Philip is an expert on government relations and public affairs in Japan, Korea and the Asia-Pacific, helping many of the world's best-known corporations, international NGOs, governments, industry associations and foundations engage more effectively with key stakeholders in government, media and civil society.Philip Howard is Managing Director of Kamakura Consulting Ltd., and co-founder of the GR Group, with dedicated teams of government relations and public affairs professionals in Tokyo and Osaka (GR Japan), Seoul (GR Korea), London and Washington DC (GR Group Asia) and practices specialising in healthcare, energy & environment, IT & technology, consumer goods, the not-for-profit sector, and tourism & transport.