Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Department Office of Governor Deval L. Patrick Press Release Contact: Heather Johnson, Bonnie McGilpin, Juli Hanscom – 617-725-4025 GOVERNOR PATRICK’S PUBLIC SCHEDULE Please note that all event times listed below are local. Saturday, December 7, 2013 Governor Patrick arrives in Tokyo and travels to Kyoto, Japan. Sunday, December 8, 2013 10:00 a.m. Governor Patrick joins US Consul General Patrick Linehan to view a traditional Shinto Ceremony. (CLOSED PRESS) Kyoto, Japan 12:15 pm. Governor Patrick meets with Mayor of Kyoto Daisaku Kadokawa. (PHOTO ONLY) Kyoto, Japan 2:00 p.m. Governor Patrick discusses the importance of job creation and economic growth in the life sciences, IT and clean energy sectors at a Seminar on Massachusetts Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Kyoto, Japan 6:00 p.m. Governor Patrick meets with Dr. Kazou Inamori, former Chairman of Japan Airlines and founder of Kyocera Corporation. (CLOSED PRESS) Kyoto, Japan Governor Patrick travels from Kyoto to Tokyo, Japan. Monday, December 9, 2013 12:20 p.m. Governor Patrick meets with Tetsuro Tomita, President and CEO of Japan Rail East to discuss best practices in public transportation. (CLOSED PRESS) Tokyo, Japan 3:00 p.m. Governor Patrick meets with Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten. (CLOSED PRESS) Tokyo, Japan 4:00 p.m. Governor Patrick meets with Senior Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office for the Government of Japan Yasutoshi Nishimura. (CLOSED PRESS) Tokyo, Japan 4:35 p.m. Governor Patrick meets with Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Ichita Yamamoto. (CLOSED PRESS) Tokyo, Japan 5:30 p.m. Governor Patrick, Secretary Bialecki and members of the delegation meet with Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank. (CLOSED PRESS) Tokyo, Japan .