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According to the media, the Government of Japan is targeting to convene the ordinary Diet session on either 20 or 23 January, 2017, as the extended extraordinary Diet session was just closed on 17 December. Many crucial bills, including those related...

The Prime Minister's office published the English translation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policy speech to the Extraordinary Diet Session which was made on 26 September.  Please click the link below to see the entire text.

GR Japan contributed an article "A Current Look at Corporate Public Affairs in Japan" to the Public Affairs Council newsletter. Please see the article below which was published on 26 September 2016: "A Current Look at Corporate Public Affairs in J...

The Democratic Party (DP), Japan's main opposition party, chose Renho as its new leader today.  Renho, who previously served as a deputy leader of the party and a third-term member at the House of Councillors, gained almost 60% of the votes and defea...

Prime Minister Abe's office and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) agreed to open an extraordinary diet session on 26 September, according to the media. Considering the volume of the continuous issues, it was said that PM Abe wished the session to be...

According to NHK, Prime Minister Abe has determined his new cabinet to support his growth strategy, retaining the key ministers.  It was initially rumored that the reshuffle could be significant this time; however, Abe opted for stability over surpri...