Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2022.08.31 (Wed)

【#957】Opposing a Japan-China Summit on September 29

August 29, 2022 　 September 29 will mark the 50th anniversary of Japan’s normalization of relations with China. Holding a virtual meeting between the two countries’ top leaders to commemorate the an...

2022.08.23 (Tue)

【#954】Emergency-Response Cabinet Only in Name

August 22, 2022 　 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida positioned his new cabinet as an emergency-response cabinet in his press conference on August 10 when he reshuffled his cabinet. He cited the ...

2022.07.20 (Wed)

【#944】Japan Should Fundamentally Reform Crisis Management System

July 19, 2022 　 The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has prompted Japan to revisit its crisis management as well as its VIP protection arrangements. Japan, set to host an annual sum...

2022.07.13 (Wed)

【#941】We Do Not Need Criticism-only Oppositions

July 11, 2022 　 The ruling Liberal Democratic Party won a clear victory in Japan’s triennial House of Councilors election on July 10, putting the raison d’etre of opposition parties into question. T...

2022.06.08 (Wed)

【#925】Defense Enhancement within 5 Years Must be Supported by Budget

June 6, 2022 　 While Germany had decided to increase its defense spending to more than 2% of its gross domestic product in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the Japanese government ha...

2022.05.25 (Wed)

【#922】Japan Should Increase Defense Spending to German Level at Least

May 24, 2022 　 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on May 23 stated his determination to fundamentally reinforce Japan’s defense capability and secure “s...

2022.05.18 (Wed)

【#920】Opposition to a Hiroshima G7 Summit

May 16, 2022 　 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is entering final stage of planning to hold an annual summit of the Group of Seven industrial democracies in Hiroshima City next year. He claims that atom...

2022.03.30 (Wed)

【#903】No Country Fights for Any Other Failing to Make Defense Efforts

March 28, 2022 　 It is natural for any sovereign country to independently enhance national defense capabilities. But Japan has failed to do so since the end of World War II. “No country fights for a...

2022.03.09 (Wed)

【#894】Japan Cannot Defend Itself with Three Non-nuclear Principles

March 7, 2022 　 No country should be allowed to use nuclear arsenal to intimidate others. The role of national leaders should be to establish defensive posture against such intimidation. Regrettably...

2022.03.03 (Thu)

【#891】Japan Should Abandon Complacency with Peace

February 28, 2022 　 We Japanese should remember the scene of a country’s national sovereignty being trampled by another country’s use of force. As China is increasing military pressure in Asia, toda...