Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Aug 11, 2014 (Mon)

【#259】Power Struggle Alone Cannot Explain China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign

August 11, 2014 　　　　　On July 26, China announced the indictment of Zhou Yongkang (whose original name is Zhou Yuangen) who had served as member of the Communist Party of China Politburo Standing C...

Aug 08, 2014 (Fri)

【#258】Cuisine and Manga Cannot Counter Anti-Japan Propaganda

August 4, 2014 　　　　　I have criticized the Japanese Foreign Ministry's apology diplomacy for more than 20 years so that I would hardly be surprised to hear about whatever the ministry does. But I g...

Jul 31, 2014 (Thu)

【#257】Shameless Media Flourishing in East and West

July 28, 2014 　　　　The Asahi Shimbun and The New York Times are similar. Both are eager to defame Japan even by distorting facts and play dumb about their erroneous reports as pointed out by reader...

Jul 24, 2014 (Thu)

【#256】Don’t Tolerate China’s Control on International Finance

July 22, 2014 　　　　　Five major emerging countries have launched an initiative to counter the Bretton Woods system representing the postwar international financial order. Driving the initiative ha...

Jul 17, 2014 (Thu)

【#255】Analyzing Asian International Order

July 14, 2014 　　　　　It is difficult to analyze the international situation in which political, military, economic and other factors are intertwined with short-, medium- and long-term time element...

Jul 10, 2014 (Thu)

【#254】JINF Launches Japan Study Award to Deepen Understanding of Japan

July 7, 2014 　　　　　It may be needless to say that I love Japan. I really feel that values nurtured by our ancestors are precious. 　　　　　When reviewing Japan's history, I feel that Japanese have l...

Jul 03, 2014 (Thu)

【#253】Approaching Japan Hands in U.S. on Comfort Women Issue

June 30, 2014 　　　　　On June 25, 122 South Koreans, including women who had worked at brothels for U.S. troops in South Korea, filed a damages suit against their government, complaining that these...

Jun 26, 2014 (Thu)

【#252】A Burlesque Show of Kono Statement Verification

June 23, 2014 　　　　　On June 20, the Japanese government released a report on an expert team's verification of the process for creating then Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono's statement in 1993 ...

Jun 18, 2014 (Wed)

【#251】Pentagon Gives Warning on Senkaku Contingency

June 16, 2014 　　　　　The U.S. Department of Defense has clearly grown more alert to moves of Chinese military, as indicated by an annual report titled “Military and Security Developments Involvin...

Jun 12, 2014 (Thu)

【#250】Rescue of Abductees in North Korea Approaches Critical Stage

June 9, 2014 　　　　　Japan and North Korea agreed in late May to reinvestigate Japanese abductees in North Korea. Does this mean that North Korea's Kim Jong-un regime has decided to return Megumi Yo...