Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

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...

Sep 18, 2018 (Tue)

【#543(Special)】Putin’s Imperial Diplomacy

September 13, 2018 　　　　　An imperial diplomacy typically features the cunning of sweetening foreign countries with smiles while rattling sabers. Exactly, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed J...

Sep 12, 2018 (Wed)

【#542】Global Warming Has Stopped

September 10, 2018 　　　　　Many people may wonder if summer heat waves this year, floods accompanying typhoons and other abnormal climatic or environmental changes might have resulted from global war...