Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2021.12.23 (Thu)

【#865】Respecting Human Rights While Shelving Anti-China Resolution?

December 20, 2021 　 Japan’s National Diet has again shelved a resolution condemning the Chinese government for human rights abuse in the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region and other areas as Prime Mi...

2021.12.01 (Wed)

【#857】Raising Questions About Hayashi’s “Friendly Diplomacy” with China

November 29, 2021 　 Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi may still be conscious of the presidency of the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians’ Union that he resigned when assuming the foreign portf...

2021.11.24 (Wed)

【#853】What is Human Rights Adviser for?

November 22, 2021 　 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has created the post of assistant to the prime minister in charge of international human rights issues in an apparent attempt to promote his administ...

2021.11.04 (Thu)

【#844】4 Anti-Communist Parties Should Head for Amending Constitution

November 1, 2021 　 In Japan’s House of Representatives election on October 31, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), though losing seats, won “absolute stable majority” to stably manage the Nat...

2021.10.21 (Thu)

【#841】Constitutional Democrats Are Not Qualified for Governing Party

October 18, 2021 　 The coming election of Japan’s House of Representatives provides voters with an opportunity to select a governing party. I here would like to compare campaign promises of the ruli...

2021.09.22 (Wed)

【#830】Asking LDP Members Again if a Prime Minister Kono Would Be Okay

September 21, 2021 　 Taro Kono is reportedly leading the other three candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election on September 29. After hearing his remarks at press co...

2021.09.16 (Thu)

【#826】Are LDP Presidential Candidates Ready to Confront China?

September 13, 2021 　 Candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election on September 29 are asked if they are ready to address the deterioration of security environment surro...

2021.09.09 (Thu)

【#825】Would a Prime Minister Kono Be Okay?

September 6, 2021 　 Administrative reform minister Taro Kono has shown his intention to run for the presidency of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s announ...

2021.09.01 (Wed)

【#823】LDP Presidential Candidates Should Discuss National Vision

August 30, 2021 　 We have some questions to ask to candidates for a presidential election of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party that will be officially announced on September 17 for voting on S...

2021.08.25 (Wed)

【#821】Japan Should Become Self-Reliant in the Wake of Afghan Defeat

August 23, 2021 　 The Islamic fundamentalist Taliban group has taken control of Afghanistan for the first time in two decades. The result represents a defeat for Japan as well that has poured as muc...