Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Sep 22, 2022 (Thu)

【#967】Don’t Forget Unidentified Japanese Abducted by North Korea

September 20, 2022 　 On September 17, 2002, then Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited Pyongyang and then North Korean leader Kim Jong Il admitted and apologized for North Korea’s abduct...

Sep 22, 2022 (Thu)

【#966】Check Russia with Japan-U.S. Joint Drills

September 20, 2022 　 On September 11, Ukrainian forces won back Izyum, a strategic hub in the northeastern Ukraine state of Kharkiv, after advancing as much as 80 to 100 kilometers in four days. At ...

Sep 21, 2022 (Wed)

【#965】G7 Focusing on Economic Security against China

September 20, 2022 　 Trade ministers from the Group of Seven industrial democracies have recently met in Germany. Attention should be paid to the point that the G7 trade ministers discussed their se...

Sep 21, 2022 (Wed)

【#964】Number-Juggling Cannot Reinforce Defense Capabilities

September 20, 2022 　 At a Japan-U.S. summit in May, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to fundamentally reinforce Japan’s defense capabilities, increase defense spending needed to effect it and exam...

Sep 15, 2022 (Thu)

【#963】Inside Story of North Korea’s Support for Russia

September 12, 2022 　 Russia facing an uphill battle in Ukraine is in the process of negotiating to import millions of artillery shells and rockets from North Korea, the White House national security...

Sep 15, 2022 (Thu)

【#962】Kishida Should Exploit Weak Yen for Revitalizing Japan

September 12, 2022 　 Every time when the Japanese yen depreciates, arguments grow that weakening yen is a bad thing. What Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki could do at best, in the face of growing pr...

Sep 14, 2022 (Wed)

【#961】Seedy Underside of “U.S.-Led” IPEF Negotiations

September 12, 2022 　 Official agreement has been reached to launch negotiations on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity, or IPEF. The new economic initiative is strategically significa...

Sep 14, 2022 (Wed)

【#960】Japanese Parliament Lacks Intelligence and Morals

September 12, 2022 　 Hearing that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida would attend special committee meetings of the in-recess Diet and answer questions from representatives of major parties including the ...

Sep 08, 2022 (Thu)

【#959】IAEA Should Impose Sanctions on Russia

September 5, 2022 　 The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been in an extremely critical situation since it was occupied by Russian forces in March. Taking the situation seriou...

Sep 07, 2022 (Wed)

【#958】Japan Should Speed up Economic Security Emergency Legislation

September 5, 2022 　 Now that Japan has enacted the Economic Security Promotion Act, it is natural for the nation to implement it steadily. But we should not be complacent with the act. Next, Japan s...