Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Feb 26, 2020 (Wed)

【#658】Disease of Autocracy Covering up Inconvenient Truth

February 25, 2020 　 It may be natural for an authoritarian regime to cover up an inconvenient truth. For the reason of a column headline, China has expelled three correspondents of The Wall Street J...

Feb 19, 2020 (Wed)

【#657】Proposal for New Coronavirus Infection Prevention

February 17, 2020 　 A nuclear power plant that meets Japan’s new safety standards, known as the toughest in the world, is equipped with a filter vent to filter out radioactive materials in the event...

Feb 12, 2020 (Wed)

【#656】Risky Semiconductor Business Glimpsed in New Pneumonia Epidemic

February 10, 2020 　 As the new pneumonia epidemic has expanded in China, its serious economic impacts have become a matter of concern. Given that Wuhan where the epidemic has originated is an auto i...

Feb 05, 2020 (Wed)

【#655(Special)】New Epidemic Shows Need for Emergency Clause in Constitution

February 3, 2020 　 The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus that broke out in Wuhan, Hebei Province, China, exceeded 10,000 in China as of February 2, including more than 300 who die...

Feb 05, 2020 (Wed)

【#654】China Keeps Bullying Taiwan even amid Disaster

February 3, 2020 　 A novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic originating from the central Chinese city of Wuhan is spreading fast. As the epidemic has expanded within China, multiple cities have effect...

Jan 27, 2020 (Mon)

【#653】New Pneumonia Outbreak Exposes China’s Secrecy

January 27, 2020 　 A novel coronavirus has caused a pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, Hebei Province, China. As of the morning on January 27, the coronavirus has infected 2,744 people and led to 80 death...

Jan 23, 2020 (Thu)

【#652(Special)】Judicial Risks Threatening Social / Industrial Infrastructure

January 21, 2020 　 On January 17, the Hiroshima High Court ordered Shikoku Electric Power Co. to suspend Unit 3 of its Ikata Nuclear Power Station in Ehime Prefecture, endorsing three Yamaguchi Pref...

Jan 21, 2020 (Tue)

【#651】U.S.-China Trade War as Opportunity for WTO Reform

January 20, 2020 　 The United States and China signed their Phase 1 economic and trade agreement on January 15 after two years of negotiations. The word “Phase 1” symbolizes the deal’s characteristi...

Jan 20, 2020 (Mon)

【#650(Special)】Taiwanese Popular Will Defeats Xi

January 16, 2020 　 It was a clear victory. On January 11, Taiwanese President Tsai Ingwen won a record 8.17 million votes or a vote of more than 57% for her reelection. Taiwan’s popular will totally...

Jan 20, 2020 (Mon)

【#649(Special)】WSJ’s Defense of Ghosn Cannot Be Overlooked

January 14, 2020 　 The leading U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal carried a series of editorials defending former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn who fled Japan while being on bail. The WSJ said that it is ...