Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Jan 23, 2013 (Wed)

Abe’s Crisis Management Was Appropriate （Atsuyuki Sassa served as the first chief of the Cabinet Secretariat’s National Security Office created in 1986）

Speaking Out #176 　　　　　　The year 2013 is the year of the snake under the 12-year Chinese lunar calendar where each year is named after the 12 Chinese zodiac animals in turn. According to the late n...

Jan 16, 2013 (Wed)

Gov’t Should Now Decide to Enter TPP Talks （Yujiro Oiwa, Planning Committee Member of JINF and Professor at Tokyo International University）

Speaking Out #175 The Japanese government has remained vague about Japan's participation in negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement for the reason that the ruling Liberal...

Jan 10, 2013 (Thu)

Abe Should Send Correct Messages on Historical Issues （Yoshiko Sakurai, Journalist and President of JINF）

Speaking Out #174 　　　　　　　Challenges for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe include historical perceptions, national security and economic stagnation that are all not easy to deal with. Particularly, he wi...

Dec 27, 2012 (Thu)

【#173】When Will X-Day Come for Chinese Communist Party?

December 25, 2012 The international situation in the past year features three points: the number of major players in the world has declined to two – the United States and China; Russia is shifting ...

Dec 26, 2012 (Wed)

【#172】Park’s Mission Is to Enhance Relations with Japan, U.S.

December 20, 2012 Park Geun-hye won in the December 19 South Korean presidential election, obtaining 1.08 million more votes than her rival candidate. She garnered 51.55% of total votes against 48....

Dec 18, 2012 (Tue)

【#171】Voters’ Choice to Reject Nuclear Phase-out

December 17, 2012 Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan was defeated by his Liberal Democratic Party rival in the December 16 House of Representatives election after his campaigns where he stood on a bee...

Dec 11, 2012 (Tue)

【#170】N. Korean Dictator Exposes Youth Causing Government Troubles

December 10, 2012 North Korea’s Kim Jong-un regime appears to go astray. While the dictatorship system has been maintained, the dictator’s very inferior governance has caused various government tro...

Dec 04, 2012 (Tue)

【#169】Japan Can’t Revitalize Economy with Monetary Easing Alone

As political parties have been releasing their campaign promises toward the December 16 general election, the Liberal Democratic Party’s monetary easing policy has attracted attention since LDP Presid...

Nov 28, 2012 (Wed)

【#168】Help Myanmar Reduce Dependence on China

November 26, 2012 Four members of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals Planning Committee, including JINF Vice President Katsuhiko Takaike, visited Myanmar from November 11 through 18, exc...

Nov 21, 2012 (Wed)

【#167】I Am Proud of Japan Supporting Tibet

November 19, 2012 On November 13, the hall of the House of Councilors Members Office Building was dominated with an air of excitement. Present were 134 Diet members and 98 proxies who gathered to l...