Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

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...

Apr 10, 2019 (Wed)

【#585】Power Balance Changes Due to Decline of Europe

April 8, 2019 　　　　　Andrew Small, a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, has praised the European Union for being united against China’s economic offensive in Europe at i...

Apr 04, 2019 (Thu)

【#584(Special)】New Era Name Is Welcome but Procedure Was Problematic

April 2, 2019 　　　　　A new era name was announced amid a nationwide fever in Japan, brushing away concerns about a tendency to avoid using the imperial era name or “gengo.” The new era name replacin...

Apr 03, 2019 (Wed)

【#583】Japan’s Two-Island Approach Evidently Failed in Talks with Russia

April 1, 2019 　　　　　As feared earlier, Japan’s territorial negotiations with Russia have run into rough waters. Last November, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Puti...

Mar 28, 2019 (Thu)

【#582(Special)】Kim Regime Shaken by 5 Senior Officials’ Runaway

March 25, 2019 　　　　　Since the breakdown of February’s U.S.-North Korea summit, domestic turmoil in North Korea has grown more serious. Disappointment and discontent have been spreading among ordin...

Mar 28, 2019 (Thu)

【#581】G7 Divided over China’s BRI

March 25, 2019 　　　　　China’s attempt to include Europe into its Belt and Road Initiative to create a giant economic zone has apparently gained momentum. During a visit to Italy to launch a European...