We are delighted to announce that Paul Linnarz has returned as Head of our Country Programme Japan and the Regional Economic Programme Asia (SOPAS) at the Japan office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Previously he served as Head of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung USA for six years.

We warmly welcome Paul Linnarz back to our team in Japan and extend heartfelt thanks to Thomas Yoshimura for his exceptional leadership as our interim director over the past three months.