Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

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...

2024.11.13 (Wed)

【#1197】Prime Minister Ishiba Should Give Up on U.S. Visit

November 11, 2024 　 Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba talked with Donald Trump over phone for 5 minutes, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for 12 minutes, and French President Emmanuel Macro...

2024.10.30 (Wed)

【#1193】Prime Minister Ishiba Should Resign

October 28, 2024 　 In a House of Representatives election on October 27, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito, fell short of achieving the simple majority of...

2024.10.03 (Thu)

【#1186】Ishiba Should Break Away from His Past Policies

September 30, 2024 　 Even when I congratulate Shigeru Ishiba’s election as new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, I cannot but have serious doubts about his fitness as the leader of ...

2024.09.18 (Wed)

【#1181】Do LDP Presidential Candidates Have True Resolves?

September 17, 2024 　 The word “resolve” often comes out of the mouths of the nine candidates who have run for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election set for September 27. For ex...

2024.07.10 (Wed)

【#1160】Politicians Carrying on Abe’s Legacy Should Run

July 8, 2024 　 July 8 marked the second anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The shocking news arrived when the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals was holding...

2024.06.26 (Wed)

【#1156】Prime Minister Kishida Should Step Down

June 24, 2024 　 The late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for whom the second death anniversary is coming soon had reiterated that politicians should have “a passion for delivering results.” Prime M...