Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Nov 14, 2018 (Wed)

【#556(Special)】Japan Should Rethink Overall Foreign Resident Policy

November 12, 2018 　　　　　The Japanese government is about to change policy to expand the acceptance of foreign workers to meet serious labor shortages. It has submitted to the parliament a bill to r...

Nov 14, 2018 (Wed)

【#555】Consider National Defense in Accepting Foreign Workers

November 12, 2018 　　　　　One of the most controversial issues at the current session of Japan’s parliament is how to expand the acceptance of foreign workers. Parliamentary discussions focus on the ...

Nov 07, 2018 (Wed)

【#554(Special)】Twilight of Merkel

November 5, 2018 　　　　　Germany plunged into a political turmoil when the combined share of the votes for the grand coalition parties --- the Christian Democratic/Social Union (CDU/CSU) and German S...

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...