Date: Tuesday 29 September 2020 Time: 8:00am – 9:00am (Japan Standard Time) GR Japan’s International Policy Forum (IPF) is honoured to welcome Yusuke Nakanishi as a speaker at its webinar.   Born in 1979, Yusuke Nakanishi is a native of Tokush...

Date: Friday 18 September 2020 Time: 8.00am–9.00am (Japan Standard Time) On 17 September, Japan’s National Diet will elect the country’s first new prime minister for nearly eight years, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga by far the most ...

2020 marks the 10-year anniversary of GR Japan, the leading government relations firm in Japan. Co-founders Jakob Edberg and Philip Howard were interviewed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, and discussed how the company grew from a two-pe...

GR Japan K.K., the leading government relations and public affairs company in Japan, today announced the appointment of Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka, former Japanese Ambassador to the United Kingdom, as Senior Adviser, with immediate effect. As one of...

Japan’s government lifted the nationwide state of emergency on 25 May but some restrictions remain.  The government is now working to lift border restrictions in phases with business travellers allowed in first, and resumption of tourism later in the...

With offices in Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Washington D.C. and London, the GR Group has been working to support employees and clients through the COVID-19 crisis. To date, there have been no cases of COVID-19 diagnosed among our staff. The company ad...

Prodded by calls for more decisive action by the government, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in response to the latest spike in COVID-19 cases.  While the declaration does not entail a complete “lockdown” o...

GR Japan was honoured to host a webinar with Yoshimasa Hayashi, Chair of the LDP Headquarters for Economic Growth Strategies, the body setting Japan’s economic policy responses to the coronavirus crisis.  Mr. Hayashi shared invaluable insights into J...

Date: Thursday 2 April 2020 Time: 8:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. GR Japan is honoured to welcome Yoshimasa Hayashi as the speaker at the first webinar hosted by the International Policy Forum (IPF).  Mr. Hayashi is currently the serving Chair of the Liber...

The world is grappling with the rapid spread of COVID-19 and Japan is no exception.  The World Health Organization has stated that Europe is now the world’s COVID-19 pandemic epicenter. But Japan is in a delicate position as the country is gearing up...