CONFIDENTIAL
11 MDHIAN, 760;*
1700-1730
1730
1900
MEET EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (TO BE BRIEFED ON CURRENT COMMERCIAL PROSPECTS)
RECEPTION TO MEET SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH COMMUNITY (BUSINESSMEN, ENGINEERS HERE UNDER THE DTI ENGINEERS TO JAPAN SCHEME, SCHOLARS UNDER THE DAIWA PROGRAMME ETC)
DINNER HOSTED BY FOREIGN MINISTER (IDEALLY I SHOULD HAVE LIKE TO DO THIS BUT SEE PARA 3 BELOW)
WEDNESDAY 7 APRIL
0750
0900
1000
1145
1230
LIVE INTERVIEW ON NHK BREAKFAST TV NEWS PROGRAMME (LARGE AUDIENCE: SERIOUS CONTENT. WE HAVE USED THIS SUCCESSFULLY BEFORE)
VISIT HEAD OFFICE OF REUTERS JAPAN. THE PRIMARY AIM OF THIS WOULD BE COMMERCIAL: REUTER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED HERE FOR 120 YEARS, IS SUCCESSFUL AND HAS CONTINUED TO INVEST AND EXPAND. A FURTHER AIM WOULD BE THE PUBLICITY FOR THE UK.
A THIRD POINT WOULD BE REUTERS' BID TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE JAPANESE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION AND THEREBY GAIN GREATER ACCESS TO NEWS SOURCES HERE AN IMPORTANT STEP IN OPENING UP THE LOCAL PRESS.
CALL ON A COUPLE OF KEY POLITICAL FIGURES EG NAKASONE (WHO IS NOW BACK AT THE CENTRE OF THINGS) AND OZAWA (THE POTENTIAL MOULD-BREAKER OF POLITICS HERE)
DRINKS WITH EMBASSY STAFF
LUNCH AT MY HOUSE WITH A SMALL GROUP OF INFLUENTIAL JAPANESE CENTRED ON THE 2000 GROUP
1430-1530
PRESS CONFERENCE
1600
LEAVE CENTRAL TOKYO
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