Message from the Speaker
I am MORI Eisuke, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan.
The National Diet of Japan consists of Members elected by citizens with whom resides sovereign power. The Constitution stipulates that the National Diet is the highest organ of state power and the sole law-making organ of the state. The House of Representatives forms the Diet together with the House of Councillors.
To respond to the mandate from the people, the House conducts various activities, including making laws, passing the fiscal budget, and approving treaties. Our House carries out these activities to respond appropriately to domestic and international issues and ensure that the people can lead peaceful and fulfilling lives. Conducting investigations on a wide range of government measures, engaging in interparliamentary exchange and attending international conferences have also become increasingly important in recent years.
Our website provides information to familiarize the public with the composition of our House and its daily activities. This includes activities and discussions at plenary sittings and committees, the status of deliberations of budgets, bills and petitions, and also the names of our House Members and their in-house groups. There are also live transmissions of a variety of House proceedings at plenary sittings and committees, and also archived videos. Please visit our website to watch them.
The website also has information on the Parliamentary Museum, which was established to deepen public understanding of parliamentary democracy, and on procedures to observe plenary sittings and to take part in Diet tours, to help bring the Diet closer to the people.
To close, I hope that our website will help everyone, including those who are abroad, further deepen their understanding of and interest in the National Diet of Japan.
MORI Eisuke
Speaker
House of Representatives
Japan