Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Nov 11, 2020 (Wed)

【#737(Special)】Proposing Strategic Cooperation with Biden in Green Initiatives

November 9, 2020 　 Joe Biden has secured victory in the U.S. presidential election. One of the keys to considering Japan’s strategy for relations with the United States under a Biden administration ...

Nov 11, 2020 (Wed)

【#736】U.S. and Chinese Political Chaos: A Trial for Japan

November 9, 2020 　 On November 7, former U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared his victory in the presidential election. While the United States is likely to...

Nov 09, 2020 (Mon)

【#735(Special)】Nuclear Power Required for Achieving Decarbonization by 2050

November 5, 2020 　 In his keynote policy address on October 26, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared that his government would aim at realizing net-zero CO2 emissions, or a decarbonized s...

Nov 04, 2020 (Wed)

【#734】China in “Quasi-War” with Taiwan

November 2, 2020 　 Taiwanese President Tsai Ingwen instructed the defense and foreign ministers and other senior administration officials at a meeting of the National Security Council on October 31 ...

Oct 29, 2020 (Thu)

【#733(Special)】SCJ Hijacked by Leftist Organization

October 28, 2020 　 My “Speaking Out” column titled “Science Council of Japan Should Protect Academic Freedom” on October 5 has received a great deal of response. As a follow-up, I would like to unve...

Oct 29, 2020 (Thu)

【#732】China’s Aggression Getting Quad-plus Moving

October 26, 2020 　 During his Southeast Asian tour last week, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga consistently advocated a “free and open Indo-Pacific” with China in mind. On the way paved by his...

Oct 28, 2020 (Wed)

【#730】SCJ Should Be Privatized to Start from Scratch

October 19, 2020 　 The Science Council of Japan was established as a state organ in 1949 with support from leftists within the General Headquarters of the Allied Forces. After vicious campaigns for ...

Oct 26, 2020 (Mon)

【#731】Australia joining the Malabar exercises will strengthen the Quad

October 26, 2020 　 In a landmark decision, India has invited the Australian Navy to join the Malabar naval exercises 2020. India’s invitation comes on the heels of the Tokyo meeting of the foreign m...

Oct 22, 2020 (Thu)

【#729】Dissolve SCJ to Normalize Japan’s Academia

October 19, 2020 　 The raison d'etre of the Science Council of Japan has become a red-hot issue. A law to create the SCJ was enacted in 1948. Then, the General Headquarters of the Allied Forces view...

Oct 19, 2020 (Mon)

【#728】India will shape the Quad’s direction

October 19, 2020 　 The Australia-India-Japan-U.S. “Quad” is evolving in response to China’s muscular policies and aggressive actions. The four leading powers of the Indo-Pacific are moving toward ...