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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule November 24-30, 2014

Monday, November 24, 2014

AM

12:00 At private residence (no visitors)
10:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no morning visitors)
10:37 Depart from private residence
10:53 Arrive at Ministry of Defense in Ichigaya Honmura-cho, Tokyo
10:58 Depart from Ministry on Ground Self-Defense Forces’ helicopter

PM
12:10 Arrive at Hakuba Cross-Country Grounds in Hakuba Village, Nagano Prefecture
12:13 Depart from Hakuba Cross-Country Grounds
12:30 Arrive at Hakuba Village Office
12:53 Depart from Hakuba Village Office
12:54 Arrive at Health and Welfare Fureai Center in Hakuba Village. View evacuation shelter within Center. Give words of encouragement to evacuees
01:08 Depart from Health and Welfare Fureai Center
01:23 Arrive at Kamishiro District, Hakuba Village. View disaster-torn area
01:35 Interview open to all media: “What did you observe when inspecting the earthquake-torn area in northern Nagano Prefecture?” Mr. Abe answers “It will continue to get colder, so we will put efforts to supporting housing.”
01:38 Interview ends
01:43 Depart from Kamishiro District
01:51 Arrive at Hakuba Cross-Country Grounds
01:54 Depart from Hakuba Cross-Country Grounds on Ground Self-Defense Forces’ helicopter. View Mount Ontake eruption site from above
03:47 Arrive at Ministry of Defense
03:51 Depart from Ministry of Defense
04:10 Arrive at private residence
04:46 Depart from private residence
04:56 Arrive at salon HAIR GUEST in Shibuya, Tokyo. Haircut
06:27 Depart from salon
06:37 Arrive at private residence

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

AM
12:00 At private residence (no visitors)
08:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no morning visitors)
09:21 Depart from private residence
09:35 Arrive at office
09:37 Meet with Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Amari Akira, Cabinet Office’s Vice-Minister Matsuyama Kenji and Director-General for Policies on Cohesive Society Tawa Hiroshi
09:57 End meeting with Mr. Amari, Mr. Matsuyama and Mr. Tawa
10:02 Cabinet Meeting begins
10:13 Cabinet Meeting ends
10:20 Ministerial Council on Monthly Economic Report and Other Relative Issues meeting
10:33 Council meeting ends
10:43 Administrative Vice-Minister of Defense Nishi Masanori enters
10:51 Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Director-General of European Affairs Bureau Hayashi Hajime, Ministry of Defense’s Director-General of Bureau of Defense Policy Kuroe Tetsuro, Vice-Chief of Joint Staff Iwata Kiyofumi, and Lieutenant Colonel of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Kurita Chizu join
11:11 Everyone leaves
11:12 Meet with Cabinet Advisor Iijima Isao
11:32 End meeting with Mr. Iijima

PM
01:14 Depart from office
01:16 Arrive at LDP Party Headquarters
01:17 Special Advisor to President of LDP Hagiuda Koichi enters
01:33 Chairman of LDP Election Strategy Committee Motegi Toshimitsu joins
02:03 Mr. Hagiuda and Mr. Motegi leave
02:04 LDP Election Strategy Board of Directors Meeting
02:31 Meeting ends
02:56 Endorse candidate for Kitakyushu City mayoral election. Commemorative photo session
02:58 Photo session ends
02:59 Attend LDP National Leadership Conference, deliver address
03:16 Leave LDP National Leadership Conference
03:19 Depart from LDP Party Headquarters
03:21 Arrive at office
04:18 Interview with Asahi Shimbun
04:48 Interview ends
04:49 Meet with Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Saiki Akitaka
05:04 End meeting with Mr. Saiki
05:19 Minister of Finance Aso Taro, Ministry of Finance’s Vice-Minister Kagawa Shunsuke, Director-General of Budget Bureau Tanaka Kazuho, and Director-General of Tax Bureau Sato Shinichi enter
05:58 Mr. Kagawa, Mr. Tanaka, and Mr. Sato leave
06:01 Mr. Aso leaves
06:03 Director of National Security Council Yachi Shotaro, Director of Cabinet Intelligence Kitamura Shigeru, and Deputy Director-General of Public Security Intelligence Agency Kojima Yoshiharu enter
06:11 Mr. Yachi and Mr. Kojima leave
06:35 Mr. Kitamura leaves
06:59 Depart from office
07:20 Arrive at private residence

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

AM
12:00 At private residence (no visitors)
08:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no morning visitors)
08:07 Depart from private residence
08:40 Arrive at JR Tokyo Station
08:48 Depart from station on Yamabiko no. 43
11:24 Arrive at JR Ichinoseki Station. Reception by Mayor of Ichinoseki City (Iwate Prefecture) Katsube Osamu
11:28 Depart from station

PM
12:52 Arrive at temporary apartments in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture. View apartments, discussion assembly with residents
01:32 Depart from apartments
01:45 Arrive at temporary shopping district Rikuzentakata Mirai Shotengai in Rikuzentakata City
01:49 Lunch meeting at sushi restaurant Aji to Ninjo no Tsurakame Zushi within shopping district
02:13 Lunch meeting ends
02:14 View shopping district
02:17 Finish viewing shopping district
02:18 Depart from shopping district
04:26 Arrive at front of department store Park Avenue Kawatoku in Morioka City, soapbox speech
04:53 Depart from department store
05:07 Arrive at Iwate Nippo Company in Morioka City. Meet with Iwate Nippo Company’s Chairman Miura Hiroshi and President Azumane Chimao. Interview with Iwate Nippo
05:36 Depart from Iwate Nippo Company
05:48 Arrive at JR Morioka Station
06:16 Depart from station on Komachi no. 30
08:31 Arrive at JR Tokyo Station
08:36 Depart from station
08:55 Arrive at private residence

Thursday, November 27, 2014

AM
12:00 At private residence (no visitors)
07:11 Depart from private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo
07:40 Arrive at Haneda Airport
08:05 Depart from airport on JAL Flight 1151
09:25 Arrive at Obihiro Airport
09:34 Depart from airport
10:11 Arrive at sugar company Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co.’s Memuro Sugar Refinery in Memuro Town, Hokkaido. View refinery
10:33 Depart from refinery
11:05 Arrive at north entrance of JR Obihiro Station. Soapbox speech
11:39 Depart from station on Super Ozora no. 3

PM
12:55 Arrive at JR Shiranuka Station
12:58 Depart from station
01:15 Arrive at seafood company Sasaya-Syouten’s Senpaku Plant in Shiranuka Town, Hokkaido
01:34 Depart from Senpaku Plant
02:06 Arrive at front of JR Kushiro Station. Soapbox speech
02:32 Depart from station
03:13 Arrive at Kushiro Airport
03:23 Interview with Hokkaido Shimbun in VIP room within airport
03:38 Interview ends
04:00 Depart from airport on Hokkaido Air System Flight 568
04:43 Arrive at Okadama Airport
04:50 Speak with Secretary-General of LDP Hokkaido Chapter Kakaki Katsuhiro and colleagues in VIP room within airport
05:03 Finish speaking with Mr. Kakaki and colleagues
05:16 Depart from airport on Hokkaido Air System Flight 243
05:45 Arrive at Hakodate Airport
05:52 Depart from airport
06:00 Arrive at Hanabishi Hotel in Hakodate City, Hokkaido. Attend Presentation Meeting hosted by LDP Hokkaido 8th Electoral District Branch Office in convention hall Fuyo within hotel, give speech
06:44 Depart from hotel
06:54 Arrive at Hakodate Airport
06:55 Dinner with secretaries at ramen shop Onjiki Niwamoto Ramen & Soba within airport
07:18 Finish dinner
07:42 Depart from airport on JAL Flight 1170
08:48 Arrive at Haneda Airport
09:00 Depart from airport
09:26 Arrive at private residence

Friday, November 28, 2014

AM
12:00 At private residence (no visitors)
08:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no morning visitors)
08:41 Depart from private residence
08:56 Arrive at office
09:03 Cabinet Meeting begins
09:16 Cabinet Meeting ends
09:21 Meet with Secretary-General of Headquarters for Abduction Issue Ishikawa Shoichiro
09:36 End meeting with Mr. Ishikawa
09:43 Depart from office
10:10 Arrive at Haneda Airport
10:37 Depart from airport on ANA Flight 193
11:52 Arrive at Oita Airport

PM
12:02 Depart from Oita Airport
01:07 Arrive at shopping district Galleria Takemachi in Oita City. Soapbox speech
01:38 Depart from Galleria Takemachi
02:41 Arrive at Oita Airport
03:04 Depart from airport on JAL Flight 1790
04:11 Arrive at Haneda Airport
04:22 Depart from airport
04:55 Arrive at office
04:56 Meet with Governor of Okinawa Prefecture Nakaima Hirokazu. Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide also attends
05:12 End meeting with Mr. Nakaima
05:14 Meet with Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State of India Nara Chandrababu Naidu
05:32 End meeting with Chief Minister Naidu
05:33 Meet with Chairman of LDP Regional Development and Management Headquarters Kawamura Takeo
05:54 End meeting with Mr. Kawamura
05:59 Depart from office
06:27 Arrive at west entrance of JR Shinjuku Station. Soapbox speech
06:49 Depart from station
06:59 Arrive at private residence

Saturday, November 29, 2014

AM
12:00 At private residence (no visitors)
08:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no morning visitors)
09:42 Depart from private residence
09:56 Arrive at official residence
11:22 Depart from official residence

PM
12:14 Arrive at front of JR Inagekaigen Station. Soapbox speech
12:44 Depart from station
01:16 Arrive at north entrance of JR Tsudanuma Station. Soapbox speech
01:37 Depart from station
02:32 Arrive at north entrance of JR Ichikawa Station. Soapbox speech
02:55 Depart from station
03:26 Arrive at west entrance of JR Matsudo Station. Soapbox speech
03:46 Depart from station
04:22 Arrive at front of JR Kashiwa Station. Soapbox speech
04:50 Depart from station
05:37 Arrive at front of Daiei Shin-Matsudo location in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture. Soapbox speech
05:58 Depart from Daiei
07:11 Arrive at official residence
07:18 Depart from official residence
07:21 Arrive at The Capitol Hotel Tokyu in Nagata-cho, Tokyo. Dinner with secretaries at Japanese restaurant Suiren within hotel
07:36 Depart from hotel
07:44 Arrive at live music club Nicofarre in Roppongi, Tokyo
08:00 Attend Question Time Meeting sponsored by internet video service NicoNico and others
09:13 Meeting ends
09:35 Depart from Nicofarre
09:51 Arrive at private residence

Sunday, November 30, 2014

AM
12:00 At private residence (no visitors)
06:45 Depart from private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo
07:01 Arrive at Fuji TV Building in Daiba, Tokyo
07:32 Give speech on news program
08:27 Finish appearance on news program
08:30 Depart from Fuji TV Building
08:47 Arrive at NHK Chiyoda Broadcasting Hall in Kioi-cho, Tokyo
09:00 Give speech on debate program
10:15 Finish appearance on debate program
10:25 Depart from NHK Chiyoda Broadcasting Hall
10:27 Arrive at LDP Party Headquarters
10:34 Give words of encouragement to LDP personnel
10:38 Finish giving words of encouragement
10:39 Depart from LDP Party Headquarters
11:04 Arrive at north entrance of Tokyu Den-en-Toshi Line’s Tama-Plaza Station in Aoba Ward, Yokohama City. Soapbox speech
11:34 Depart from station

PM
12:08 Arrive at Rembrandt Hotel Atsugi in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Lunch with secretary at Chinese restaurant Trufun within hotel
12:52 Depart from hotel
12:54 Arrive at north entrance of Odakyu Hon-Atsugi Station in Atsugi City. Soapbox speech
01:34 Depart from station
02:46 Arrive at roundabout at east entrance of JR Kamakura Station. Soapbox speech
03:28 Depart from station
04:17 Arrive at north entrance of Sagami Railway Futamata-gawa Station in Asahi Ward, Yokohama City. Soapbox speech
04:42 Depart from station
05:25 Arrive at south entrance of Odakyu Shin-Yurigaoka Station in Asao Ward, Kawasaki City. Soapbox speech
05:56 Depart from station
06:37 Arrive at The Capitol Hotel Tokyu in Nagata-cho, Tokyo. Dinner with secretaries at restaurant ORIGAMI within hotel
07:57 Depart from hotel
08:13 Arrive at private residence


Provisional Translation by: Erin M. Jones

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