Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2024.07.16 (Tue)

【#1161】An American Scholar Fighting Alone Against “Sex Slaves” Theory

July 16, 2024 　 On July 11, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (JINF) presented its Japan Study Award to Harvard University Professor John Mark Ramseyer who has published an academic pape...

2020.04.01 (Wed)

【#666(Special)】Concern over Japan Times’ Revision of Comfort Women Description

March 30, 2020 　 The Japan Times, an English daily in Japan, in a half-page announcement on March 20 said it would revise its description of prewar and wartime “comfort women” again after a revision...

2019.07.18 (Thu)

【#607(Special)】Special Award Given to English Translation of Book on Comfort Women

July 16, 2019 　　　　　　　　　　Comfort Women and Sex in the Battle Zone (Hamilton Books), an English translation of a book by Japanese modern historian Ikuhiko Hata, has won this year’s Japan Study Spe...

2018.12.12 (Wed)

【#561】We Support Japan Times’ Wise Decision

December 10, 2018 　　　　　The Japan Times, a daily English newspaper in Japan, made an unusual announcement on November 30 to revise the descriptions of wartime “forced laborers” and “comfort women.”...

2018.07.05 (Thu)

【#526(Special)】Award Winning Book Befits 150th Anniversary of Meiji Restoration

July 4, 2018 　　　　　On July 4, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals honored Chuo University Professor Robert Morton with the fifth Japan Study Award and University of East Asia Professor Ch...

2018.05.23 (Wed)

【#515】French Intellectuals Call for Switching Japan’s Security View

May 21, 2018 　　　　　The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals held a symposium titled “New Global Challenges and Japan” on May 17 to mark its 10th anniversary. Invited to the symposium as guest ...

2017.07.03 (Mon)

【#449(Special)】Japan Study Award Winners Confronting Biased Historical View

June 28, 2017 　　　　　On July 5, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals will hold a ceremony to honor University of Miami Professor June Dreyer with the Japan Study Award and former New York T...

2017.03.08 (Wed)

【#425】Positive Ratings for Trump Address Unlikely to Last Long

March 6, 2017 　　　　　On February 28, U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his first policy address to Congress at a joint session of the House and Senate, calling for enhancing anti-terrorism measu...

2016.12.01 (Thu)

【#409】Japanese Media Helping Trivialization of Politics

November 28, 2016 　　　　　On November 23, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals held a symposium titled “Trump Administration and Japan’s decision” in Tokyo, with JINF President Yoshiko Sakur...

2016.01.22 (Fri)

【#351(Special)】Political Leadership Needed to Aid Tibetan Exiles

January 20, 2016 　　　　　Lobsang Sangay (47), the prime minister of Tibet’s government in exile, visited Japan from January 8th through the 13th, meeting with JINF officials, Diet members, university...