Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met new Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe for the first time since Masuzoe’s election victory and agreed to cooperate on preparations for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games in Tokyo.  Masuzoe had just returned from his vis...

Japan’s government is eyeing the possibility of amending rules prohibiting the export of arms.  According to reports in the Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun on 23 February, the government has submitted a draft proposal to the ruling coalition parties suggest...

After the landslide victory yesterday, Yoichi Masuzoe, a former Minister of Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, has energetically kicked off his first day as a Tokyo governor by revealing his unique political visions.  On his appearance on the NHK...

GR Japan Director, Philip Howard, appeared on BBC today and gave his insight on the result of Tokyo gubernatorial election. Watch the video in the full article.

GR Japan Managing Director Jakob Edberg contributed an article, "Abenomics 2.0", for the February 2014 issue of Eurobiz Japan.   Please click here for the article in the Eurobiz Japan website. To learn what would happen to the second year of A...

The Nikkei Shimbun reported yesterday that the government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are considering reductions in the maximum period over which companies are allowed to carry forward net operating losses (NOLs), for offsetting against...

Prior to IPF Breakfast Meeting presentation by Kozo Yamamoto, a member of the House of Representative, GR Japan Managing Director, Jakob Edberg, has provided an analysis of the current political situation and what to expect in the new Diet session on...

SNEAK PREVIEW! IPF Breakfast on 28 January 2014 at GR Japan,  Kozo Yamamoto.Prior to his talk for IPF Breakfast, Yamamoto, a member of the House of Representatives, Former Vice Minister of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, shares his perceptio...

At a congress of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on 19th January, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to link improvements in corporate earnings to higher pay. Abe expressed his intention to prioritise economic recovery, emphasising the need to cre...

Former defense minister and national security adviser of Japan, Yuriko Koike, expressed concern on Asia’s apathy to the protest in Thailand in a rare but very well written op-ed article on Project Syndicate. Koike warns that the current protest could...