Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Jun 29, 2023 (Thu)

【#1050】Unpromising Effects of “Unprecedented Countermeasures to the Declining Birthrate”

June 26, 2023 　 On June 16, the Japanese cabinet approved the Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2023, in which the government vowed to promote unprecedented countermeasures t...

Jun 21, 2023 (Wed)

【#1049】Enact Anti-espionage Law to Prevent Technology Leakage

June 19, 2023 　 A Chinese researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), one of Japan's largest national research and development agencies, was arrested b...

Jun 21, 2023 (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...

Jun 14, 2023 (Wed)

【#1047】Ukrainian Dam Collapse Causing Nuclear Plant Crisis

June 12, 2023 　 The Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine collapsed on June 6, flooding its vast downstream area. The nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces, has taken in coo...

Jun 14, 2023 (Wed)

【#1046】Why Has Japan Agreed to Shelve S. Korean Radar Incident?

June 12, 2023 　 Why not say what Japan should say? Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and Maritime Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Adm. Ryo Sakai are advancing Japan-South Korea defense coo...

Jun 08, 2023 (Thu)

【#1045】Does Pyongyang’s Quick Response Indicate Abduction Breakthrough?

June 5, 2023 　 A breakthrough over North Korea’s abduction of Japanese citizens may come. “Japan will press forward proactively, engaging in high-level consultations while reporting directly to me, ...

Jun 07, 2023 (Wed)

【#1044】SDF Chopper Crash May Be Attributable to Metal Fatigue

June 5, 2023 　 On April 6, a UH-60JA helicopter of the Ground Self-Defense Force crashed in waters near Miyako Island of Okinawa Prefecture, killing all 10 crewmembers including Lt. Gen. Yuichi Saka...

Jun 07, 2023 (Wed)

【#1043】IPEF Talks Overshadowed by Different Views about China

June 5, 2023 　 An agreement to strengthen supply chains for important materials has been reached at a ministerial meeting of the 14-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) including Japan, the...

May 31, 2023 (Wed)

【#1042】Big Challenges Left after G7 Hiroshima Summit

May 29, 2023 　 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise participation in the Group of Seven (G7) Hiroshima summit attracted global attention, overshadowing the summit’s primary theme of ho...

May 31, 2023 (Wed)

【#1041】Can We Rejoice at the “Success” of Hiroshima Summit?

May 29, 2023 　 Japanese mass media emptily described the Group of Seven Hiroshima summit as having renewed the determination to realize a “world without nuclear weapons” or having reaffirmed “commit...