By Kevin McCauley
The Embassy of Japan has given Podesta Group a $15K per month contract for lobbying and consulting services in connection with legislation and federal government policy matters of interests to Japan, according to the contract inked by PG CEO Kimberley Fritts and Hideaki Mizukoshi, minister and head of chancery.
The one-year agreement allows for the fee to be reconsidered if either the Embassy or PG concludes that the “volume of the work involved has changed significantly, and that such change is likely to endure for several months.”
The party receiving such as request “will consider it in good faith and determine whether a change is warranted.”
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda met with President Obama in Washington on April 30. The leaders released a “shared vision for the future” statement that hailed the alliance as the “cornerstone of peace, security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.”
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