Philip Howard

Co-founder of GR Group, GR Japan, GR Korea, and GR Group Asia. Japan/Korea focussed government relations professional.

[Pippa Crerar @PippaCrerar]

EXCL: Bosses in UK will be banned from using NDAs to silence employees who have suffered harassment and discrimination in the workplace as part of government’s overhaul of workers’ rights.

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

Statement by Ursula von der Leyen at the press conference with Charles Michel and PM Kishida after EU-Japan Summit. Concrete plans for new cooperation on econ security, digital, and climate, and planned upgrade to EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement https://t.co/uxH2JYWCjS

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

@MelBarlowFCDO Congratulations Mel!

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

Seriously good. Who knew?!

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol grabbed a mic and sang the Don Mclean classic “American Pie” to an astonished audience at the White House state dinner.

“I had no damn idea you could sing,” Biden told his counterpart. https://t.co/MIYlQuZvwk

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

@JapanIntercult I’ve discussed this with an LDP politician who does it. It’s what others are saying - to make it as easy as possible for voters to write the politician’s name on a ballot paper, and to make sure as many people as possible can read/remember their name.

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

@Edelman_EGA @DMLehr @EdelmanPR @richardwedelman @LandmarkPubAff Congratulations all and good luck Rocco, Jackie and Richard!!

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

@MrJohnNicolson What, would he say, was the main reason he chose to donate £400k to the Conservative Party?

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

@AntonSpisak Yes.

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

Congratulations Stephanie, and congratulations #FIPRA on a great appointment! @slvovich is going to achieve great things for the FIPRA network I’m sure. Looking forward to working together on government relations in Japan and the Asia region.

[FIPRA Public Affairs @FIPRAinsight]

" I am delighted to join FIPRA and am looking forward to working with all Network members to take our global public affairs campaigning offering to the next level " says @slvovich, as we welcome her as Network Director.

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

This is well worth a read/look:

[Dr Dan Goyal @danielgoyal]

Now that Covid is over (🤦‍♂️) let's look at how the High Income Countries have performed.

▪️Covid deaths
▪️Excess deaths
▪️Mortality rates
▪️Vaccination Rates
▪️Loss of freedoms
▪️Economy.

How did your country do?

🧵

[The Recount @therecount]

We just thought we'd share the first few minutes of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's 2019 inauguration speech.

[KONO Taro @konotaromp]

PM says Japan is contemplating sanctions against Belarus.

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

@sandumaiamd This is impressive leadership from Moldova.

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

@observingjapan Surprisingly soft, no? (Even if there could be more to come). Surely this is not the level of response/deterrence Japan would expect from its allies if China were, say, to take the Senkakus by force?

[岸 信夫 @KishiNobuo]

日本はウクライナの主権及び領土一体性を一貫して支持し、力による一方的な現状変更は断じて認めない。
国際社会全体へ影響を及ぼしかねない問題であり、ウクライナ周辺地域におけるロシア軍増強の動きについて重大な懸念を表明しました。

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

@MICHAEL38324008 @jljzen Good question. I thought quarantine waivers to Japan haven’t been an option since late November and until at least the end of February. #BorisJohnson

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

@jljzen Question: How is this compatible with Japan’s rules on entry from the UK? The rules Japan introduced in Nov did away with the “special exceptions” option, so on what grounds would he be allowed in/ not have to quarantine??

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

Stirring stuff. Rahm Emanuel sets out his stall as newly arrived Ambassador to Japan.

[Philip Howard @pnphoward]

@TomohiroOsaki かがやく/ヨウ

[Laura Bicker @BBCLBicker]

Well there we have it…

(Seriously don’t give me any of your Confucianism analysis cause you’re way off)