Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2024.05.08 (Wed)

【#1143】Senkakus Cannot Be Protected by Relying Solely on Coast Guard

May 7, 2024 　 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden at their talks in Washington in April reaffirmed that Article 5 of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty applies to the Senk...

2023.10.19 (Thu)

【#1080】Japan Should Remove China’s Illegal Buoys

October 16, 2023 　 The most important measure for Japan’s maritime security is to demonstrate its firm will to defend territory, territorial waters and airspace. China’s intrusion into the waters...

2023.02.09 (Thu)

【#1008】On-the-Spot Survey Required to Protect Ecosystems on Senkakus

February 6, 2023 　 Facing the danger of Chinese invasion, Japan’s Senkaku Islands are kept under heavy guard by the Japan Coast Guard. However, the Japanese government does not allow anyone other th...

2022.02.10 (Thu)

【#884】Oceanographic Survey to Demonstrate Japan’s Sovereignty

February 7, 2022 　 On January 31, Okinawa Prefecture’s Ishigaki Municipal Government conducted an oceanographic survey around the Senkaku Islands that belong to the city. This was the first survey t...

2021.04.15 (Thu)

【#783】Japan Should Implement Principle-based Maritime Security Policy

April 12, 2021 　 Since early March when 220 Chinese fishing boats appeared in the vicinity of the South China Sea’s Whitsun Reef on which the Philippines claims jurisdiction, some of the ships still...

2021.02.10 (Wed)

【#760】Japan Should Immediately Counter China Coast Guard Law

February 8, 2021 　 On February 1, China put its coast guard law into effect, flexing its muscles to realize the Great Revival of the Chinese Nation. The law represents a challenge to maritime orde...

2020.05.25 (Mon)

【#681(Special)】Counter China’s Intrusion into Japanese Territorial Waters

May 22, 2020 　 China’s plan to seize Japan’s Senkaku Islands and take control of the East China Sea has entered the final stage. On May 8, four China Coast Guard patrol ships including the 5,000-...

2019.05.30 (Thu)

【#594】Difficulties of Movement for Return of Northern Territories

May 27, 2019 　　　　　A remark by Japanese House of Representatives lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama (expelled from the opposition Japan Innovation Party) has aroused criticism. According to media reports, Ma...

2017.08.29 (Tue)

【#462】China-N. Korea Fishing Deal Is A Loophole in UN Sanctions

August 28, 2017 　　　　　On August 5, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted new sanctions on North Korea for its firing of intercontinental ballistic missiles. The new sanctions incl...

2015.08.11 (Tue)

【#320】Create Asia’s Ｍarine Intelligence Sharing System

August 10, 2015 　　　　　The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 4 and issued a joint communique, saying they “remained seriously conc...