Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Jul 29, 2026 (Wed)

【#1389】Japan Should Completely Break Nuclear Taboo

July 27, 2026 　 Ahead of the planned revision of Japan’s three strategic documents including the National Security Strategy late this year, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi stressed the need for a ...

Jul 23, 2026 (Thu)

【#1388】Use Construction Bonds to Increase Defense Spending

July 21, 2026 　 The National Security Strategy released by the former Fumio Kishida administration in late 2022 set a target of increasing Japan’s defense-related spending to 2% of gross domestic pr...

Jul 23, 2026 (Thu)

【#1387】Japan’s Imperial Tradition Has Overcome 3 Crises

July 21, 2026 　 July 18, 2026, marked a historic day as the House of Councillors passed the revised Imperial House Law in its plenary session, enacting it into law. Article 1 of the Imperial Hou...

Jul 15, 2026 (Wed)

【#1386】China Fired SLBM to Develop Nuclear Triad

July 13, 2026 　 On July 6, China announced that its Navy’s strategic nuclear submarine (SSBN) fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that accurately hit the target waters in the Pacific...

Jul 08, 2026 (Wed)

【#1385】Current Yen Weakness Provides Opportunity for Investment in Growth

July 6, 2026 　 The current weakness of the yen should be viewed as a strong tailwind for Japan’s economic restructuring. Japan does not have to be swayed by greedy currency speculators who are striv...

Jul 08, 2026 (Wed)

【#1384】Japan-India Strategic Relations Elevated to New Stage

July 6, 2026 　 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to India from July 1 to 3 may be regarded as having clearly succeeded in elevating Japan-India relations to a new stage. Takaichi and he...

Jul 01, 2026 (Wed)

【#1383】Japan’s Parliament Must Confront Its “Galapagos Politics”

June 29, 2026 　 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has decided not to attend a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit to be held in Turkey in July. The reported reason for the decision is tha...

Jul 01, 2026 (Wed)

【#1382】Motor Technology behind Detention of Japanese Nationals in China

June 29, 2026 　 Two Japanese nationals have been detained by authorities in China since May, it was learned on June 24. The employees of Fuji Electric Co. are believed to be suspected of smuggling g...

Jun 25, 2026 (Thu)

【#1381】U.S. Changes Provide Opportunity for Japan

June 23, 2026 　 The memorandum of understanding on the U.S.-Iran ceasefire underscored the United States’ political defeat. Despite overwhelming Iran with unparalleled military power, the Wall Stree...

Jun 25, 2026 (Thu)

【#1380】Government Should Ask BOJ to Be Consistent with National Policy

June 22, 2026 　 On June 16, the Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1%, the highest level in 31 years, and is poised to raise rates further. If interest rate h...