On Thursday 18 October, GR Japan will host Shigefumi Matsuzawa, newly appointed leader of the Party of Hope, Member of the House of Councilors and former Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture.  Mr. Matsuzawa will talk about the Party of Hope’s policy initi...

Japan and the European Union signed the economic partnership agreement (EPA) in Tokyo on Tuesday, 17 July.  The EPA, which will remove tariffs on most of each other's goods in phases, is expected to be put into effect by the end of March, 2019. Comme...

GR Japan Director, Yutaka Iwahori, is quoted in an article on AI in the July issue of the ACCJ Journal. Iwahori shares his insights on AI governance. Please see the link for the article.  

GR Japan Director, Yutaka Iwahori, is quoted in an article "Digital Dialogue - Bridging the AI gap between business and policy" in the July issue of the ACCJ Journal.  Iwahori

Comments on advocacy in Japan by GR Japan President & CEO, Jakob Edberg, are introduced in the evening edition of the Nikkei Shimbun on 29 June.  Please see the link for the article (Japanese only).

GR Japan President & CEO Jakob Edberg spoke at a special event, "Outlook Japan – Insights on the current economic, political and industrial situation in this competitive and changing world", co-hosted by the Spanish and Swedish Chamber of Commerce in...

The government unveiled a draft of basic economic fiscal policies at a meeting of an advisory council yesterday.  The draft includes the pushback of the target year to balance the budget from fiscal 2020 to 2025, relaxation of visas to allow foreign ...

GR Japan will celebrate its 8th anniversary in June. We truly appreciate all the assistance and encouragement you have given to us, and your continuing support is highly appreciated.

On 26 June, the International Policy Forum welcomed Sanae Takaichi, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Chair of the Cybersecurity Division of the LDP’s Policy Research Council, to share her insights on the topic of reducing po...

The House of Representatives today passed a bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact without the US, so called TPP11 or CP TPP (the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership).  Since a ratification bill is a...