Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2024.09.03 (Tue)

【#1175】Develop Legislation to Respond Resolutely to Airspace Violations

September 2, 2024 　 On August 26, a Chinese Y-9 intelligence-gathering aircraft violated Japan’s territorial airspace near the Danjo Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture for about two minutes. This was th...

2024.08.29 (Thu)

【#1171】LDP Presidential Hopefuls Should Talk about Views on National Security

August 26, 2024 　 Twelve lawmakers have so far put their names forward for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election in September. As long as the LDP remains the ruling party, its ...

2024.05.16 (Thu)

【#1145】Establish Deterrence Strategy Invulnerable to Nuclear Intimidation

May 13, 2024 　 On May 6, ahead of the anniversary of the victory over Germany in World War II, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that it had begun preparations for drills simulating the use of ...

2024.04.24 (Wed)

【#1141】Japan Must Use Comprehensive National Power to Assume Responsibility as U.S. Global Partner

April 22, 2024 　 At the Japan-U.S. summit meeting on April 10, a joint statement titled “Global Partners for the Future” was issued. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in his address to the U.S. ...

2024.03.05 (Tue)

【#1123】Japan Should Not Cap 5-year Defense Spending at 43 Trillion Yen

March 4, 2024 　 The yen’s depreciation and price hikes have boosted defense equipment procurement cost, endangering Japan’s planned “fundamental reinforcement of defense capabilities.” “Given ex...

2024.02.14 (Wed)

【#1117】It Is Time to Provide Strong Support to Ukraine

February 13, 2024 　 On January 14, a Russian A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft was shot down by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile over the Sea of Azov, southeast of Ukraine. Although ...

2023.12.12 (Tue)

【#1098】Discarding Old Equipment Does Not Strengthen War Potential

December 11, 2023 　 It is said that logistics determine the outcome of war. It is also said that there is no victory without air supremacy. Ukraine’s counteroffensive since June has failed to achiev...

2023.09.14 (Thu)

【#1069】China-Russia-NK Collaboration Exposes Flaws in Japan’s Security Strategy

September 11, 2023 　 Japan’s National Security Strategy, approved by the cabinet in December last year, can be regarded as an excellent one because it emphasizes the perspective of securing national...

2023.04.19 (Wed)

【#1032】Even China’s Peaceful Unification with Taiwan Will Be a Serious Matter for Japan

April 17, 2023 　 French President Emanuel Macron visited China in early April to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. On his way back home, he indicated his view that Europe should be neutral to the T...

2022.12.07 (Wed)

【#989】Accelerate Preparation for “Quiet Contingency”

December 5, 2022 　 On November 25, the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), a think tank for the Ministry of Defense, published “China Security Report 2023.” On November 29, the U.S. Depar...