Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2023.11.01 (Wed)

【#1087】The Problem Is that Gender Can Be Changed by Surgery

October 30, 2023 　 On October 25, the Japanese Supreme Court denied the constitutionality of a law that requires reproductive glands (testes or ovaries as internal genitalia) to be defunctionalized ...

2023.07.26 (Wed)

【#1059】Biden’s Risky Appeasement Diplomacy towards China

July 24, 2023 　 U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry visited China in mid-July and met with foreign policy chief Wang Yi, a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CPP) Politburo, and oth...

2023.06.21 (Wed)

【#1048】Complaining about U.S. Ambassador’s Interference in Japan’s Internal Affairs

June 19, 2023 　 U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has relentlessly prompted Japan to enact a bill for promoting understanding about LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) and other sexual...

2023.03.16 (Thu)

【#1025】Biden’s Basic Stance and Ability to Deliver Are Questionable

March 13, 2023 　 On March 10, Iran and Saudi Arabia announced in Beijing an agreement brokered by China to restore diplomatic relations. This development may symbolize the weakness of the U.S. admin...

2023.02.22 (Wed)

【#1014】Risky Unlimited Ban on LGBT Discrimination

February 20, 2023 　 There is a claim that Japan is the only G7 (Group of Seven) member lacking a legal ban on discrimination against LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people. This claim ...

2023.02.16 (Thu)

【#1012】Misgivings Felt about Biden’s State of Union Address

February 13, 2023 　 U.S. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on February 7 provided misgivings to Japan that shares the Indo-Pacific strategy with the United States. Firstly, while talk...

2022.11.24 (Thu)

【#985】U.S. May Toughen China Policy under House Republican Leadership

November 21, 2022 　 The Republican Party won a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives through midterm elections earlier this month, meaning that Republicans will occupy the House speaker post...

2022.11.16 (Wed)

【#983】What Can Be Learned from DeSantis’s Landslide

November 14, 2022 　 While Democrats have retained their control over the Senate in the U.S. midterm elections, the general trend in the House has yet to be clear. I therefore would like to focus on ...

2022.10.13 (Thu)

【#971】Pitfalls of Diplomacy Toward North Korea

October 11, 2022 　 On October 4, North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew an estimated 4,600 kilometers. Given the flight distance indicating that the missile could reach the key U.S. miliary...

2022.08.23 (Tue)

【#953】Proposing Japanese-Version Taiwan Travel Act for Military Talks with Taiwan

August 22, 2022 　 On March 16, 2018, then U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law the Taiwan Travel Act after both the House and Senate passed it unanimously. Beijing had strongly urged the U.S....