Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

JINF 10th Anniversary Symposium　“New Global Challenges and Japan”
- May 29, 2018 ー 　　　　　The 10th anniversary symposium for Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) was held on 17 May 2018 at the IINO Hall in Tokyo Uchisaiwai-cho. The symposium titled “New Global Challenges and Japan” invited French historian and demographer Emmanuel Todd as a keynote speaker. Todd also had a discussion with JINF President Yoshiko Sakurai and Vice President Tadae Takubo after his keynote speech on the stage. And LDP President Shinzo Abe celebrated the JINF 10th anniversary in the reception held after the symposium. 　　　　　A detailed report will be made later.

“Holding International Conference with VIF Institute of India”
- Mar 20, 2018 ー On 7th March, Wednesday, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) invited four researchers, Dr. Gupta, Director of the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), a think tank in India, and held an international conference between Japan and India.

“North Korea’s Crisis, Japan Should Wake Up” by JINF Symposium
- Nov 24, 2017 ー The annual 10th symposium for members of Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF), organized by JINF, was held on 23 November 2017 at the Hotel New Ohtani in Tokyo. The symposium title was “North Korea’s Crisis, Japan Should Wake Up ”, and its panelists were Mr. Gen Nakatani, a representative, Dr. Tadae Takubo, vice president of JINF and Prof. Tsutomu Nishioka, a planning member of JINF, and Ms. Yoshiko Sakurai, president of JINF presided the symposium.

International situation around Japan, India, US, and PRC
- Oct 19, 2017 ー 　Professor Brahma Chellaney 　　　　　Professor Brahma Chellaney of Indian private think-tank, Policy Research Center, met and talked to planning committee member, including the President of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals, Ms. Yoshiko Sakurai, about “International situation around Japan, India, US, and PRC” on October 11, at the Kazan Kaikan of Kasumigaseki in Tokyo. 　　　　　Professor Chellaney, India's leading strategic research expert, who served as an advisor to the National Security Council of India and a member of the Foreign Minister's policy advisory group, was invited to the symposium organized by the Japan Institute for International Affairs. 　　　　　Reviewing the political situation in Japan, the professor said, the domestic politics after the general […]

The articles written by Tomiyama were published in “Journal of Indian Ocean Studies”
- Oct 10, 2017 ー “Journal of Indian Ocean Studies,” a triannual journal of the Society for Indian Ocean Studies in New Delhi, published articles written by Mr. Yasushi Tomiyama, a planning committee member and senior fellow of the JINF, in its consecutive April and August issues of 2017. The article for the April issue, titled “Japan-India Cooperation Facing Challenges from U.S. and China” examines prospect and possible limitations of Japan-India strategic cooperation facing severe international environment represented by increasingly hegemonic China and the inauguration of unpredictable U.S. administration. (Click here for the draft text of the April article.) The August article, titled “Are U.S. and China Heading for Strategic Rivalry?” analyzes that the United […]