Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2013.11.07 (Thu)

【#219】Lose No Time in Revising Defense Policy and Constitution

November 5, 2013 　　　　　　On November 4, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals sponsored a symposium titled "10 Months after Abe Administration's Inauguration: Collective Self-Defense Right a...

2013.06.26 (Wed)

【#199】Implications of Landslide Ruling Party Victory in Tokyo

　　　　　 June 24, 2013 　　　　　　In the June 23 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the New Komeito Party, won a landslide victory,...

2012.10.04 (Thu)

#160 Does Abe’s Upset Win Go against Public Opinions?

October 1, 2012 As former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party in a runoff with Shigeru Ishiba who had been a top runner in the first round of voting where d...

2012.06.21 (Thu)

#146 Noda Should Dissolve Lower House for General Election

June 18, 2012 Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda left Tokyo in the evening of June 17 for a Group of 20 summit meeting in Mexico, after seeing his ruling Democratic Party of Japan and two major oppositi...

2012.04.25 (Wed)

#138 Let’s Pay Tax to Tokyo to Support Senkaku Purchase

April 23, 2012 The Liberal Democratic Party’s Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara has postponed his China visit. As his father, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara, unveiled the Tokyo metropolitan ...

2012.03.01 (Thu)

#130 Noda Effectively Declares Defeat by Tolerating Unlawfulness

February 27, 2012 Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda made a wrong decision again. As a government advisory panel failed to give recommendations on the revised demarcation of electorates for the House...

2012.01.19 (Thu)

#124 Noda Cabinet Should Serve Only as Caretaker

January 16, 2012 Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s appointment of Naoki Tanaka as defense minister might have stunned a large number of people. I was appalled at the appointment. Funny selection ...

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