Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Nov 07, 2018 (Wed)

【#553】South Korean High Court Ignores Wartime Facts

November 5, 2018 　　　　　At the House of Representatives Budget Committee on November 1 just after the South Korean Supreme Court ruled that Japan’s Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp. should compe...

Oct 31, 2018 (Wed)

【#552】Abe’s China Diplomacy Could Be Misunderstood

October 29, 2018 　　　　　China is now plagued with a trade war orchestrated by the U.S. Trump administration, while Chinese President Xi Jinping’s prestigious Belt and Road Initiative to expand China...

Oct 24, 2018 (Wed)

【#551(Special)】Expectation for New U.S. Diplomatic Team

October 22, 2018 　　　　　David Stilwell, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, was finally selected as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. As a strategy expert with...

Oct 24, 2018 (Wed)

【#550】South Korea on a Path to National Suicide

October 22, 2018 　　　　　In the October 1 “Speaking Out” column, I pointed out the dangerousness of the military agreement between North and South Koreas that is set to take effect on November 1. As ...

Oct 16, 2018 (Tue)

【#549】U.S. Politicians Share Tough Stance against China

October 15, 2018 　　　　　On October 10, a U.S. bipartisan congressional commission that monitors human rights conditions in China released an annual report denouncing the Chinese government’s repress...

Oct 10, 2018 (Wed)

【#548】Be Prepared for New U.S.-China Cold War

October 9, 2018 　　　　　The Trump administration’s foreign policy indicates that the United States is prepared for a new cold war with China over security and trade issues. It may be reasonable to co...

Oct 04, 2018 (Thu)

【#547(Special)】North-South Military Accord Criticized by Experts

October 1, 2018 　　　　　A military agreement issued by the North and South Korean defense ministers on the occasion of a bilateral summit in Pyongyang in September has come under growing fire from th...

Oct 04, 2018 (Thu)

【#546】U.S.-Japan Joint Statement Comes Up with Coalition against China

October 1, 2018 　　　　　The Japanese government had tried to keep away from entering negotiations with the United States on a bilateral free trade agreement before a U.S.-Japan summit on September 26...

Sep 28, 2018 (Fri)

【#545】Challenges for Abe Elected LDP Head for 3rd Term

September 25, 2018 　　　　　Once reelected, a U.S. president tends to become a lame duck. After a midterm congressional election in the middle of the second four-year presidential term, the tendency a...

Sep 19, 2018 (Wed)

【#544】Is Putin Really a Bachelor of Law?

September 18, 2018 　　　　　Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to sign a peace treaty with Japan within this year without any preconditions at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok where Ja...