Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2023.05.31 (Wed)

【#1042】Big Challenges Left after G7 Hiroshima Summit

May 29, 2023 　 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 ho...

2023.03.16 (Thu)

【#1024】Prioritize Rules and Exclude Unprincipled Concession to South Korea

March 13, 2023 　 Japan-South Korea relations are heading toward normalization after Seoul announced a solution to the issue of wartime Korean workers in Japan. It is important to take advantage of t...

2023.02.14 (Tue)

【#1010】Don’t Distort Export Control Principle in Fear of China’s Reaction

February 9, 2023 　 I received many inquiries on my suggestion in this column on February 6 that Japan should identify China as the target of semiconductor export restrictions being planned under int...

2023.02.08 (Wed)

【#1006】Meet a New Export Control Age in Restricting Semiconductor to China

February 6, 2023 　 Japan and the Netherlands agreed in late January to join U.S. restrictions of high-end semiconductor exports to China, according to press reports. The Japanese government has refr...

2022.12.21 (Wed)

【#995】Overcome Defense Ministry’s Self-Sufficiency Sentiment

December 19, 2022 　 The Japanese government has released its three security documents including the National Security Strategy. I appreciate these documents as turning around Japan’s national securi...

2022.11.24 (Thu)

【#984】Tug-of-War over Semiconductor Supply Chains at Summit Talks

November 21, 2022 　 A series of multilateral summit meetings were held in Asia from November 11, including summit meetings related to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), G20 Bali Summit ...

2022.11.09 (Wed)

【#982】Be Alert to Intensifying Battle for Technology under Xi

November 7, 2022 　 Chinese President Xi Jinping has entered his third term as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. We must pay attention to his report to the Chinese Communist Party con...

2022.09.21 (Wed)

【#965】G7 Focusing on Economic Security against China

September 20, 2022 　 Trade ministers from the Group of Seven industrial democracies have recently met in Germany. Attention should be paid to the point that the G7 trade ministers discussed their se...

2022.09.14 (Wed)

【#961】Seedy Underside of “U.S.-Led” IPEF Negotiations

September 12, 2022 　 Official agreement has been reached to launch negotiations on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, or IPEF. The new economic initiative is strategically significa...

2022.09.07 (Wed)

【#958】Japan Should Speed up Economic Security Emergency Legislation

September 5, 2022 　 Now that Japan has enacted the Economic Security Promotion Act, it is natural for the nation to implement it steadily. But we should not be complacent with the act. Next, Japan s...