The Prime Minister in Action from August 2022

On August 28, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) held in Tunisia by video conference from the Prime Minister’s Official Residence.

On August 27, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) held in Tunisia by video conference from the Prime Minister’s Official Residence.

On August 26, 2022, the Prime Minister held bilateral video teleconference meetings at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence.

On August 25, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended a meeting of the Ministerial Council on the Monthly Economic Report and other relative issues at the Prime Minister’s Office. The Prime Minister attended the meeting by video conference from the Prime Minister’s Official Residence.

On August 24, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the second meeting of the GX (Green Transformation) Implementation Council at the Prime Minister’s Office. The Prime Minister attended the meeting by video conference from the Prime Minister’s Official Residence.

On August 23, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from Mr. Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On August 15, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the annual memorial ceremony for the war dead held at the Nippon Budokan, in the gracious presence of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan.

On August 15, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida offered prayers at Chidorigafuchi National Cemetery.

On August 15, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the third meeting of the Headquarters for Comprehensive Measures on Prices, Wages, and Livelihoods at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On August 12, 2022, the Parliamentary Vice-Ministers for the reshuffled second Kishida Cabinet were determined during a Cabinet meeting.

On August 12, 2022, the State Ministers for the reshuffled second Kishida Cabinet were determined during a Cabinet meeting.

On August 12, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) large-scale vaccination center in Tokyo.

On August 12, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the second hearing on price trends at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On August 10, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida reshuffled the Cabinet for the first time since the inauguration of the Second Kishida Cabinet.

On August 9, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the annual Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony held in the Peace Park in Nagasaki City.

On August 6, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony held in the Peace Memorial Park in the City of Hiroshima.

On August 5, 2022, the Prime Minister held a breakfast meeting with a delegation led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, United States House of Representative, at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence.

On August 4, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from a group of junior high school students, who are third and fourth generation or other descendants of former inhabitants of the Northern Territories of Japan, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On July 31, 2022 (local time), Prime Minister Kishida visited New York in the United States.