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...

According to Nikkei Shimbun on July 26, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided to reshuffle his cabinet in early September. He initially considered late August for the reshuffle but pushed it back to September due to the schedule conflicts such as a visit...

A quick summary of the special IPF breakfast with Akie Abe, First Lady of Japan, cohosted with INES on July 23 is uploaded.  

Abe’s administration to keep focus on economic policy  The tailwind for the LDP and New Komeito coalition lasted all the way to election day and gave a resounding victory to the coalition partners, just in line with what GR Japan analysts projecte...