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Prime Minister of Japan's Schedule Dec 3-29, 2012


December 3, 2012 (MON)
AM
09:17 Office
10:02 Press Group Interview
11:00 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister
11:25 Mr. Gemba, Foreign Minister; and Mr. Sugiyama, Director General, Asia-Oceanian Affairs Bureau, MoFA
11:49 All leave

PM
12:35 Yurakucho Marion, Tokyo
12:59 Yurakucho Asahi Hall, Forum of Persons with Disabilities 2012
02:44 Tobu Asakadai Station, Saitama Prefecture, Street speech
04:01 JR Urawa Station, Saitama, Street speech
05:26 Tobu Shin Koshigaya Station, Saitama, Street Speech
06:44 JR Kawaguchi Station, Street speech
07:52 Nagatocho, Tokyo, The Capitol Hotel Tokyu; Haircut at Spa & Barber Carju Rajah Tiado
08:52 Residence

December 4, 2012 (TUE)
AM
06:49 JR Ueno Station
07:00 Leave Ueno Station on Super Hitach express train #3
09:19 Arrive at JR Iwaki Station, Street speech
10:58 JR Kooriyama Station, Fukushima Prefecture
11:09 Leave the station on Yamabiko bullet train #207
11:45 Arrive at JR Sendai Station, Miyagi Prefecture
11:52 Sendai City Aoba Ward, Shopping Mall Ichiban Heiwa Building, Street speech

PM
12:26 JR Sendai Station
12:38 Leave Sendai on Hayate bullet train #23
01:22 Arrive at JR Morioka Statin, Iwate Prefecture
01:40 In front of Iwate Prefectural Government Office, Street speech
02:01 JR Morioka Station
02:10 Leave the station on Yamabiko bullet train #60
02:47 Arrive at JR Ichinoseki Station, Iwate Prefecture, Street speech
03:29 Press interview
03:54 Leave Ichinoseki Station on Yamabiko bullet train #62
06:24 Arrive at JR Ueno Station, Street speech
07:26 DPJ Headquarters
08:20 Appear on a NHK program
08:54 Residence

December 5, 2012 (WED)
AM
08:12 Haneda Airport
08:48 Leave Haneda on JAL Flight 107
09:40 Arrive at Itami Ariport, Osaka Prefecture
Street Speeches
10:16 Suita City Osaka Prefecture, Asahi Shopping Street
11:57 Kiehan Hirakata Station, Hirakata City

PM
12:26 Lunch at a restaurant “Hirakata Sentei”
 Street speeches
01:20 Keihan Neyagawa Station, Neyagawa City, Osaka Prefecture
02:54 Nankai Sakai Higashi Station, Sakai City, Osaka
04:28 JR Wakayama Station, Wakayama Prefecture
 04:53 Press interviews
 Street speech
05:35 AEON Mall Rinku Sennan Store, Sennan City, Osaka
 06:18 Kansai Airport
06:51 Leave the airport on JAL Flight 186
07:38 Arrive at Haneda Airport
08:08 Residence
08:18 Mr. Yonemura, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management; and Mr. Ssakurai, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
08:58 All leave

December 6, 2012 (THU)
AM
08:17 JR Tokyo Station
08:30 Leave Tokyo on Nozomi bullet train #17
10:11 Arrive at JR Nagoya Station, Aichi Prefecture
 Street Speeches
10:46 Meitetsu Kounomiya Station, Inasawa City, Aichi Prefecture
11:54 Nagoya City, Mizuho Ward, Aratama Bridge Intersection

PM
12:41 Nagoya City Nakamura Ward, Nagoya Marriot Associa Hotel
12:59 Press interviews
01:03 Lunch at Japanese Restaurant “Kaun” in the hotel
01:54 JR Nagoya Station
02:00 Leave the station on Kodama bullet train #658
 Street Speeches
03:01 JR Kakegawa Station, Shizuoka Prefecture
04:17 JR Fujieda Station, Shizuoka
05:57Shizuoka City Aoi Ward, Gofukumachi Intersection
 06:25 JR Shizuoka Station
06:37 Leave Shizuoka Station on Hikari bullet train #476
07:40 Arrive at JR Tokyo Station
07:57 DPJ Headquarters
08:23 Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary General; Mr. Hosono, DPJ Policy Research Council Chief; Mr. Hachiro, DPJ Election Affairs Council Chief
09:12 Residence

December 7, 2012 (FRI)
AM
08:01 Office
08:05 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. Gemba Foreign Minister; Mr. Morimoto, Defense Minister; and Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary
08:34 National Security meeting
09:01 Ministerial meeting
09:37 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office; Mr. Kinomura, Director of Defense Intelligence Headquarters; and Mr. Manabe, Deputy Director-General, Defense Policy Bureau, Ministry of Defense
09:44 Mr. Kinomura and Mr. Manabe leave
09:52 Mr. Kitamura leaves
10:23 Signing ceremony for the agreement on food aid followed by a press conference
11:32 Ichigaya, Tokyo, Ministry of Defense; Observes the PAC-3 Unit Deployed at Camp Ichigaya
11:58 Press interviews

PM
12:15 Office
 Street Speeches
01:50 JR Ikebukuro Station, Tokyo
03:02 JR Shibuya Station, Tokyo
04:31 JR Kamata Station, Tokyo
05:02 Headed to Tokyu Jiyuu Gaoka Station, Tokyo, but cancelled due to an earthquake
05:49 Office
08:38 Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary
09:01 Residence
09:36 TV Asahi, Roppongi, Tokyo
09:54 Appear on a news program
11:16 Residence

December 8, 2012 (SAT)
AM
08:59 Haneda Airport
09:26 Leave Haneda on ANA Flight 883
10:13 Arrive at Toyama Airport, Toyama Prefecture
10:42 Street speech at JR Toyama Station

PM
Street Speeches
12:55 Kani Ike Park, Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture
03:22 Aore Nagaoka, Nagaoka City, Niigata
04:32 AEON Keno Store, Tsubame City, Niigata
06:27 JR Niigata Station, Press interviews
 07:12 Niigata City Kita Ward, Speech at Hayadoori Minami Kindergarten
07:59 JR Niigata Station
08:17 Mr. Toshiaki Saito, Rengo Niigata President
08:29 Leave Niigata Station on Max Toki bullet train #350
10:35 JR Tokyo Station
10:53 Residence

December 9, 2012 (SUN)
AM
07:13 Fuji TV, Tokyo
07:30 Appear on a news program
08:25 Program ends
08:49 NHK Chiyoda Broadcasting Hall
09:00 Appear on a news program
10:15 Program ends
10:34 JR Tokyo Station
10:44 Leave the station on Asama bullet train #517

PM
Street speeches
12:20 JR Ueda Station, Nagano Prefecture
02:30 JR Matsumoto Station, Nagano
03:43 JR Kami Suwa Station, Nagano
05:04 JR Kofu Station, Yamanashi Prefecture
06:08 JR Isawa Onsen Station, Yamanashi
 06:55 Shikishma Sogo Culture Hall, Kai City, Yamanashi; DPJ candidates assembly
07:54 Press interviews
08:11 JR Kofu Station
08:35 Leave the station on Azusa express #34
10:13 Arrive at JR Shinjuku Station
10:29 Residence

December 10, 2012 (MON)
AM
06:53 Office
07:59 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister
08:08 Mr. Okada leave
10:29 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
10:46 Mr. Kitamura leaves

PM
Street speeches
02:04 Tobu Shiki Station, Niiza City Saitama Prefecture
03:13 Tobu Soka Station, Soka City, Saitama
04:22 JR Urawa Station, Saitama
06:05 Seibu Kiyose Station, Tokyo, Kiyose City
06:44 Seibu Tanashi Station, Nishi Tokyo City
08:01 DPJ Headquarters
08:30 Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary General; and Mr. Azumi DPJ Acting Secretary General
09:03 Residence

December 11, 2012 (TUE)
AM
06:52 Office

PM
Street speeches
01:39 JR Motoyawata Station, Chiba Prefecture
02:39 JR Matsudo Station, Chiba
03:58 Hokusou Line, Nishi Shirai Station
06:06 JR Tsuga Station
06:04 JR Inage Kaigan Station
07:18 JR Shin Kemigawa Station
08:29 DPJ Headquarters
09:44 Nihon TV, Higashi Shimbashi, Tokyo
10:05 News Program Recording
10:40 Yomiuri TV Program Recording
11:02 Residence

December 12, 2012 (WED)
AM
06:51 Office
08:00 Mr. Tarutoko, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications; Mr. Gemba, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Hata, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation; Mr. Kodaira, National Safety Commission Chair; Mr. Nagashima, Senior Vice Minister of Defense; and Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary
08:40 All leave
10:04 Cabinet Crisis Management Center; Mr. Okada, Mr. Fujimura, and Mr. Yonemura, Cabinet Security Inspector General
10:51 National Security meeting
11:24 Meeting ends

PM
01:30 Press interview
01:46 JR Tokyo Station
02:00 Leave the station on Nozomi bullet train #231
03:40 Arrive at JR Nagoya Station
03:45 Change the train to Kodama bullet train #657 and leave Nagoya Station
04:09 Arrive at JR Maibara Station, Shiga Prefecture, Change Train
05:01Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Office of the DPJ Caididates
 Street Speeches
05:32 JR Kusatsu Station, Shiga Prefecture
06:22 JR Ishiyama Station
07:27 Kyoto City Kuzuno Junior High School
 07:54 Press Interview
08:13 JR Kyoto Station,
08:33 Leave the station on Nozomi bullet train #58
10:53 Arrive at JR Tokyo Station
11:11 Residence

December 13, 2012 (THU)
AM
Street Speeches
10:12 Keisei Machiya Station, Tokyo Arakawa Ward
11:11 Tokyo Metro Toyosu Station
 Lunch at Restaurant Kasumi Garden, Nagatacho, Tokyo

PM
Street Speeches
12:23 JR Yotsuya Station
01:13 Odakyu Kyodo Station, Tokyo
02:24 Odakyu Mukogaoka Yuen Station, Kwasaki City Tama Ward, Kanagawa Prefecture
03:35 Odakyu Machida Station, Tokyo
04:05 Odakyu Sagami Oono Station, Sgamihara City, Kanagawa
05:49 JR Yokohama Station
06:40 JR Kawasaki Station
 07:36 DPJ Headquarters
08:41TBS, Akasaka, Tokyo
09:00 News program recording
09:54 Recording ends
10:07 Residence

December 14, 2012 (FRI)
AM
07:15 JR Tokyo Station
07:20 Leave Tokyo on Nozomi bullet train #205
09:00 Arrive at JR Nagoya Station
Street speeches
09:54 In front of Toysarus Okazaki Store, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture
11:01 In front of Supermarket Ito Yokado, Owari Asahi City, Aichi Prefecture

PM
Street speech
12:02 JR Kanayama Station, Aichi Prefecture 
12:25 Lunch at Miya Kishimen Ihee, Nagoaya City Atsuta Ward, Aichi Prefecture
01:11 JR Nagoya Station
01:21 Leave Nagoya on Hikari bullet train #511
02:48 Arrive at JR Maibara Station
 Street Speeches
02:14 Supermarket Pariya, Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture
03:19 JR Oumi Hachiman
 04:55 JR Kyoto Station
05:12 Leave Kyoto on Nozomi bullet train #115
05:26 Arrive at JR Shin Osaka Station
Street speech
05:52 In front of Hope Appliance store Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Umeda, Osaka City Kita Ward
06:24 JR Shin Osaka Station
06:46 Leave Shin Osaka on Nozomi bullet train #47
06:58 Arrive at JR Shin Kobe Station
Street Speech
07:12 Sannomiya Station, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture
07:47 Kobe Port Pier Hotel
08:07 Join in the online debate hosted by Google Japan
09:04 Kobe Airport
09:25 Leave the airport on ANA Flight 416
10:20 Arrive at Haneda Airport
10:49 Residence

December 15, 2012 (SAT)
AM
Street speeches
08:56 JR Ogikubo Station, Tokyo
10:08 Sugamo Jizo Street Shopping Promenade, Sugamo, Tokyo
11:27 JR Kameari Station

PM
Street speeches
12:37 In front of Kaminari Gate, Asakusa, Tokyo
01:14 In front of Yodobashi Camera Akiba Store, Kanda, Tokyo
01:57 Lunch at DPJ Headquarters
Street speeches
03:07 Supermarket Ito Yokado Ooi Store, Ooi, Tokyo
04:03 Tokyu Jiyugaoka Station, Tokyo
05:14 JR Nakano Station, Tokyo
05:43 JR Shinjuku Station, Tokyo
07:25 JR Omiya Station, Saitama Prefecture
08:01 Press Interview
09:12 Residence

December 16, 2012 (SUN) The Lower House Election Day
AM
10:52 Cast a ballot for the Lower House election at Yakuendai Elementary School, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture
10:58 Press interview
11:32 Office of Yoshihiko Noda Campaign

PM
12:40 Residence
10:42 The Prince Park Tower Tokyo Hotel, Shibakoen, Tokyo
10:44 Mr. Koshiishi, DPJ Secretary-General; and Mr. Azumi, DPJ Acting Secretary General
10:50 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister
11:06 Mr. Nobuaki Koga, President of Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation); Mr. Koshiishi also attends
11:18 Campaign Center in the hotel
11:20 Press conference
11:38 Residence

December 17, 2012 (MON)
AM
10:03 Office

PM
01:23 Mr. Hirohisa Fujii, Former DPJ Lower House member
01:53 DPJ Headquarter
01:54 Mr. Koshiishi, Mr. Azumi, and Mr. Hosono, DPJ Policy Research Council Chief
02:29 Office
05:39 Residence

December 18, 2012 (TUE)
AM
09:47 Office
10:02 Ministerial meeting
10:20 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister; Mr. Gemba, Foreign Minister; Mr. Morimoto, Defense Minister; and Mr. Fujimura, Chief Cabinet Secretary

PM
03:31 Mr. Saito, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
03:57 Mr. Kawakami, Special Advisor for PM
04:10 Mr. Kawakami leaves
05:31 Residence

December 19, 2012 (WED)
AM
10:02 Office
10:26 Mr. Akashi Uchikoshi, former DPJ Lower House member (who lost the election)
11:22ANA Inter-Continental Hotel Tokyo, Akasaka, Tokyo; Commemorate Ceremony for Former Finance Minister Matsushita

PM
01:39 Mr. Okada, Deputy Prime Minister
02:10 Mr. Ogushi, Special Advisor for PM
02:55 DPJ Headquarters
03:02 DPJ Diet Members General Assembly
03:48 Mr. Koshiishi, Mr. Azumi, and Mr. Hosono
04:38 Office
05:53 Dinner with secretaries at a Japanese Local Cuisine Restaurant Kaiji
09:43 Residence

December 20, 2012 (THU)
AM
10:04 Office
10:26 Mr. Manago, Administrative Vice Minister of Finance; Mr. Kinoshita, Director-General, Budget Bureau, Ministry of Finance; Mr. Tanaka, Director-General, Tax Bureau, Ministry of Finance; and Mr. Naoki Minezaki, Cabinet Office Adviser
11:02 Mr. Minezaki leaves

PM
01:51 Conversation with Noda’s supporters from Chiba Forth District
02:38 Mr. Adachi, Administrative Vice Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry; Mr. Sugawara, Manufacturing Industries Bureau Director General, METI; Mr. Takahara, Director General, Resources and Energy Agency; and Mr. Suzuki, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Director-General
03:52 Mr. Kanazawa, Administrative Vice Minister of Defense; Mr. Nishi, Defense Policy Bureau Director General; Mr. Kuroe, Operational Policy Bureau Director-General, MoD;
03:29 Mr. Kaneko, Administrative Vice Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare; Mr. Ootani, Assistant Vice Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare; and Mr. Futagawa, Chief Secretary of Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare; Mr. Hara, Health and Welfare Bureau for the Elderly Director-General; and Mr. Katori, Pension Bureau Director-General
04:01 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office; Mr. Shimohira, Chief of Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center
04:12 Mr. Shimohira leaves
04:16 Mr. Kitamura leaves
05:00 Mr. Kawai, Administrative Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Ssaiki and Mr. Tsuruoka, Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs
05:51 Residence

December 21, 2012 (FRI)
AM
09:02 Office
09:10 National Security Meeting
09:32 Ministerial Meeting
10:09 Mr. Nakatsuka, Minister of State for Monetary Affairs
10:23 Mr. Hideki Kato, Chair of the Administrative Reform Council
10:30 Mr. Kato leaves
11:41 Imperial palace; Imperial Court lunch

PM
01:38 Office
01:51 Meeting with Noda’s supporters from Chiba 4th District
02:39 DPJ Headquarters
03:03 Expanded DPJ executive meeting
04:11 Office
05:32 Residence
06:01 Dinner with Mr. Fujimura; Mr. Saito, and Mr. Shiba, Chief and Deputy Chiefs of Cabinet Secretary; Mr. Nagahama, Former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary also attends
08:53 All leave

December 22, 2012 (SAT)
AM
Residence

PM
01:52 Tokyo Prince Hotel, Shiba Koen, Tokyo
02:02 Reception of DPJ Diet members, Lower House election candidates, and prefectural secretary-generals
04:28 Reception ends
04:40 DPJ Diet Members General Assembly
05:03 Residence

December 23, 2012 (SUN)
AM
Residence

PM
12:35 Imperial Palace; attend Emperor’s Birthday Ceremony with Mrs. Noda
01:54 Residence

December 24, 2012 (MON)
Whole day in Residence

December 25, 2012 (TUE)
AM
09:52 Office
10:01 Ministerial Meeting
10:25 Mr. Minagawa, Administrative Vice Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishery
10:35 Mr. Sato, Administrative Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation
10:46 Mr. Moriguchi, Administrative Vice Minister of Education
10:54 Mr. Nishikawa, Administrative Vice Minister of Justice
11:06 Mr. Minehisa Administrative Deputy Director of Reconstruction Agency; and Mr. Okamoto, Director General for Policy Planning
11:13 Mr. Ogasawara, Administrative Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
11:27 Mr. Matsumoto, Administrative Vice Minister of Cabinet Office; Mr. Shimizu and Mr. Matsuyama; Deputy Ministers of Cabinet Office; Mr. Sakamoto, Chief Secretary
11:38 Mr. Katagiri, Director-General of the National Police Agency
11:43 Mr. Taketoshi, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
11:47 Mr. Taketoshi leaves

PM
01:00 Make courtesy visits to the office employees
01:54 Tokyo Prince Hotel, Shiba Koen, Tokyo
01:59 DPJ Diet Members General Assembly
02:34 Cast his vote in DPJ Presidential Election
03:05 Office
05:02 Lower House Member Office 1st Building, Noda’s Office
05:37 Residence

December 26, 2012 (WED)
Noda
AM
08:54 Office
09:01 Extraordinary ministerial meeting
09:10 Meeting ends

PM
12:47 Parliament
01:07 Lower House Plenary Session

New Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
AM
09:50 Lower House Member Office 1st Building
09:52 Shinzo Abe’s Office
10:06 Parliament
10:07 Press interview
10:14 LDP Headquarters
10:34 Meeting with newly elected LDP members
11:34 LDP Diet Members General Assembly
11:53 Mr. Hosoda, LDP Acting Secretary General

PM
12:50 Parliament
12:52 LDP Daigishi (Representative) meeting
01:07 Special Diet Session, Lower House Plenary Session; Lower House Chair and Vice Chair election and Prime Minister election
03:12 Make courtesy calls to Mr. Ibuki and Mr. Akamatsu; Lower House Chair and Vice Chair; and Mr. Sata, Steering Committee Chair
03:25 Make courtesy calls to factions in the Lower House
03:42 Mr. Hirata and Mr. Yamazaki, Upper House Chair and Vice Chair; and Mr. Iwashiro, Steering Committee Chair
03:46 Make courtesy calls to factions in the Upper House
04:06 Office
04:41 Ruling Party President meeting with Mr. Yamaguchi, New Komei Party President; Mr. Ishiba, LDP Secretary-General, and Mr. Inouye, New Komei Secretary General
04:55 Call in new ministers
06:22 Imperial palace; Prime Minister Appointment ceremony and new ministers approval ceremony
09:20 Office
10:33 Issue appointments letters to new ministers
10:51 First ministerial meeting
11:21 Photo shoot with the new Ministers
11:26 Issue appointment letter to Special Advisors
11:34 Photo shoot of the new Special Advisors

December 27, 2012 (THU)
AM
12:28 Abe’s home, Tomigaya, Tokyo
10:04 Office
10:21 Mr. Suga and Mr. Kato; Chief and Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
10:44 Both leave
11:29 Mr. Keiji Furuya, Minister of Abduction Issues; and Mr. Mitani, Deputy Director, Headquarters for the Abduction Issue

PM
12:15 Both leave
12:58 Parliament
01:02 The Lower House Plenary Session
01:13 Office
01:35 Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting
01:51 Mr. Suga, Chief Cabinet Secretary
02:03 Mr. Suga leaves
03:00 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
03:31 Mr. Kawai, Administrative Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Saiki and Mr. Tsuruoka, Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Koshikawa, Foreign Affairs Chief Secretary; Mr. Hiramatsu, Foreign Policy Bureau Director General; and Mr. Sugiyama, Asia Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director General, MoFA
03:35 Mr. Saiki, Mr. Tsuruoka, Mr. Koshikawa, and Mr. Hiramatsu leave
03:55 Mr. Kawai and Mr. Sugiyama leave
04:23 Imperial Palace, Report to the Emperor, Vice Ministers Approval Ceremony
07:22 Office
07:58 Vice Ministerial meeting
08:27 Mr. Sugita, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
08:51 Issue appointment letters to new Parliamentary Secretaries
09:05 Photo shooting with new parliamentary secretary
09:12 Parliamentary Secretary meeting
10:14 Home in Tomigaya, Tokyo

December 28, 2012 (FRI)
AM
08:56 LDP Headquarters
09:01 Mr. Komura, LDP Vice President; and Mr. Ishiba, LDP Secretary General
09:26 Office
09:34 Ministerial Meeting
09:49 Ms. Masako Mori, Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety, Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate
09:55 Ms. Tomomi Inada, Minister in charge of Administrative Reform
10:02 Tadashi Okamura, Japan Chamber of Commerce President
10:37 Parliament
11:00 Opening ceremony of the182th Special Diet Session
11:13 Office

PM
01:38 House of Prince Katsura, Sanbancho, Tokyo, Report of inauguration
02:06 House of Prince Hitachi, Shibuya, Tokyo, Report of inauguration
02:22 House of Prince Akishino, Prince Hirohito, Prince Mikasa, and Prince Takamado, Moto Akasaka, Tokyo, Report of Inauguration
02:49 Crown Prince’s Palace, Moto Akasaka, Tokyo, Report of inauguration
03:10 Office
03:57 Mr. Banzai Akira, President, Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives
04:35 Phone conference with President Yudhoyono of Indonesia
05:00 Phone conference with President Putin of Russia
05:20 Phone conference with Prime Minister Cameron of UK
05:45 Phone conference with Prime Minister Gillard of Australia
05:58 Mr. Aso, Minister of Finance; and Mr. Manago, Administrative Vice Minister of Finance
07:00 Phone conference with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Doung of Vietnam
07:41 Reception with Cabinet Office Press Association
08:15 Phone conference with Prime Minister Singh of India
08:41 Dinner with Prime Minister’s secretaries and office staff at Chinese restaurant Akasaka Hanten
10:00 Visit a friend’s house in Minami Azabu, Tokyo
10:44 Home in Tomigaya, Tokyo

December 29, 2012 (SAT) * Visit Fukushima Prefecture
AM
06:25 JR Tokyo Station
06:40 Leave the station on Yamabiko bullet train #203
08:19 Arrive at JR Kooriyama Station, Fukushima Prefecture
09:45 “J Village,” Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Accident Outpost; Offer encouragement to the workers, Naraha Machi, Fukushima; Mr. Nemoto, Minister for Reconstruction, accompanies
10:58 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Okuma and Futaba Machi, Fukushima Prefecture
11:41 Bus tour to observe the plant

PM
12:59 J Village, Lunch
02:18 Sendai Village, Fukushima, Visit Temporary housing, talk with the residents; Mrs. Mori, Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate, and Governor Yuhei Sato of Fukushima, accompany
02:27 Observe Kikuchi Manufacturing Sendai Village Factory, a metal processing factory in Sendai Village
02:42 Observe a convenience store Family Mart Sendai Village Store, shopping
02:48 Observe Sendai Heights Farming Factory
03:00 Press interviews
04:35 Kooriyama City, Visit Temporary Housing, talk with resients
05:29 JR Kooriyama Station
05:32 Meeting with Mr. Arai, Secretary General, New Renaissance Party
06:01 Leave Kooriyama Station on Yamabiko bullet train #152
07:29 Arrive at JR Tokyo Station
07:48 Home in Tomigaya, Tokyo

December 30, 2012 (SUN)
AM
Home in Tomigaya, Tokyo

PM
12:37 Office
01:00 Interview with TBS
02:20 Interview with Sankei Shimbun
03:00 Mr. Kitamura, Head of Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office
03:26 Interview with Chugoku Shimbun
04:00 Mr. Suga, Chief Cabinet Secretary
04:20 Mr. Suga leaves
05:02 Residence

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