On 24 November, the embattled opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) announced its election manifesto with focus on reviving a wealthy middle class and reducing the wealth gap, effectively calling for a reversal of Abenomics, which the DPJ claims...

As PM Abe is expected to dissolve the lower house this afternoon, some differences within the ruling coalition begin to emerge over numbers. On 20 November the Nikkei noted that while Abe has indicated that he would step down if the coalition fail...

Mainichi Shinbun reports that at a meeting on 19 November, the LDP Chairman of the Research Commission on the Tax System, Takeshi Noda and Komeito’s deputy head Kazuo Kitagawa agreed on a reduced tax rate for some basic commodities, probably to be in...

In what is purportedly the first forecast for the upcoming lower house election, a Toyo Keizai article form 18 November nails the numbers for Japan’s top two parties, LDP and DPJ at 271 (from 294) and 86 (from 55) respectively, while dubbing the upco...

According to a Bloomberg article from 18 November, the upcoming House of Representatives elections in December would seek a fresh mandate for Abenomics, and more specifically for the structural reform, or the so-called “third arrow” of PM Abe’s econo...

On 24 September GR Japan cohosted a policy breakfast briefing in Singapore for senior executives and corporate affairs specialists.  At the event we launched a special report – “Japan’s New Dynamic: Capitalising on Change” – produced in association w...

A video report on October's International Policy Forum hosted by Jakob Edberg.This month's forum covered a political briefing on the new Abe Cabinet and next Diet Session as well as the presentation of a special GR Japan report on "Japan's New Dynami...

An interview with GR Japan's Managing Director, Jakob Edberg,  was featured in the October issue of the ACCJ Journal.  Read the brief version of the interview here or the full version below:  Engagement and influence in Japan's public policy ...

On 24 September, GR Japan officially announced a special policy report titled “Japan’s New Dynamic: Capitalising on Change”, which was produced in cooperation with PublicAffairsAsia. The report focuses on three areas of particular importance in Ja...

GR Japan Director Philip Howard will speak at an event hosted by Chatham House in Nagoya on 31 August 2014, entitled “Japan’s New Role in Changing Asia”. Philip will speak on a panel discussing the role of government in creating a simple flexible and...