noun
general policy speech
A formal address delivered by the Prime Minister of Japan at the opening of a special or extraordinary Diet session, outlining the government's basic policies.
首相は所信表明演説で経済政策の方向性を示した。
The Prime Minister indicated the direction of economic policy in his general policy speech.
Compound of 所信 (one's belief or conviction), 表明 (expression, declaration), and 演説 (speech, address).