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Mar 23, 2023
【#1027】Commendable Avoidance of Making New Apology to South Korea
Tsutomu Nishioka ー When South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited Japan last week, I was in South Korea, where media reported the president as having made a major concession over the issue of wartime Korean workers in Japan and focused attention on whether Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida would offer a clear apology .... ＜Read more＞
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Mar 23, 2023
【#1026】Don’t Be Deceived by China Acting as Goodwill Mediator
Hiroshi Yuasa ー Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Russia this week with a plan to end Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Earlier this month, China successfully mediated an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran for restoring their diplomatic relations to end years of hostility in the Gulf region. Gaining momentum .... ＜Read more＞

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 […]

“The Situation in Ukraine from the Polish Perspective”
- Mar 04, 2022 ー At the beginning of his speech, he introduced a news report that the Russian military invasion of Ukraine has reached the nuclear power plants. The geopolitical environment of Poland: Poland is a NATO member country bordered by Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.

Prime Minister Kishida must make a major change in Japan’s national defense policy
- Mar 04, 2022 ー We placed an advocacy ad demanding on Prime Minister Kishida to make a major change in Japan’s national defense policy in three major national dailies, Nikkei, Sankei and Yomiuri, on Friday, March 4.

To Prime Minister Kishida: Inherit the will of Shinzo Abe

advocacy ad

The 9th "Kokkiken Japan Study Award"

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【#1025】Biden’s Basic Stance and Ability to Deliver Are Questionable
Yoichi Shimada ー On March 10, Iran and Saudi Arabia announced in Beijing an agreement brokered by China to restore diplomatic relations. This development may symbolize the weakness of the U.S. administration led by President Joe Biden that has been compromising with leftist ideology, vacillating due to various political considerations

【#1024】Prioritize Rules and Exclude Unprincipled Concession to South Korea
Masahiko Hosokawa ー Japan-South Korea relations are heading toward normalization after Seoul announced a solution to the issue of wartime Korean workers in Japan. It is important to take advantage of the South Korean action and solve comprehensively bilateral pending problems. What Seoul expected from Tokyo is to lift a tighter export