Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Oct 16, 2025 (Thu)

【#1297】Criticizing Ishiba’s Reflection on 80th Anniversary of War’s End

October 15, 2025 　 On October 10, Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a press conference issued his “reflection” on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Upon reading it, I was struc...

Oct 16, 2025 (Thu)

【#1296】View Komeito’s Coalition Exit as an Opportunity

October 15, 2025 　 The Komeito party notified the Liberal Democratic Party of its decision to dissolve its ruling coalition with the LDP at their leaders’ meeting on October 10, putting an end to th...

Oct 07, 2025 (Tue)

【#1295】Hopes for New LDP Leader Takaichi

October 6, 2025 　 Sanae Takaichi has been elected as the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Concerns among LDP rank and file that the raison d’etre of the LDP as a conservative part...

Oct 02, 2025 (Thu)

【#1294】New Leader Should Have Capabilities to Revitalize Japan

September 29, 2025 　 In campaigns for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election on October 4, five candidates are promising measures to counter rising prices and wage increases. Unle...

Oct 02, 2025 (Thu)

【#1293】Placing Hopes on “Shinzo Abe Research Center” in Taiwan

September 29, 2025 　 The “Shinzo Abe Research Center” has been created at the prestigious National Chengchi University in Taiwan. The center will focus on studying the late former Japanese Prime Min...

Oct 01, 2025 (Wed)

【#1292】Ishiba Should Face Reality, Not Chase the Impossible

September 29, 2025 　 In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for reforming the U.N. Security Council and creating a world...

Oct 01, 2025 (Wed)

【#1291】Lackluster Leadership Race Insults the Public

September 29, 2025 　 The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s current leadership race remains lackluster. This is due to two main reasons. First, the five candidates have prioritized avoiding gaffes, c...

Sep 25, 2025 (Thu)

【#1290】Seizing the Opportunity: Using Fiscal Funds for Growth

September 22, 2025 　 Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race to determine the successor to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was officially announced on September 22, and full-fledged de...

Sep 25, 2025 (Thu)

【#1289】LDP Leadership Candidates Should Discuss Constitutional Amendment

September 22, 2025 　 On September 18, the Japan Innovation Party, one of Japan’s main opposition parties, published a policy proposal titled “21st Century National Defense Vision and Constitutional ...

Sep 18, 2025 (Thu)

【#1288】LDP Leadership Candidates Must Present National Visions

September 16, 2025 　 The United States has abandoned its leadership in maintaining the international order under the Trump administration’s “America First” foreign policy, while “rule by force” is a...