Inter-parliamentary Relations

Overseas parliamentary delegations invited to visit the House of the Councillors

Dates	Delegation
01/11/2026 to 01/17	Delegation led by the Vice-President of the House of Councillors on a visit to the Italian Republic, Vatican and the Republic of Austria
09/04/2025 to 09/12	Delegation led by the Chairperson of the Committee on Rules and Administration of the House of Councillors on a visit to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Delegates from the House of Councillors attend the Parliamentary Meeting on the Occasion of the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem (November 14, 2025)
Delegates from the House of Councillors attend the 151st IPU Assembly in Geneva (October 19-23, 2025)
Vice-President FUKUYAMA attends the 11th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) in Kleinmond (October 1-2, 2025)
Delegates from the House of Councillors attend the 46th General Assembly of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in Kuala Lumpur (September 17-20, 2025)
The 42nd Japan–EU Interparliamentary Conference in Tokyo (May 28-29, 2025)
Delegates from the House of Councillors Attend the 150th IPU Assembly in Tashkent(April 5-9, 2025)

Dates	Delegation
01/11/2026 to 01/18	[1st mission] East Asia, specifically the Republic of Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
01/07/2026 to 01/15	[2nd mission] Oceania, specifically the Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia
01/09/2026 to 01/18	[3rd mission] Middle East and North Africa, specifically the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Türkiye
01/05/2026 to 01/11	[4th mission] Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically the Republic of Djibouti and the Republic of Kenya

Dates	Subject matter
01/12/2026 to 01/16	[1st subject] Development of logistics infrastructure through the upgrade of port functions (the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand)
01/11/2026 to 01/18	[2nd subject] Economic and Trade Policy (the United States of America)
01/11/2026 to 01/17	[3rd subject] Policies to secure human resources for both the medical and nursing care sectors, and those related issues (the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)