Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

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...

2019.08.07 (Wed)

【#613(Special)】“Postwar Disease” behind Hagiuda Bashing

August 5, 2019 　 On July 26, Koichi Hagiuda, executive acting secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, appeared on the online Genron TV over which I preside. On the July 30 issue...

2019.02.14 (Thu)

【#572】Step up Japan-India Strategic Cooperation

February 12, 2019 　　　　　In early February, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and India’s Vivekananda International Foundation held a workshop titled “India-Japan Partnership in an Uncer...

2019.01.10 (Thu)

【#565】Fill This Year with Good Chances for Japan

January 7, 2019 　　　　　Japan could fill this year with good chances depending on its own preparedness. Instead of being plagued with urgent problems that put Japan’s fundamentals into question, we c...

2018.03.29 (Thu)

【#505(Special)】Japan Should Accomplish Historical Mission to Amend Constitution

March 26, 2018 　　　　　A question arising from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s convention on March 25 was if Japanese politicians, political parties or media have any spirit to protect Japan an...

2018.01.11 (Thu)

【#490(Special)】Learn from Foregoers’ Wisdom to Mark 150th Year of Meiji

January 10, 2018 　　　　　The new year 2018 will be a major turning point not only for Japan but also for the whole world. Traditional U.S. values will compete with Chinese values more notably. In fro...

2017.10.13 (Fri)

【#473(Special)】Takaichi’s Admirable Comment

October 10, 2017 　　　　　“When I became a lawmaker, I was surprised to find politicians who speak on the premise that what they don’t want to happen should not happen,” says former Internal Affairs a...

2017.10.05 (Thu)

【#471】Party of Hope Looks Liberal-oriented

October 2, 2017 　　　　　“I would not be surprised to see anything happen over the North Korean issue if U.S. military get prepared after U.S. President Donald Trump ends his Asian tour in mid-Novembe...

2017.08.01 (Tue)

【제446회】영화『군함도』의 한/독에 의한 악선전을 간과해서는 안 된다

2017년 6월 26일 　6월 15일,한국의 영화감독 류승완씨가 서울에서기자회견을 열어,영화 “군함도(軍艦島）” 완성을 보고했다. 7월 하순에 개봉되는 이 작품은, ‘군함도에 강제징용된 조선인들이 목숨을 걸고 탈출을 시도하는 과정’을 그렸다고 한다. 　류씨는 ‘강제징용의 고통’을 ‘현재 한국영화에서 할 수 있는 최대치에 도전’하여 ‘영화적인 상상력...