Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2025.06.25 (Wed)

【#1263】Ishiba Failing to Criticize U.S. Attacks on Iran

June 23, 2025 　 Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has frequently faced criticism for his double standards since taking office last autumn. His remarks reflecting these double standards resurfac...

2025.06.18 (Wed)

【#1262】Japan Facing Real National Crisis

June 16, 2025 　 It’s hard to believe that four former defense ministers attended the meeting that ended up being abominable. I am talking about a meeting of Japan’s National Security Council held on...

2025.05.22 (Thu)

【#1253】Yomiuri Proposal Destroying Stable Imperial Succession

May 19, 2025 　 “While calling for ‘securing a stable imperial succession,’ it may be trying to disrupt the convergence of discussions.” This is an impression by a senior government official who read...

2025.05.14 (Wed)

【#1250】Japan Should Fundamentally Revise Senkaku Defense Posture

May 12, 2025 　 On May 3, a China Coast Guard helicopter briefly violated Japan’s territorial airspace around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture. This is the first time that a Chinese helicopt...

2025.03.19 (Wed)

【#1235】Ishiba Should Resign Soon after Budget Enactment

March 17, 2025 　 The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s revitalizing power is being questioned over the issue of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s distribution of 100,000-yen gift certificates to 15 ne...

2025.03.12 (Wed)

【#1232】Take Advantage of Trump for Japan’s self-reliance

March 10, 2025 　 The world is being swayed by U.S. President Donald Trump. To determine how to deal with Trump in preparation for a Japan-U.S. summit meeting on February 7, Japanese government offic...

2025.02.27 (Thu)

【#1226】Why Can’t Japan Say “No” to Trump?

February 25, 2025 　 Why can’t the Japanese government explicitly say “no” to U.S. President Donald Trump? Trump said he was considering imposing new tariffs on cars imported into the United States, ...

2025.02.13 (Thu)

【#1221】First and Last Honeymoon Meeting?

February 10, 2025 　 The Japan-U.S. summit on February 7 was a success in terms of substance thanks to earlier low expectations placed on the meeting. In a surprise move, U.S. President Donald Trump ...

2025.01.29 (Wed)

【#1218】A Big Difference Between Trump’s and Ishiba’s Speeches

January 27, 2025 　 I had to wonder how speeches could be so different: U.S. President Donald Trump’s inaugural address on January 20 and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s policy speech on Jan...

2025.01.14 (Tue)

【#1214】Prime Minister Ishiba Should Learn from Abe

January 14, 2025 　 Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is making arrangements to visit the United States for his first meeting with new U.S. President Donald Trump in the first half of February. When Ishi...