Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Jun 04, 2019 (Tue)

【#595(Special)】European Integration to Avoid Collapse Even on Populists’ Rise

May 30, 2019 　　　　　Anti-EU populists made gains in European Parliament elections in the European Union countries in late May. In France, the Rassemblement National (RN, National Rally) party led by...

May 30, 2019 (Thu)

【#594】Difficulties of Movement for Return of Northern Territories

May 27, 2019 　　　　　A remark by Japanese House of Representatives lawmaker Hodaka Maruyama (expelled from the opposition Japan Innovation Party) has aroused criticism. According to media reports, Ma...

May 21, 2019 (Tue)

【#593】Tense Political Situation in South Korea

May 20, 2019 　　　　　South Korean government of President Moon Jae In has been criticized as a dictatorship. Two years have passed since Moon’s inauguration, meaning that he finished 40% of his five-...

May 15, 2019 (Wed)

【#592】Meaning of Abe’s Call for “Unconditional” Meeting with Kim

May 13, 2019 　　　　　Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has recently vowed to “unconditionally” meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, instead of reiterating his earlier rhetoric that “any simp...

May 08, 2019 (Wed)

【#591(Special)】BRI with a Military Tinge

May 7, 2019 　　　　　The U.S. government is growing concerned that China’s Belt and Road Initiative for expanding its sphere of influence could facilitate its construction of new overseas military bas...

May 08, 2019 (Wed)

【#590】Japan with Imperial Fever Alone Could Be Ridiculed

May 7, 2019 　　　　　While the meaning of Japan’s new imperial era name “Reiwa” still remains controversial, I would like to leave experts to argue about it. Here, I would like to make two other point...

Apr 24, 2019 (Wed)

【#589】Japan Should Raise Tariffs to Retaliate S. Korea

April 22, 2019 　　　　　Japanese government, at the direction of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has been preparing measures to retaliate the seizure of assets in South Korea owned by Japanese companies th...

Apr 17, 2019 (Wed)

【#588(Special)】China’s BRI Entails Geopolitical Risks

April 15, 2019 　　　　　The Belt and Road Initiative to which Chinese President Xi Jinping is committed would not only expand China’s economic interests and political influence globally but also cause...

Apr 17, 2019 (Wed)

【#587】Find F-35A Crash Cause and Take Countermeasures

April 15, 2019 　　　　　Around 7 p.m. on April 9, a sophisticated F-35A stealth jet fighter of the Air Self-Defense Force based in Misawa air base crashed during a combat exercise in Pacific waters of...

Apr 10, 2019 (Wed)

【#586(Special)】Evidence Shows Comfort Women Were Not Slaves

April 8, 2019 　　　　　In late March, I called at a private museum on Taiwanese comfort women during my visit to Taipei for an on-the-spot survey of historical awareness in Taiwan. Surprisingly, a ban...