Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Nov 11, 2021 (Thu)

【#845】COP at Turning Point

November 8, 2021 　 On November 2, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged up to $10 billion in additional support for decarbonization in Asia and other regions at the 26th conference of partie...

Nov 04, 2021 (Thu)

【#844】4 Anti-Communist Parties Should Head for Amending Constitution

November 1, 2021 　 In Japan’s House of Representatives election on October 31, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), though losing seats, won “absolute stable majority” to stably manage the Nat...

Oct 27, 2021 (Wed)

【#843】Utilize Japan’s Cutting-edge Technologies for Missile Defense

October 25, 2021 　 While neighboring countries such as China and North Korea are accelerating the development of hypersonic missiles, Japan has cutting-edge technologies to develop a defense system ...

Oct 27, 2021 (Wed)

【#842】How to Defend Against Hypersonic Glide Weapons

October 25, 2021 　 On October 19, North Korea test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile that profiled an irregular trajectory in the atmosphere. On September 28, it test-fired a ground-launc...

Oct 21, 2021 (Thu)

【#841】Constitutional Democrats Are Not Qualified for Governing Party

October 18, 2021 　 The coming election of Japan’s House of Representatives provides voters with an opportunity to select a governing party. I here would like to compare campaign promises of the ruli...

Oct 21, 2021 (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...

Oct 20, 2021 (Wed)

【#839】Be Alert to Creeping Communist Party

October 18, 2021 　 Campaigns have started for the October 31 general election of Japan’s House of Representatives. A remark by Secretary General Akira Amari of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party go...

Oct 13, 2021 (Wed)

【#838】Kishida Administration Ignoring Taiwan Strait Tensions

October 11, 2021 　 In early October, China dispatched numerous military aircraft near Taiwan. But Tokyo made a lukewarm reaction to the Chinese actions that undermined peace and stability in the Tai...

Oct 07, 2021 (Thu)

【#837】Placing Hopes on Kishida’s Eagerness to Amend Constitution

October 4, 2021 　 “At least within the term (for the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party), I would promote constitutional amendments meeting the changes of the times,” Fumio Kishida tol...

Sep 29, 2021 (Wed)

【#836】We Should Welcome Taiwan’s CPTPP Bid but Be Cautious About China’s

September 27, 2021 　 Following China’s application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Taiwan filed its application. While I noted in my previo...