Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Jun 26, 2019 (Wed)

【#603】Clash of Values Coming after G20 Summit?

June 24, 2019 　　　　　　　　　　Now that the Group of 20 summit for multilateral cooperation after the 2008 financial crisis has weakened its coordinating function, the flow of the whole conference will...

Jun 19, 2019 (Wed)

【#602(Special)】Japan Should Unequivocally Support Hong Kong Protestors

June 17, 2019 　　　　　　　　　　Massive protest demonstrations came in Hong Kong against a measure to put the autonomous region under the Chinese Communist Party’s suppressive regime. As the extradition...

Jun 19, 2019 (Wed)

【#601】Don’t Allow Anyone to Benefit from U.S.-Iran Confrontation

June 17, 2019 　　　　　　　　　　Who attacked two oil tankers including a Japanese ship near the Strait of Hormuz? The United States has held Iran responsible, while Iran has denied its involvement. The ...

Jun 13, 2019 (Thu)

【#600(Special)】Why Not Condemn China’s Defense Minister?

June 10, 2019 　　　　　　　　　　On June 6, the Japanese House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning Hodaka Maruyama, expelled from the Japan Innovation Party, for his remark suggesting a war...

Jun 13, 2019 (Thu)

【#599】Trump’s North Korean Policy Worthy of High Ratings

June 10, 2019 　　　　　　　　　　June 12 marks the first anniversary of the unprecedented U.S.-North Korea summit. While the results of the summit came under fire from various quarters at the time, I gav...

Jun 06, 2019 (Thu)

【#598(Special)】Modi Continuing Sturdy Diplomacy toward China

June 3, 2019 　　　　　The Indian government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has advanced to the second term following the ruling Bharatiya Janata (Indian People’s) Party’s clear victory in the general...

Jun 05, 2019 (Wed)

【#597(Special)】Lesson from Tiananmen Massacre: Japan Should Reject Chinese Cajolement

June 3, 2019 　　　　　The world-shaking Tiananmen Square massacre is a dark and hidden part of the Chinese Communist Party’s 100-year history. In June 1989, the People’s Liberation Army of the Communi...

Jun 05, 2019 (Wed)

【#596】Alliances as a Pillar of U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy

June 3, 2019 　　　　　U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan announced the United States’ Indo-Pacific Strategy at this year’s Asia Security Summit in Singapore, known as Shangri-La Dialogu...

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...