Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

May 15, 2014 (Thu)

【#246】Form Coalition to Contain China’s Ambition

May 12, 2014 　　　　　　China has taken a 19th Century imperialistic approach by unilaterally drawing the so-called nine-dotted line in the South China Sea to plunder island territories from countri...

May 08, 2014 (Thu)

【#245】English Version of Proposed Constitution to Tell World of Japan’s Goals

May 7, 2014 　　　　　　One year has passed since the Sankei Shimbun proposed an outline of the “national constitution of Japan” (compiled by the panel chaired by Tadae Takubo, Vice President of the Japa...

May 01, 2014 (Thu)

【#244】Be Alert to Double-Track U.S. Policy on Asia

April 28, 2014 　　　　　　Japanese mass media noisily discuss whether U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Japan last week was successful or not. But they should put an end to such narrow-sighted app...

Apr 24, 2014 (Thu)

【#243】Obama Should Act as Strong Superpower Leader

April 21, 2014 　　　　　I would like U.S. President Barack Obama to behave responsibly as dominant superpower leader during his state visit to Japan this week. 　　　　　His imminent Asian tour represents ...

Apr 17, 2014 (Thu)

【#242】Japan’s Basic Energy Plan Lacks Basics

April 14, 2014 　　　　　　On April 11, the Japanese government decided on a basic energy plan as a medium to long-term energy policy guideline at last. The decision had been scheduled for last autumn b...

Apr 09, 2014 (Wed)

【#241】 Let’s Learn History to Win History War

April 7, 2014 　　　　　　Chinese President Xi Jingping seems serious. After South Korean President Park Geun-hye initiated a South Korea-China joint history war against Japan by encouraging China to ...

Apr 02, 2014 (Wed)

【#240】Japan Should Not Abandon Nuclear Option

March 31, 2014 　　　　　　China that pursues ocean hegemony in the western Pacific has grown more likely to make the South China Sea its sanctuary under its nuclear strategy against the United States. ...

Mar 26, 2014 (Wed)

【#239】Will Senkakus Become Asian-Version Crimea?

March 24, 2014 　　　　　　The objective of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was "to keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down," said Hastings L. Ismay, the first NATO secretary...

Mar 19, 2014 (Wed)

【#238】Former Minister Maehara’s Speech Lacks Strategic Thinking

March 17, 2014 　　　　　　In Washington on March 12, Seiji Maehara, a former foreign minister and a member of the House of Representatives from the Democratic Party of Japan, delivered a speech titled ...

Mar 12, 2014 (Wed)

【#237】U.S. Defense Review Fails to Point Chinese Threat

March 10, 2014 　　　　　　The United States will withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan within this year, ending its war footing that has continued for 13 years since the terrorist attacks on Septe...