A House of Representatives plenary session is held at parliament in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2020. At the start of the 41-day extraordinary Diet session through Dec. 5, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga made his first policy speech since he took office in mid-September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

TOKYO - The following is the gist of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's first policy speech delivered Monday at an extraordinary session of parliament.