Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2021.10.21 (Thu)

【#840】Distribution Cannot Lead to Growth

October 18, 2021 　 A key economic policy issue for the October 31 general election of the House of Representatives is a difference between ruling and opposition parties’ stances on economic growth a...

2020.01.21 (Tue)

【#651】U.S.-China Trade War as Opportunity for WTO Reform

January 20, 2020 　 The United States and China signed their Phase 1 economic and trade agreement on January 15 after two years of negotiations. The word “Phase 1” symbolizes the deal’s characteristi...

2018.10.04 (Thu)

【#546】U.S.-Japan Joint Statement Comes Up with Coalition against China

October 1, 2018 　　　　　The Japanese government had tried to keep away from entering negotiations with the United States on a bilateral free trade agreement before a U.S.-Japan summit on September 26...

2018.07.11 (Wed)

【#527】Trade War Has Originated from China’s Unfair Practices

July 9, 2018 　　　　　The U.S. Trump administration invoked punitive tariffs on Chinese products for the reason of China’s infringement on U.S. intellectual property rights on July 6 as earlier planne...

2018.06.13 (Wed)

【#519】Remember Significance of G7 Summit

June 11, 2018 　　　　　German Chancellor Angela Merkel described U.S. President Donald Trump’s talks with six other leaders at a Group of Seven summit in Italy’s Taormina last year as not very unsatis...

2018.04.11 (Wed)

【#507】Japan Should Take Leadership in Revitalizing WTO

April 9, 2018 　　　　　The United States and China have escalated their trade dispute, filing complaints against each other with the World Trade Organization and increasing the risk of world economy d...

2018.03.14 (Wed)

【#502(Special)】U.S. Import Restrictions Benefitting China

March 12, 2018 　　　　　On March 8, U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders to restrict steel and aluminum imports. On the same day, 11 countries excluding the United States signed a new pact to put...

2018.02.01 (Thu)

【#493】Focus on TPP-11 without Being Bewildered by U.S.

January 29, 2018 　　　　　In an interview with CNBC television on January 25 and his subsequent address at an annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 26, U.S. Pres...

2017.12.21 (Thu)

【#486】Enhance Competitiveness without Corporate Tax Cut

December 18, 2017 　　　　　The U.S. tax reform, the biggest in about 30 years, committed by President Donald Trump is expected to pass the Senate and the House of Representatives this week. The reform...

2016.03.24 (Thu)

【#364】Government Should Take Accountability for Fiscal Risks

March 22, 2016 　　　　　The Japanese government in mid-March started a series of “international financial and economic analysis meetings” where Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and economic ministers exchang...