Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Jun 14, 2023 (Wed)

【#1047】Ukrainian Dam Collapse Causing Nuclear Plant Crisis

June 12, 2023 　 The Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine collapsed on June 6, flooding its vast downstream area. The nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces, has taken in coo...

Jun 14, 2023 (Wed)

【#1046】Why Has Japan Agreed to Shelve S. Korean Radar Incident?

June 12, 2023 　 Why not say what Japan should say? Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada and Maritime Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Adm. Ryo Sakai are advancing Japan-South Korea defense coo...

Jun 08, 2023 (Thu)

【#1045】Does Pyongyang’s Quick Response Indicate Abduction Breakthrough?

June 5, 2023 　 A breakthrough over North Korea’s abduction of Japanese citizens may come. “Japan will press forward proactively, engaging in high-level consultations while reporting directly to me, ...

Jun 07, 2023 (Wed)

【#1044】SDF Chopper Crash May Be Attributable to Metal Fatigue

June 5, 2023 　 On April 6, a UH-60JA helicopter of the Ground Self-Defense Force crashed in waters near Miyako Island of Okinawa Prefecture, killing all 10 crewmembers including Lt. Gen. Yuichi Saka...

Jun 07, 2023 (Wed)

【#1043】IPEF Talks Overshadowed by Different Views about China

June 5, 2023 　 An agreement to strengthen supply chains for important materials has been reached at a ministerial meeting of the 14-nation Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) including Japan, the...

May 31, 2023 (Wed)

【#1042】Big Challenges Left after G7 Hiroshima Summit

May 29, 2023 　 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s surprise participation in the Group of Seven (G7) Hiroshima summit attracted global attention, overshadowing the summit’s primary theme of ho...

May 31, 2023 (Wed)

【#1041】Can We Rejoice at the “Success” of Hiroshima Summit?

May 29, 2023 　 Japanese mass media emptily described the Group of Seven Hiroshima summit as having renewed the determination to realize a “world without nuclear weapons” or having reaffirmed “commit...

May 25, 2023 (Thu)

【#1040】Japan Should Fundamentally Reform Nuclear Regulator

May 22, 2023 　 The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on May 17 decided not to lift the de facto ban on the operation of Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigat...

May 25, 2023 (Thu)

【#1039】Vision Alone Cannot Accomplish National Defense and Disarmament

May 22, 2023 　 The Group of Seven leaders at their annual summit in Hiroshima issued their “Hiroshima Vision on Nuclear Disarmament.” The document includes the “ultimate goal” of realizing a “world ...

May 16, 2023 (Tue)

【#1038】Is It Bad to Be a Military Power?

May 15, 2023 　 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appeared on the cover of the May 22-29 issue of Time magazine (Asia edition). The original headline of the online version of the interview articl...