Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

May 18, 2022 (Wed)

【#917】Okinawa’s Anti-Mainland Sentiment Is Difficult to Eliminate

May 16, 2022 　 While events to mark the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan took place at various locations in Japan these days, I sensed little rejoicing from the bottom of heart expre...

May 12, 2022 (Thu)

【#916】How to Counter North Korean Nuclear Intimidation: Part 2

May 9, 2022 　 In this column on April 4, I wrote that nuclear intimidation against non-nuclear South Korea by senior North Korean officials including Kim Yo Jong, a sister of top leader Kim Jong Un ...

May 12, 2022 (Thu)

【#915】Sanctions Without Defense Buildup Are Dangerous

May 9, 2022 　 “Ukraine is tomorrow’s Asia,” Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at a press conference at the end of his recent six-nation tour, demonstrating Japan’s solidarity with Western c...

May 02, 2022 (Mon)

【#914】Chance Has Come for Japan to Amend Constitution

May 2, 2022 　 Changes in the international situation are prompting the need for Japan to amend the constitution. The Ukraine war has led North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries to enhance defen...

Apr 27, 2022 (Wed)

【#913】Japan Should Learn Lessons from Ukraine Tragedy

April 25, 2022 　 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reacted to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine responsively and boldly. As a nuclear power has threatened to use n...

Apr 27, 2022 (Wed)

【#912】People’s Lives Depend on National Security

April 25, 2022 　 The Ministry of Finance has put a brake on a growing call from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party for increasing Japan’s defense spending. “Japan can exercise its defense capabilit...

Apr 20, 2022 (Wed)

【#911】Modern Warfare Depends on Electricity and Radio Waves

April 18, 2022 　 Russia’s invasion into Ukraine has made it clear that electricity and radio waves are extremely important for modern warfare. When Russia occupied Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula in 2014...

Apr 18, 2022 (Mon)

【#910】Biden compounds India’s security challenges

April 18, 2022 　 In the conflict between the West and Russia over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, much of the non-Western world has chosen to pursue an independent line. In fact, the world’s major ...

Apr 13, 2022 (Wed)

【#909】Japan Should Explore Participation in AUKUS

April 11, 2022 　 The United States, Britain and Australia are now promoting a project for the Australian Navy to acquire a nuclear-powered submarine under their AUKUS security partnership framework ...

Apr 11, 2022 (Mon)

【Viewpoints】The Ukraine Crisis: India’s Approach

April 11, 2022 　 India abstained on the last UNGA resolution which suspended Russia from the Human Rights Council. Explaining India’s vote, the Indian ambassador strongly condemned civilian killings...