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Jun 08, 2023
【#1045】Does Pyongyang’s Quick Response Indicate Abduction Breakthrough?
Tsutomu Nishioka ー A breakthrough over North Korea’s abduction of Japanese citizens may come. “Japan will press forward proactively, engaging in high-level consultations while reporting directly to me, to bring about summit-level talks [with North Korea] at an early time,” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in his address to a .... ＜Read more＞
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Jun 07, 2023
【#1044】SDF Chopper Crash May Be Attributable to Metal Fatigue
Tadashi Narabayashi ー On April 6, a UH-60JA helicopter of the Ground Self-Defense Force crashed in waters near Miyako Island of Okinawa Prefecture, killing all 10 crewmembers including Lt. Gen. Yuichi Sakamoto, Commander of the GSDF 8th Division. A photo on the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper of the helicopter’s wreckage salvaged from the .... ＜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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【#1043】IPEF Talks Overshadowed by Different Views about China
Masahiko Hosokawa ー An agreement to strengthen supply chains for important materials has been reached at a ministerial meeting of the 14-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) including Japan, the United States, South Korea, Australia, India and Southeast Asian countries. IPEF is strategically important for leading the

【#1042】Big Challenges Left after G7 Hiroshima Summit
Masahiko Hosokawa ー Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise participation in the Group of Seven (G7) Hiroshima summit attracted global attention, overshadowing the summit’s primary theme of how to deal with China. However, what should be noted at the summit are economic security and engagement with the Global South,