Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama attended the Meeting of the Nation's Prefectural Governors that the government hosted at the Prime Minister's Office.

Those attending the meeting in addition to Prime Minister Hatoyama were: Mr. Naoto Kan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for National Policy; Mr. Kazuhiro Haraguchi, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of State for Promotion of Local Sovereignty; Mr. Hirofumi Hirano, Chief Cabinet Secretary; and Mr. Yoshito Sengoku, Minister of State for Government Revitalization. On the National Governors' Association's side, Mr. Wataru Aso, President of the Association and Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture, and governors from 47 prefectures attended the meeting to exchange views.