Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Dec 06, 2017 (Wed)

【#483】Pyongyang’s Doubtful Claim of Completing Nuclear Force

December 4, 2017 　　　　　On November 29, North Korea’s state-run news media reported that Pyongyang successfully launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) named Hwasong-15 that could s...

Nov 30, 2017 (Thu)

【#482】Conversation with South Korean Conservatives

November 27, 2017 　　　　　“I’m shameful as a Korean.” “They don’t know diplomatic protocol.” “At a time when South Korea, the United States and Japan are required to work together in rejecting a nucl...

Nov 22, 2017 (Wed)

【#481】Trump Lacked Leadership during Asian Tour

November 20, 2017 　　　　　Harsh criticisms against U.S. President Donald Trump by liberal media keen to find his faults must be discounted. Still, I cannot but to admit that his latest Asian grand to...

Nov 16, 2017 (Thu)

【#480】Chance Has Come to Promote Indo-Pacific Quadrilateral Partnership

November 13, 2017 　　　　　At a meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Da Nang, central Vietnam, the United States attempting to recover its lost ground with an Indo-Pacific strateg...

Nov 09, 2017 (Thu)

【#479】Meaning of Trump’s Anger before Families of Abductees

November 6, 2017 　　　　　On November 6, U.S. President Donald Trump on a Japan visit met with family members of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea. Trump carefully listened to the family membe...

Nov 02, 2017 (Thu)

【#478(Special)】Japan Working as One Prevents UNESCO’s Comfort Women Inscription

October 30, 2017 　　　　　The International Advisory Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization at its meeting in October in Paris decided to shelve the inscript...

Nov 02, 2017 (Thu)

【#477】Can We Allow U.S. and China to Dominate Matters in Asia?

October 30, 2017 　　　　　U.S. President Donald Trump will tour five Asian countries -- Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines -- in 12 days from November 3 through 14. Japan, South Ko...

Oct 26, 2017 (Thu)

【#476】Chance Finally Emerges for War-Renouncing Article 9 to Be Amended

October 23, 2017 　　　　　The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s dominant strength against other Japanese political parties remained unchanged through the latest general election of the House of Repres...

Oct 19, 2017 (Thu)

【#475】Japan Should Exit UNESCO Depending on Comfort Women Inscription

October 16, 2017 　　　　　On October 12, the U.S. government announced it would withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The announcement came in protest to ...

Oct 17, 2017 (Tue)

【#474(Special)】Personnel Shakeup Indicates Pyongyang’s Sense of Crisis

October 11, 2017 　　　　　On October 10, the anniversary of the Korea Workers’ Party, North Korea did not make any military provocation like missile firing and nuclear tests. Given the Kim Jong-un reg...