Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2019.07.31 (Wed)

【#610】Deceptive Chinese Defense White Paper

July 29, 2019 　　　　　　　　　　China released its first defense white paper in four years on July 24. It is titled “China’s National Defense in the New Era” maybe because it is the first report since t...

2019.07.18 (Thu)

【#606】Japan Would Be Mocked if Depending on Others for Protecting Its Ships

July 16, 2019 　　　　　　　　　　On July 9, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford unveiled a plan for the United States to form a coalition of willingness with allies in a few weeks to ...

2019.06.13 (Thu)

【#600(Special)】Why Not Condemn China’s Defense Minister?

June 10, 2019 　　　　　　　　　　On June 6, the Japanese House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning Hodaka Maruyama, expelled from the Japan Innovation Party, for his remark suggesting a war...

2019.01.23 (Wed)

【#567】Trump Deviates from U.S. Strategy Documents

January 21, 2019 　　　　　In mid-January, the U.S. Department of Defense published three documents - “China Military Power,” “Assessment on U.S. Defense Implications of China’s Expanding Global Access...

2018.12.06 (Thu)

【#559】Is Japan Playing Roles as a U.S. Ally?

December 3, 2018 　　　　　In October when U.S. Vice President Mike Pence gave a speech clarifying Washington’s attitude of confrontation with Beijing, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited China ...

2018.11.14 (Wed)

【#555】Consider National Defense in Accepting Foreign Workers

November 12, 2018 　　　　　One of the most controversial issues at the current session of Japan’s parliament is how to expand the acceptance of foreign workers. Parliamentary discussions focus on the ...

2018.09.05 (Wed)

【#539】Is Japan-U.S. Alliance Unshakable?

September 3, 2018 　　　　　At a cabinet meeting on August 28, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera reported the defense white paper for 2018. I appreciate the latest annual report as putting a digest wit...

2018.08.23 (Thu)

【#537(Special)】Chinese Marines Eying Invasion into Taiwan, Senkakus

August 20, 2018 　　　　　On July 16, the U.S. Department of Defense released an annual report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China. The report had been publis...

2018.06.28 (Thu)

【#523】Get rid of Positioning U.S. as Pike and Japan as Shield

June 25, 2018 　　　　　At a press conference after his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, U.S. President Donald Trump offered to suspend U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises as they ar...

2018.06.06 (Wed)

【#517】China Creating Its Own International Standards

June 4, 2018 　　　　　Shangri-La Dialogue 2018, an Asian security summit attended by defense ministers and senior military officers, took place in Singapore last weekend. Until two years ago, China ha...