Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2021.03.18 (Thu)

【#775】Is America Declining? – Discussion with Paul Kennedy

March 16, 2021 　 On March 9, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals invited Paul Kennedy, professor of history at Yale University and author of “The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers,” a gl...

2021.02.24 (Wed)

【#763】Move 2022 Winter Olympics from Beijing

February 22, 2021 　 The Olympic Games have always been highly politicized, while being touted as a symbol of international peace and friendship or a sports festival. We now must pay attention to t...

2021.01.18 (Mon)

【#755】Japan Should Fight for Victory of Free World

January 14, 2021 　 The world witnesses turbulent events. In the year that opened with deviant behaviors in the United States and China, the international community faces an extraordinary crisis. T...

2020.09.03 (Thu)

【#714(Special)】Thanking Abe for His Furious Efforts

September 1, 2020 　 Thirteen years ago, Shinzo Abe fell ill and resigned as prime minister. Today, however, he looks far different. He now stands firm despite his illness. Before offering to resig...

2020.07.29 (Wed)

【#703】Let’s Restore Japanese Mind of Caring about Others

July 27, 2020 　 After Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in April, Japanese people acted in a remarkable manner. The government declaration is not legally binding or backed by p...

2020.05.13 (Wed)

【#679】People’s Strength Avoiding Coronavirus Explosion

May 11, 2020 　 While the novel coronavirus pandemic has gone rampant, Japanese people have avoided infection explosion and contained the virus in the initial phase of the battle. Yasutoshi Nishimura...

2020.04.16 (Thu)

【#672】We Can Win against Coronavirus with Altruism

April 13, 2020 　 In the face of the expanding novel coronavirus epidemic in major Japanese cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency on April 7 for the ...

2020.01.20 (Mon)

【#650(Special)】Taiwanese Popular Will Defeats Xi

January 16, 2020 　 It was a clear victory. On January 11, Taiwanese President Tsai Ingwen won a record 8.17 million votes or a vote of more than 57% for her reelection. Taiwan’s popular will totally...

2020.01.09 (Thu)

【#646(Special)】Deploring Japan’s Limited Sense of Crisis

January 8, 2020 　 Japan in the Reiwa Era from May 2019 must resolve important, difficult challenges involving national fundamentals one by one. In contrast to the 30-year Heisei Era when we benefitt...

2019.11.28 (Thu)

【#636(Special)】Anti-Japan Tribalism Undermining Japan-S. Korea Relations

November 25, 2019 　 I have recently had a talk with former Seoul University professor of economics Lee Yong Hoon who authored “Anti-Japan Tribalism,” which has become a bestseller in Japan as well a...