The Prime Minister in Action from October 2023

On October 31, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the attestation ceremony for the newly appointed State Minister at the Imperial Palace. The Prime Minister then returned to the Prime Minister’s Office, where he held a commemorative photograph session with the State Minister of Justice, KADOYAMA Hiroaki.

On October 30, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the welcome reception of the 3rd Coast Guard Global Summit held in Tokyo.

On October 30, 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 October 28, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the Memorial Service for Police Officers Who Lost Their Lives on Duty and for Citizens Who Lost Their Lives Assisting with Police Duties, held in Tokyo.

On October 28, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida participated in the FY2023 Comprehensive Nuclear Emergency Response Exercise at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 26, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida gave a letter of assignment to the Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Reconstruction at the Prime Minister’s Office. Afterwards, the Prime Minister held a commemorative photograph session with Vice-Minister HONDA Akiko.

On October 26, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida visited Japan Mobility Show 2023 in Tokyo, and afterwards held a Roundtable on Mobility.

On October 26, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the Policy Roundtable of the Government and Ruling Parties at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 25, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held a summit meeting with H.E. Ms. Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 25, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the 23rd meeting of the Council of New Form of Capitalism Realization at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 24, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from the Japan-Korea Cooperation Committee and the Korea-Japan Cooperation Committee at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 24, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations), at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 23, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida delivered a policy speech to the 212th session of the Diet during the plenary sessions of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors.

On October 21, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the FY2023 Memorial Service for Members of the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) Who Lost Their Lives on Duty, held at the Ministry of Defense.

On October 19, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the second meeting in fiscal year 2023 of the Forum for Consultations between the National and Local Governments at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 19, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the 19th meeting of the National Resilience Promotion Headquarters at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 18, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the celebratory banquet for the 34th Praemium Imperiale Awards Ceremony held in Tokyo in the gracious presence of Her Imperial Highness Princess Hitachi.

On October 18, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the 21st meeting of the Ministerial Council on the Promotion of Japan as a Tourism-Oriented Country at the Prime Minister's Office.

On October 17, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from The Honorable Phil Murphy, Governor of the State of New Jersey, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 17, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida was presented with scallops and requests by Mr. Suzuki Naomichi, Governor of Hokkaido, Mr. Tomihara Akira, Speaker of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly, and Mr. Abe Kunio, President of the Hokkaido Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 17, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida participated in the 1st meeting to promote cooperation with Global South countries at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 16, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the opening reception of CEATEC 2023, held in Tokyo.

On October 16, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the 17th meeting of the Council for Promotion of Regulatory Reform at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 16, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida visited a supermarket in Tokyo and held a small group talk. The Prime Minister then held a press conference on today’s visit and other matters.

On October 16, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the joint session of the 9th inter-ministerial meeting to strengthen action against sexual crimes and violence, the 14th inter-ministerial liaison meeting on measures against child sexual exploitation, and the 3rd meeting of the headquarters on measures against absenteeism to secure education that leaves no one behind at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 13, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the fifth 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 October 12, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held a ceremony to commend contributors to the building of safe and reassuring communities in FY2023 at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 11, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the first meeting on digital administrative and fiscal reform at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 11, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held a small group talk on circular economy at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 11, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the 3rd Ministerial Meeting on Pollen Allergy at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 10, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the 13th meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy at the Prime Minister's Office.

On October 9, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the AI (Artificial Intelligence) session of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2023 held in Kyoto city.

On October 9, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the opening ceremony of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2023 held in Kyoto city.

On October 7, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida visited Tochigi and Ibaraki prefectures.

On October 6, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida participated in the Roundtable with global investors at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 6, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the third meeting of the Headquarters for the Overall Review of My Number Information at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 6, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the third meeting of the Ministerial Meeting on Japan’s Distribution Network Reform at the Prime Minister's Office.

On October 4, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held a public-private partnership forum on increasing domestic investment at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 4, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida received a courtesy call from a delegation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.-Japan Business Council representatives at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 3, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida participated in the Roundtable on Tokyo GX at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 3, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended PRI in Person 2023, held in Tokyo.

On October 3, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held a problem-identification dialogue on digital administrative and fiscal reform at the Digital Agency.

On October 3, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended a Liaison Meeting of the Government and Ruling Parties at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 3, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the opening ceremony of the 60th Japan-U.S. Business Conference and gave an address as a guest speaker.

On October 2, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the Nikkei Sustainable Forum held in Kyoto.

On October 2, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida held the seventh meeting of the Children's Future Strategy Council at the Prime Minister’s Office.

On October 1, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida attended the 20th Annual Meeting of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum held in Kyoto.