Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2022.12.27 (Tue)

【#997】Do Not Dampen Wage Hike Momentum

December 26, 2022 　 The Bank of Japan on December 20 decided to expand the allowable fluctuation range from 25 basis points to 50 basis points for the benchmark 10-year government bond yield. The de...

2022.12.27 (Tue)

【#996】Longing for a Japanese de Gaulle or Churchill

December 26, 2022 　 As I have been assigned to looking back upon the past year, I would like to make a personal observation. The problem to which I have persistently been giving attention is that Ja...

2022.12.21 (Wed)

【#995】Overcome Defense Ministry’s Self-Sufficiency Sentiment

December 19, 2022 　 The Japanese government has released its three security documents including the National Security Strategy. I appreciate these documents as turning around Japan’s national securi...

2022.12.21 (Wed)

【#994】Japan’s Historic Defense Policy Turnaround

December 19, 2022 　 At a cabinet meeting on December 16, the Japanese government decided on its three strategic documents, namely, the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy and Defen...

2022.12.14 (Wed)

【#993】Opposing Tax Hikes for Defense Budget

December 12, 2022 　 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has indicated a policy of raising taxes to cover some 1 trillion yen as financial resources for increasing Japan’s defense spending. While Kishida sh...

2022.12.08 (Thu)

【#992】Strike Back China’s Information Warfare Operations

December 7, 2022 　 The ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s big defeat in late November’s local elections in Taiwan came at a time when the party’s approval rating at 33.5% was higher than 18.6% fo...

2022.12.08 (Thu)

【#991】Nuclear Energy Activating Growth Strategy

December 5, 2022 　 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed to utilize nuclear power generation in August. In response, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry presented a draft plan for...

2022.12.07 (Wed)

【#990】U.S. Report on Chinese Military Power and Japan’s Response

December 5, 2022 　 On November 29, the U.S. Department of Defense published its annual report on China’s military power. In consideration of debate on defense in Japan, I would like to take up two p...

2022.12.07 (Wed)

【#989】Accelerate Preparation for “Quiet Contingency”

December 5, 2022 　 On November 25, the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), a think tank for the Ministry of Defense, published “China Security Report 2023.” On November 29, the U.S. Depar...