Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2024.09.26 (Thu)

【#1185】Japan and U.S. Should Share Security Perception

September 24, 2024 　 On September 19, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Lisa M. Franchetti, the top U.S. Navy officer, released the Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy 2024. The plan updates...

2024.04.17 (Wed)

【#1138】Japan’s Defective Domestic Structures Impeding Global Partnership

April 15, 2024 　 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on April 10 and issued a joint statement titled “Global Partners for the Future.” In a spe...

2024.01.17 (Wed)

【#1106】Lessons Japan Should Learn from Taiwan Election

January 15, 2024 　 During campaigns for Taiwan’s presidential election on January 13, Beijing tried to exert influence on Taiwan in a variety of ways to ensure that the election results would be fav...

2023.12.12 (Tue)

【#1097】Political Will Required to Enhance Japan-Taiwan Deterrence

December 11, 2023 　 While the war between Russia and Ukraine has plunged into a stalemate, the Congress of the United States, the largest military supporter for Ukraine, has been unable to agree on ...

2023.10.26 (Thu)

【#1083】Let Us Vitalize Discussions on Nuclear Arms

October 23, 2023 　 On October 19, the U.S. Department of Defense released its annual report of Military and Security Developments involving the Peoples Republic of China. The media focused on its es...

2023.05.25 (Thu)

【#1039】Vision Alone Cannot Accomplish National Defense and Disarmament

May 22, 2023 　 The Group of Seven leaders at their annual summit in Hiroshima issued their “Hiroshima Vision on Nuclear Disarmament.” The document includes the “ultimate goal” of realizing a “world ...

2023.02.09 (Thu)

【#1009】Japan Required to Prepare Law to Tackle Foreign Balloon Intrusion

February 6, 2023 　 A U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter shot down a Chinese reconnaissance balloon that flew across the continental United States. Japan has so far failed to enact any law to tackle foreign...

2023.01.25 (Wed)

【#1002】Clouds Cast Already over Implementation of 3 Security Documents

January 23, 2023 　 A joint statement on a meeting of the Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee in Washington on January 11 said that the Japanese and U.S. foreign and defense ministers at the s...

2022.12.07 (Wed)

【#990】U.S. Report on Chinese Military Power and Japan’s Response

December 5, 2022 　 On November 29, the U.S. Department of Defense published its annual report on China’s military power. In consideration of debate on defense in Japan, I would like to take up two p...

2022.11.02 (Wed)

【#978】Unpersuasive Reasons for Cancelling SLCM-N Development

October 31, 2022 　 On October 27, the U.S. Department of Defense released the National Defense Strategy (NDS), the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and the Missile Defense Review (MDR). Of them, the NPR...