The Prime Minister in Action in January 2023

On January 31, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held a summit meeting and other events with H.E. Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the NATO, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 31, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 31, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida was presented with Anpo persimmons by and received a courtesy call from Mr. UCHIBORI Masao, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture, and others at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 30, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held a summit meeting and other events with H.E. Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, at the Prime Minister's Office.

On January 27, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the 101st meeting of the Novel Coronavirus Response Headquarters at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 25, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended a reception to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the inauguration of the Japan-India Association held in Tokyo.

On January 25, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from the Education Rebuilding Leaders’ Council, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 25, 2023, 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 January 24, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held a meeting with members of the Fukui Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by North Korea, Mr. CHIMURA Yasushi, and others at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 24, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the second meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy in 2023 at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 24, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the sixth meeting of the Headquarters for Comprehensive Measures on Prices, Wages, and Livelihoods at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 23, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida delivered a policy speech to the 211th session of the Diet during the plenary sessions of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors.

On January 23, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from Mr. Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General of the OECD, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 19, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from Dr. Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 18, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida was presented with pomelos by Mr. NAKAMURA Hiroo, Mayor of Yatsushiro City, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 18, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the 63rd Central Meeting of the National Traffic Safety Campaign held in Tokyo in the presence of Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino.

On January 17, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the award ceremony and exhibition for the Prime Minister’s Prize of the Ninth Monodzukuri Nippon (Japan’s Manufacturing) Grand Award at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 17, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call and proposal from Mr. SAKUYAMA Masaki, former Business Round Table (BRT) co-chair, and Mr. Nikolaus Boltze, representing BRT co-chair, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 16, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the first meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy in 2023 at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 16, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida was presented with geta sandals made from repurposed neckties at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On January 14, 2023 (local time), Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting Washington D.C. in the United States, held a press conference regarding his visit to France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States, and other matters.

On January 12, 2023 (local time), Prime Minister Kishida visited Washington D.C. in the United States of America.

On January 11, 2023 (local time), Prime Minister Kishida visited Ottawa in Canada.

On January 10, 2023 (local time), Prime Minister Kishida visited London in the United Kingdom.

On January 10, 2023 (local time), Prime Minister Kishida visited Rome in Italy.

On January 9, 2023 (local time), Prime Minister Kishida visited Paris in France.

On January 5, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held a small event to light the countdown board on display as part of the lead-up to the G7 Hiroshima Summit at the Prime Minister’s Office.