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Apr 27, 2017
【#435】S. Korean Election May Be Choice between Worst and Second Worst
Tsutomu Nishioka ー South Korea will hold a presidential election on May 9. In response to a decision to ouster President Park Geun Hye, the election that had been planned for December will take place seven months ahead of schedule. Since the present constitution providing for the direct presidential election system was established in 1987, .... ＜Read more＞
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Apr 18, 2017
【#434】U.S., Russia May Adjust Relations While Demonstrating Confrontation
Kenro Nagoshi ー When U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Russia on April 12, Russia denounced U.S. cruise missile attack on a Syrian government military base as “illegal,” highlighting bilateral confrontation. An earlier expectation that the new U.S. administration led by Donald Trump would take a conciliatory approach on Russia has .... ＜Read more＞

“Japan Should Urge for South-West Defense under Trump Era”
- Mar 29, 2017 ー A professor emeritus, James Auer, of Vanderbilt University, exchanged opinions with planning committee member and others including the JINF President Ms. Yoshiko Sakurai on March 10. The topic he picked up from popularity of the President Trump in the

“Trump Administration and Japan‘s Decision” by JINF Symposium
- Nov 24, 2016 ー The annual 9th symposium for members of Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF), organized by JINF, was held on 23 November 2016 at the Hotel New Otani in Tokyo.

The New US President and His Policy
- Nov 21, 2016 ー On November 18, 2016, Ms. Yoshiko Sakurai, President of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) and Planning Committee Member, held the JINF weekly Friday conference, then Dr. James E. Auer, the Director of the Center for U.S.-Japan Studies and Cooperation at Vanderbilt University, gave us a briefing as a guest speaker and discussed with us about the new US President and his policy still difficult to predict.

China’s Dual Use Space Program
- Oct 18, 2016 ー 　On October 14, 2016, Ms. Yoshiko Sakurai, President of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) and Planning Committee Member, held the JINF weekly Friday conference,

Current chat about both international and domestic political issues
- Oct 07, 2016 ー On October 7, 2016, Ms.Yoshiko Sakurai, President of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) and Planning Committee Member had the regular Friday morning round-table, and then Mr. Koichi Hagiuda, deputy chief cabinet secretary,

The Third "Kokkiken Japan Study Award"

The Government should establish an Office of International Public Diplomacy responsible for fact-based perception of history

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【#433(Special)】Stop Opposition for Sake of Opposition to Anti-Terror Bill
Yoshiko Sakurai ー he Asahi Shimbun newspaper, the Democratic Party and other organizations have taken a firm position against an anti-terror bill required for Japan to accede to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. It is uncertain how U.S. President Donald Trump’s military attack on Syria as well as China’s expansionism,

【#432】U.S.-China “Mutual Respect” Is A Matter of Concern
Yasushi Tomiyama ー At his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on April 6 and 7, U.S. President Donald Trump voiced his strong discontent with China’s dealing with North Korea and heavy trade surplus with the United States, the biggest bilateral pending issues, demonstrating his tough attitude on China. That’s