Held a plenary meeting with Chancellor Scholz.  

20:02 – 20:29  

Held a joint press conference.  

20:31 – 20:45  

Received a courtesy call from Japanese and German business leaders.  

20:46  

Left the Kantei on foot.  

20:47  

Arrived at the Kotei. Hosted a dinner party.  

22:22 – 22:24  

Saw off Chancellor Scholz.