05 June 2025

On Thursday, in the morning, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM and Professor Graeme Nimmo RFD travelled from Tokyo, Japan to the Saitama Prefecture, where they visited the Saitama Children’s Medical Centre and received a briefing on operations, toured the facility and met with staff and patients. 

Following, at Royal Pines Hotel, Urawa, Saitama, Her Excellency and Professor Nimmo attended a meeting and working lunch with the Governor of Saitama, Mr Motohiro OHNO; Speaker, Saitama Prefecture Assembly, Mr Yukihito SHIRATO; and Chairman, Saitama Parliamentary Association for Japan-Australia Friendship, Mr Itsuo KOYANO.

Following, at Waka Kokusai High School, Saitama, Her Excellency and Professor Nimmo toured the Queensland sister school and met with staff and students before departing Saitama on Official Travel to Osaka, Japan.

In the afternoon, at 1 William Street, Brisbane City, the Acting Governor of Queensland, the Honourable Justice Peter Flanagan, presided over a meeting of the Executive Council.