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Nov 29, 2023
【#1095】Sound Public Finances Do Not Mean Balanced Budget
Etsuro Honda ー Article 4 (1) of Japan’s Public Finance Act, the basic law on national finances, provides for the balanced budget principle that denies dependence on government bonds, while exceptionally allowing the issuance of government bonds for such purposes as public works within an amount of money approved by the .... ＜Read more＞
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Nov 22, 2023
【#1094】Poor U.S. Government Reality Exposed through IPEF Talks
Masahiko Hosokawa ー The U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial and leaders’ meetings took place last week, producing agreement on “decarbonization” and “clean economy” out of the four IPEF pillars, while shelving a deal on “trade.” Last May, the IPEF members agreed on the other pillar, the “enhancement of supply .... ＜Read more＞

Japan-India International Symposium: Japan-U.S.-India Relations in a Turbulent World
- Jul 25, 2023 ー On July 12, 2023, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) hosted the Japan-India International Symposium at Iino Hall in Tokyo.

Chinese Naval Strategy: War at Sea
- Jun 28, 2023 ー On May 28, 2023, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) invited Dr. Toshi Yoshihara, a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments and recipient of the 8th annual JINF Japan Study Award for his book Dragon against the Sun: Chinese Views of Japanese Seapower. Yoshihara discussed Chinese naval strategy with JINF

To Prime Minister Kishida: Inherit the will of Shinzo Abe
- Aug 10, 2022 ー Japan Institute for National Fundamental (JINF) placed an advocacy ad proposing Prime Minister Kishida inherit the will of Shinzo Abe in three major national dailies, Nikkei, Sankei and Yomiuri, on Wednesday, August 10. Below is a translation of the ad. 　 To Prime Minister Kishida: Inherit the will of Shinzo Abe The passing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has left a big hole in Japanese society. This is because Prime Minister Fumio Kishida does not seem to have grit to move on by inheriting the will of Mr. Abe. We remember that Mr. Abe resolutely called on the country to make a break with the “postwar regime” and that […]

The Ninth Kokkiken Japan Study Award :Ceremony and commemorative lecture
- Jul 14, 2022 ー The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals, JINF, established “Kokkiken Japan Study Award” in 2014, to encourage and honor outstanding works in the field of Japanese studies

The Ninth Kokkiken Japan Study Award
- Jun 15, 2022 ー The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals, JINF, established “Kokkiken Japan Study Award” in 2014, to encourage and honor outstanding works in the field of Japanese studies at home and abroad that contribute to the furthering of understanding of Japan in the areas of politics, national security, diplomacy, history, education and culture, among others. JINF has decided The Ninth Kokkiken Japan Study Award recpients follows; Japan Study AwardEwa Pałasz-Rutkowska PhD, Professor, University of Warsaw 　 Historia stosunków polsko-japońskich, vol. I:1904-1945 (sairyusha,2019), Historia stosunków polsko-japońskich, vol. II: 1945-2019 (sairyusha,2021) ―Engrish translation: [ The History of Polish-Japanese Relations] Japan Study Special AwardJason Morgan PhD, Associate Professor at Reitaku University 　 LAW AND SOCIETY […]

To Prime Minister Kishida: Inherit the will of Shinzo Abe

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The 9th "Kokkiken Japan Study Award"

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【#1093】Don’t Be Fooled by U.S.-China Superficial Fence-Mending
Yasushi Tomiyama ー Amid the worst U.S.-China relations since their normalization in 1979, U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping at their meeting in a San Francisco suburb on November 15 agreed to resume high-level military-to-military talks to avoid accidental clashes, easing bilateral tensions for the immediate future.

【#1092】Japan Needs Countermeasures to Resolve Outstanding Issues with China
Takashi Arimoto ー At their first meeting in a year, the top Japanese and Chinese leaders, though reaffirming the comprehensive promotion of a “mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests,” failed to resolve key outstanding issues such as China’s detention of Japanese nationals, Chinese buoys in Japan’s