Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Aug 09, 2023 (Wed)

【#1062】BOJ Decision to Make Monetary Policy Flexible Was Too Early

August 7, 2023 　 At its Monetary Policy Meeting on July 27-28, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to immediately make flexible its yield curve control (YCC) as a means of large-scale monetary easing, w...

Aug 09, 2023 (Wed)

【#1061】Do Not Overreact to China’s Gallium Export Controls

August 7, 2023 　 China is deploying countermeasures over semiconductors, which are the main battleground of the US-China confrontation. After banning the procurement of products from Micron Technolo...

Aug 01, 2023 (Tue)

【#1060】Is BOJ Encouraging Speculative Trading in Government Bonds?

July 31, 2023 　 The Bank of Japan (BOJ) effectively raised the upper limit of its long-term interest rate to 1% at its monetary policy meeting on July 28th. Governor Kazuo Ueda, who took office in A...

Jul 26, 2023 (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...

Jul 26, 2023 (Wed)

【#1058】Counter China’s Seafood Import Restrictions

July 24, 2023 　 In response to the planned ocean release of treated water from Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, China has announced to toughen radiation testing on sea...

Jul 19, 2023 (Wed)

【#1057】Many People Dying on Famine in North Korea

July 18, 2023 　 North Korea is currently experiencing a terrible food shortage, leading to starvation deaths throughout the country, including its capital of Pyongyang, according to human rights act...

Jul 19, 2023 (Wed)

【#1056】Japan May Lose Credibility If Failing to Provide Weapons to Ukraine

July 18, 2023 　 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s enthusiasm for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) stands out. As the leader of Japan, a partner country of NATO, Kishida participated in the...

Jul 13, 2023 (Thu)

【#1055】Take Advantage of the Benefits of a Weak Yen

July 10, 2023 　 Recently, the trend of a weak yen continues with the dollar being worth in the 140-yen range. This weak yen has brought about self-deprecating criticism that it has caused an increas...

Jul 11, 2023 (Tue)

【#1054】LDP Gives Too Much Consideration to Komeito

July 10, 2023 　 The result was as expected. The discussions between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito party, which had been discussing the relaxation ...

Jul 04, 2023 (Tue)

【#1053】How to Enhance Credibility of Nuclear Umbrella?

July 3, 2023 　 Japan and the United States in late June held a regular working-level Extended Deterrence Dialogue to enhance the credibility of the U.S. nuclear umbrella for Japan. The two governmen...