Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2024.08.06 (Tue)

【#1168】Deter Tactical Nuclear Attacks with Non-Nuclear Missiles

August 5, 2024 　 A Japan-U.S. ministerial meeting on extended deterrence took place in Tokyo on July 28. This was the first political-level meeting on U.S. extended deterrence including nuclear dete...

2024.07.02 (Tue)

【#1158】Take All Possible Measures to Counter New Axis of Evil

July 1, 2024 　 On June 14, the Group of Seven leaders’ communique expressed “deep concern” about China’s support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. “China is supplying the ability to pro...

2024.06.26 (Wed)

【#1155】Japan Should Prepare for Russia-North Korea Military Alliance

June 24, 2024 　 On June 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the North Korean capital of Pyongyang and held a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. They signed a comprehensive...

2024.05.08 (Wed)

【#1144】Japan Should Defend Ukraine’s Democracy by Exporting Air Defense Equipment

May 7, 2024 　 “If you don’t approve aid to Ukraine now, Kyiv could lose the war by the end of the year,” U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on April 18, expressing his sens...

2024.04.10 (Wed)

【#1136】Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Growing Reality of Nuclear Threats

April 8, 2024 　 When the United States intercepted top secret Russian communications around October 2022, there were frequent discussions about the use of nuclear weapons within Russian military, Th...

2024.03.13 (Wed)

【#1125】Japan Should Not Shy Away from Nuclear Discussion

March 11, 2024 　 Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement that he would make nuclear weapons “combat-ready” shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, BBC reported that this raised th...

2024.02.21 (Wed)

【#1118】Komeito Should Fulfill Its Responsibility as a Coalition Partner

February 19, 2024 　 The leadership of the Komeito Party, a junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, remains cautious over the joint development of the next-generation fighter...

2023.12.06 (Wed)

【#1096】It’s Time for Kishida to Show Leadership for Expanding Weapon Exports

December 4, 2023 　 The ruling parties’ coordination on Japan’s overseas defense equipment transfers between Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito is in disarray as the latter ha...

2023.08.29 (Tue)

【#1066】Japan Should Move to Arms Aid to Ukraine

August 28, 2023 　 Japan’s self-imposed restrictions, such as the former Three Principles on Arms Exports and their revised version known as Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment and Tech...

2023.04.05 (Wed)

【#1029】Government Should Lead Japan’s Strengthened Cooperation with Taiwan

April 3, 2023 　 It is needless to say that a Taiwan contingency would amount to a Japan contingency. A sense of crisis regarding a probable Taiwan contingency is growing as never before in the Unite...