This article presents the political schedule and policy agenda planned for October 2026 in chronological order, covering only the events mentioned in the article.
October is presented as a month in which legal and institutional developments are concentrated, beginning with the Active Cyber Defense-related Act taking effect on 1 October. The schedule includes the convening of the extraordinary Diet session and Prime Minister Takaichi (高市)'s policy speech before the plenary sessions, drawing attention to the framework for the government's policy management. The Nobel Prize announcement schedule has also been released, with announcements and the timing of the award ceremony set out in the following order: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace and economics.
From 2 October onward, the extraordinary Diet session is convened and Prime Minister Takaichi (高市) delivers a policy speech before the plenary sessions of both houses of the Diet. The session is scheduled to last 69 days, through 12 December, with fiscal policy, diplomacy and social policy among the issues expected to be debated. The Nobel Prize announcements begin on 5 October with the physiology or medicine prize, followed by physics on 6 October, chemistry on 7 October, literature on 8 October, peace on 9 October and economics on 12 October, with the award ceremony scheduled for December.
As developments continue from 3 October onward, 21 October marks one year since the Takaichi (高市) Cabinet was inaugurated. This is expected to be a period of renewed attention to assessments of domestic and foreign policy and to future policy challenges.
The amended Imperial Household Law takes effect on 4 October, moving the operation of the legal framework concerning the Imperial Household into a new phase. In addition, the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Meeting is held on 29 October, and monetary policy guidance is reportedly set out along with the meeting schedule continuing through 30 October.