The Prime Minister in Action from December 2022

On December 28, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida gave a letter of assignment to Mr. HASEGAWA Junji, assigned as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications, at the Prime Minister’s Office. Afterwards, the Prime Minister held a commemorative photograph session.

On December 28, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held a ministerial meeting on the heavy snow during the upcoming new year holidays at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 27, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the attestation ceremony held at the Imperial Palace and gave a letter of assignment to Mr. WATANABE Hiromichi, assigned as Minister for Reconstruction, at the Prime Minister’s Office. Afterwards, the Prime Minister held a commemorative photograph session.

On December 27, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the 36th meeting of the Reconstruction Promotion Council at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 27, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the third meeting of the Headquarters on Measures to Secure Stable Supply of Food and Strengthen the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Industries at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 26, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended a national seminar organized by the Research Institute of Japan held in Tokyo and delivered a speech.

On December 26, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the FY2022 commendation ceremony for the Promotion of Barrier Free Universal Design at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 26, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received a proposal on the G7 Hiroshima Summit from Mr. YUZAKI Hidehiko, Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, and Mr. OISHI Kengo, Governor of Nagasaki Prefecure, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 26, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the 11th Meeting of Councillors of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) held in Tokyo.

On December 26, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida sat down with staff members at child-rearing support facilities at a small group talk in Tokyo, followed by a visit to a facility.

On December 23, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from H.E. Mr. Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, H.E. Mr. Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, H.E. Mr. Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, H.E. Mr. Zheenbek Kulbaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, and H.E. Mr. Vladimir Norov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 23, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the 19th meeting of the Headquarters for Ocean Policy at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 23, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the 27th meeting of the Strategic Headquarters for Space Development at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 23, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the 2022 Special Seminar held in Tokyo.

On December 23, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida was presented with snow crabs and yellowtail (buri) by Mr. SASAHARA Joumitsu, Chairperson of the Ishikawa Prefecture of Fisheries Co-operative Associations, and others at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 23, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the Policy Roundtable of the Government and Ruling Parties at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 23, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida was presented with flowers and sea bream from Awaji Island by Mr. HARA Tetsuaki, Chairperson of the Hyogo Flowers Association, and others at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 22, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held a ministerial meeting on the heavy snow at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 22, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended a ceremony held at the Prime Minister’s Office to present awards to long-serving employees of the Cabinet and Cabinet Office.

On December 22, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the fifth meeting of the GX (Green Transformation) Implementation Council at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 22, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the 16th meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy in 2022 at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 22, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held a ministerial meeting on the avian influenza at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 22, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the joint session of the 15th meeting of the Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform and the 56th meeting of the Council on National Strategic Special Zones at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 21, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the awards ceremony for the logo of the G7 Hiroshima Summit at the Prme Minister’s Office.

On December 21, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held a meeting with Ms. KOIKE Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 21, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the sixth meeting of the Digital Extraordinary Administrative Advisory Committee at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 21, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the 51st meeting of the Administrative Reform Promotion Council at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 21, 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.

On December 20, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the third meeting in fiscal year 2022 of the Forum for Consultations between the National and Local Governments at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 20, 2022, the Prime Minister held the fifth meeting of the Headquarters for the World Expo at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 20, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the 16th meeting of the Headquarters for Promoting Decentralization Reform at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 20, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the 35th Ministerial Meeting Concerning Measures Against Crime at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 19, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida visited the 63rd Press Photo Exhibition 2022 held in Tokyo.

On December 19, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held a summit meeting and other events with H. E. Mr. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal.

On December 19, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the Gathering of “Discover the Treasures of Farming, Mountain and Fishing Villages” (the ninth selection) at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 16, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida communicated with Dr. WAKATA Koichi, who is currently aboard the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” of the International Space Station (ISS), at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 16, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence.

On December 16, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the 12th meeting on a social security system oriented to all generations and the fifth meeting of the Headquarters for Social Security System Oriented to All Generations at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 16, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida requests on the project related to the Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan, from Mr. YOSHIMURA Hirofumi, Governor of Osaka Prefecture, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 16, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the tenth meeting of the Council for the Realization of the Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 16, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the Policy Roundtable of the Government and Ruling Parties at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 16, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held a meeting of the Ministerial Council on the Strengthening of the Maritime Security Capabilities at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 15, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the 66th meeting of the Council for Gender Equality at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 15, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida was presented with persimmons by Mr. MIGITA Hidenori, Representative Director and Chairman of the Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) Niji, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 14 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the FY2022 General Assembly of Japan’s National Council for Export Promotion of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Processed Foods held in Tokyo.

On December 14, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the eighth meeting of the National Council for the Promotion of Disaster Prevention at the Prime Minister's Office.

On December 14, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from members of the Winterization Assistance Initiative JAPAN for Sending Generators to the People of Ukraine and H.E. Mr. Sergiy Korsunsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 14, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the international semiconductor exhibition, SEMICON Japan 2022, held in Tokyo.

On December 13, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from Mr. MATSUI Kazumi, Mayor of the City of Hiroshima, and Mr. TAUE Tomihisa, Mayor of Nagasaki City, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 13, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the G7 leaders’ video conference at the Prime Minister's Official Residence.

On November 12, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held a meeting with Mr. ENDO Toshiaki, member of the House of Representatives, and others on virtual sports promotion at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 11, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the first meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons (IGEP) held in Hiroshima.

On December 9, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from The Hon. Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 8, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held a public-private partnership forum on increasing domestic investment at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 8, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the Policy Roundtable of the Government and Ruling Parties at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 8, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call at the Prime Minister’s Office from Mr. TASHIMA Kohzo, President of the Japan Football Association (JFA), the Samurai Blue (Japan national football team) at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 including Mr. MORIYASU Hajime, Japan national football team coach, and Mr. YOSHIDA Maya, professional football player, and others.

On December 7, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received a proposal from the Diet Members’ Network for Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 6, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the fourth Nihon Service Award, an award program honoring outstanding service providers, held in Tokyo.

On November 6, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the fifth meeting of the Headquarters for Comprehensive Measures on Prices, Wages, and Livelihoods at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On November 5, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held a meeting with Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of the Kingdom of Belgium at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 5, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from the users of the assistance dogs for persons with physical disabilities at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 5, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the Awards Ceremony Related to the FY2022 Week of Persons with Disabilities in Tokyo, in the gracious presence of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress.

On December 5, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended a Liaison Meeting of the Government and Ruling Parties at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 3, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida attended the World Assembly for Women: WAW! 2022 held in Tokyo.

On December 2, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida spoke to the press regarding the passing of the second supplementary budget for FY2022 and other matters at the Prime Minister's Office.

On December 2, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida spoke to the press at the Prime Minister's Office after the “SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team)” claimed a victory at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

On December 1, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida held the 15th meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy in 2022 at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On December 1, 2022, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from the Liaison Council of Municipalities in Nemuro Subprefecture for the Development of Regions near the Northern Territories at the Prime Minister’s Office.