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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.3, N0.2
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
CURRENT TRIP SO FAR
by Herbert W. Armstrong
JANUARY 9, 1981
We left Tucson Friday noon, January 2nd, arriving Honolulu Friday
evening. I met with and preached to the Church on Sabbath. Left Honolulu
Sunday noon. Crossing international date line in afternoon it became
Monday; arrived just before dark at Tokyo Monday.
Mr. Rader accompanied me as usual in early afternoon visit with
Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki at his official residence. He is the sixth
prime minister I have met in private visit in Japan. I congratulated him
warmly on his new "Suzuki Doctrine" announced that morning for Japan aid
to, and cooperation with, the Association of South East Asian Nations
(ASEAN) announced in the Japanese press that morning.
I congratulated him on a policy of "give" instead of "get." His
office was filled with TV and still cameras and bright lights, and report
ers for our interview which was reported in Wednesday morning Japanese
language newspapers, but not in English-language papers. We presented
him with a gift of steuben crystal as we had to other prime ministers be
fore him.
Prime Minister Suzuki left Tokyo for Manila Thursday for conferences
with President Ferdinand Marcos. I will have conference with President
Marcos week of January 11th.
On Wednesday the 7th, Mr. Rader and I had tea and an hour's visit
with Prince Mikasa, the Emperor's brother, and his wife, Princess Mikasa.
We have known them for twelve years, and we decided we were all getting
old for we talked over old times of 1968, 1970 and later, that we have
enjoyed together.
Thursday night was the big banquet in the Imperial Hotel's largest
ballroom. Four hundred and eighty-two were present--the very top elite
of Tokyo, including 22 Ambassadors representing other nations and some
20 of my "Japanese sons" who are congressmen in the Japanese Diet. I was
chief speaker and gave them a strong message on the Kingdom of God.
Sabbath afternoon at 2:30 I spoke to an audience of about 100 Plain
Truth subscribers--all Japanese and all either students or faculty from
universities who understand English. They seemed very interested and the