The 219th extraordinary session of the Diet is now in session. The term of the session is from 21 October to 17 December 2025.
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Friday 9 January 2026 6:30 p.m. -
Sunday 11 January 2026 - 9:00 p.m. (JST)
Wednesday,17 December
13:00
Plenary sitting
9:00
Health, Labour and Welfare (Std)
9:05
Financial Affairs (Std)
9:10
Economy, Trade and Industry (Std)
9:25
Judicial Affairs (Std)
9:25
Audit and Oversight of Administration (Std)
9:35
Internal Affairs and Communications (Std)
9:45
National Security (Std)
9:50
Cabinet (Std)
10:00
Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Std)
10:05
Okinawa and Northern Problems (Sp)
10:15
Regional Revitalization, Policies on Children, and Digital Society Promotion (Sp)
10:20
Political Reform (Sp)
10:30
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Std)
10:40
Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Investigation of Nuclear Power Issues (Sp)
10:45
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Std)
10:50
Environment (Std)
11:00
Disasters (Sp)
11:10
Commission on the Constitution
11:15
Foreign Affairs (Std)
11:30
Consumer Affairs (Sp)
11:35
North Korean Abductions and Other Issues (Sp)
11:40
Budget (Std)
13:05
Council on Electoral Systems
Programs scheduled for Thursday,18 December
9:00
Judicial Affairs (Std)
9:00
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Std)
The program schedule is, in principle, displayed from 3:00 p.m. on the previous day. If the schedule is not fixed by 3:00 p.m., it will be given as soon as it has been decided.
(Since 18.1.2010)
In the Video Archives, you can view videos of past House proceedings from the 120th Diet session in January 1991 through the 173rd Diet session in December 2009. Please note that some footage of those proceedings held prior to the 152nd Diet session in August 2001 may not be available. Before August 2001, not all the committee rooms had equipment for broadcasting installed.
* Footage in the Video Archives has poor image quality as it was restored from older videos.