Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Feb 14, 2022 (Mon)

【#886】Was Ishihara an “Ultranationalist”?

February 14, 2022 　 Many obituaries in the English-language press about the late Ishihara Shintarō used a stock phrase to describe the famous author and political leader: “ultranationalist”. For ...

Feb 10, 2022 (Thu)

【#885】Five Former Prime Ministers Fabricating History

February 7, 2022 　 After the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, set a direction of promoting investment in nuclear power generation, Junichiro Koizumi and four other fo...

Feb 10, 2022 (Thu)

【#884】Oceanographic Survey to Demonstrate Japan’s Sovereignty

February 7, 2022 　 On January 31, Okinawa Prefecture’s Ishigaki Municipal Government conducted an oceanographic survey around the Senkaku Islands that belong to the city. This was the first survey t...

Feb 09, 2022 (Wed)

【#883】Japan Should Protect Companies from Human Rights Risks

February 7, 2022 　 The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is seemingly considering a recommendation on “human rights and business.” Media reports say that the recommendation would focus on human rights...

Feb 09, 2022 (Wed)

【#882】Ishihara Readily Agreed to Become a JINF Director

February 7, 2022 　 I was startled when hearing the death of Shintaro Ishihara in a TV news program from 7 p.m. on February 1. This may be because the news came soon after I saw a video showing that ...

Feb 03, 2022 (Thu)

【#881】Don’t End Up Adopting Watered-down Resolution on China

February 2, 2022 　 On February 1, the Japanese National Diet’s House of Representatives adopted a resolution on human rights in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur region, Tibet, South Mongolia and Hong Kong. I...

Feb 02, 2022 (Wed)

【#880】Let’s Proudly Fight Historical Warfare over Sado Goldmines

January 31, 2022 　 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks like he lacks an ability to make decisions apparently because he demonstrates his ability to listen to others up to the last minute. On...

Feb 02, 2022 (Wed)

【#879】Is Germany a Russian Ally?

January 31, 2022 　 “Germany is no longer a credible ally,” writes Tom Rogan, a foreign policy and national security writer for the conservative Washington Examiner magazine.　“Germany often acts like...

Jan 26, 2022 (Wed)

【#878】Break Away from Economic and Defense Deflation

January 24, 2022 　 Japan’s deflation over the past quarter century has affected not only its gross domestic product but also defense spending. Its national power, two pillars of which are economy an...

Jan 26, 2022 (Wed)

【#877】Cost of Electricity Impeding Growth Strategy and Economic Security

January 24, 2022 　 The Japanese economy has long been called stagnant. Economic outlooks indicate Japan as sluggish even among advanced economies. The government has had a sense of crisis about the ...