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The headquarter of Japan's Economic Revitalization of The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) has published a proposal "Japan Revitalization Vision" on May 26, aiming to be reflected to the growth strategy which is scheduled to be revised this mo...

A sound bite of IPF Breakfast meeting with Seiji Kihara, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, held on 14 May 2014, is uploaded. 

The power industry in Japan has been going through drastic changes since the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake in 2011. With none of Japan’s nuclear power plants active, the power industry has had no choice but to switch to alternatives such as LNG, the...

A video clip of the quick summary of IPF Breakfast meeting with Kiyomi Tsujimoto, Former Minister of Land, Transport and Tourism, held on 11 March 2014, is uploaded.

Jakob Edberg, Managing Director of GR Japan, was invited as a panelist to The Regional Strategic Forecast, an annual event by The Economist Corporate Network, on 12 March, 2014.  Edberg joined the panel discussion "Japan Update" and shared his views ...

The Japanese government quietly released a recommendation to revitalize its financial and capital markets in December last year as part of the growth strategy plan of “Abenomics”, aiming to establish Japan as a global financial center by the year 202...

Prior to IPF Breakfast Meeting presentation by Kiyomi Tsujimoto, Former Senior Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), GR Japan Managing Director, Jakob Edberg, has provided an analysis of the current political situation ...

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...

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.