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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...

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...

GR Korea was honoured to welcome Dr. Jiyoon Kim, a popular radio and TV commentator on Korean politics and elections, as the guest speaker at the first International Policy Forum webinar in Korea.  The subject of the webinar was Korea’s National Asse...

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...

Ishiba’s three observations on the meaning of the change from Heisei to Reiwa The beginning of the Reiwa era marks the end of Japan’s post-war era; Japan’s thinking needs to react to the fact that the nature of capitalism has changed, including a...