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Sep 13, 2024
【#1180】Nippon Steel’s Acquisition of U.S. Steel to Contribute to U.S. National Security
Koko Kato ー U.S. President Joe Biden is reportedly ready to block Nippon Steel Corp.’s planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp., citing “national security risks.” Republican former President Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, both of whom are vying for the next president, also oppose the largest .... ＜Read more＞
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Sep 12, 2024
【#1179】Opposing Koizumi’s Proposal for Separate Surnames for Married Couples
Katsuhiko Takaike ー In an announcement on September 6 to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election that effectively determines Japan’s next prime minister, Shinjiro Koizumi pledged to submit a bill to introduce a system of selective surnames for married couples. The system would allow a couple to choose .... ＜Read more＞

Comprehensive Security Project: Analysis Article in Sankei Shimbun / JAPAN Forward
- Sep 17, 2024 ー In April of this year, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) launched the “Comprehensive Security Project” to analyze regional situations through the use of satellite imagery as a new approach to security. The purpose of this project is to analyze information on changes in the security environment surrounding Japan using satellite images as one of the tools, so that every citizen can recognize threats to Japan in a tangible manner. On Sep 16, the JAPAN Forward published an analysis article titled “Chinese Naval Base Expansion Near Senkakus a New Concern”. This article was already published in Japanese on Aug.18 at Sankei Shimbun. Please see below for the details 　 […]

The Eleventh Kokkiken Japan Study Award
- Jun 11, 2024 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 Eleventh Kokkiken Japan Study Award recipients follows; Japan Study AwardJohn Mark Ramseyer Mitsubishi Professor of Japanese Legal Studies, at Harvard Law School 　 Ianfu Seidorei Setsu wo Harvard Daigaku Ramseyer Kyoju ga Kanzen Ronpa (Heart Shuppan, 2023) ― English translation: [Complete Refutation by Prof Ramseyer] Japan Study Special AwardTei Taikin Professor Emeritus. Tokyo […]

Obituary James E. Auer by Yasushi Tomiyama, JINF
- Jun 03, 2024 ー

Passing of Dr. Takubo
- Jan 12, 2024 ー

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.

Obituary James E. Auer

Passing of Dr. Takubo

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【#1178】Chinese Military Ship’s Survey Would Violate International Law
Seiji Kurosawa ー On August 31, a Shupang-class survey ship of the Chinese Navy intruded into Japanese territorial waters in the Tokara Strait off Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. In response to the Japanese government’s protest, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 2 claimed that China exercised the “right

【#1177】Objecting to Koizumi’s Labor Market Reform Initiative
Etsuro Honda ー Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is considered one of the front-runners in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, expressed his determination to complete labor market regulatory reform in a one-year timeframe at his run-off press conference on September 6. However, labor