Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

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...

2022.10.13 (Thu)

【#972】Japan Should Develop Its Own Nuclear Deterrence Strategy

October 11, 2022 　 On October 4, North Korea fired a “new-type ground-to-ground intermediate-range ballistic missile” (state-run Korean Central News Agency) that flew above the Japanese archipelago ...

2022.09.21 (Wed)

【#964】Number-Juggling Cannot Reinforce Defense Capabilities

September 20, 2022 　 At a Japan-U.S. summit in May, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to fundamentally reinforce Japan’s defense capabilities, increase defense spending needed to effect it and exam...

2022.08.09 (Tue)

【#951】U.S. Navy Alone Can No Longer Deter China

August 8, 2022 　 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan led tensions to rapidly grow in the Taiwan Strait. On July 28, Chinese President Xi Jinping in a call with U.S. President Joe Bi...

2022.06.29 (Wed)

【#936】JSDF May Left Behind in New Domain Warfare

June 27, 2022 　 A war of words between Japanese political parties is going on in campaigns for the July 10 House of Councilors election. Most parties except the Japanese Communist Party and the Soci...