Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

May 25, 2016 (Wed)

【#376】Tsai gently sidesteps 1992 Consensus

May 23, 2016 　　　　　On May 20, Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ingwen became Taiwan’s 14th president. I had been interested in what policy direction the first woman Taiwanese president wou...

May 19, 2016 (Thu)

【#375(Special)】U.S. Guards against Three Developments Involving Chinese Military

May 16, 2016 　　　　　On May 13, the U.S. Department of Defense released an annual report on Chinese military power. It indicated a high alertness to Chinese military trends, citing three new develop...

May 17, 2016 (Tue)

【#374】Selfish People Could Ruin Japan

May 16, 2016 　　　　　How selfish these Japanese are! 　　　　　I got the feeling when reading the results of an interview poll of 700 people in 11 prefectures as carried by the May 16 issue of the weekl...

May 16, 2016 (Mon)

【#373(Special)】WPK Congress Breaks No New Ground

May 12, 2016 　　　　　　　In Pyongyang from May 6 through 9, the Workers’ Party of Korea held its first congress in 36 years. The WPK forcibly mobilized the people for a campaign called “70-day struggl...

May 11, 2016 (Wed)

【#372】Trump’s “Great” America

May 9, 2016 　　　　　　　“Make America great again,” says the presidential election campaign slogan of Donald Trump set to win the Republican presidential nomination. The phrase tells us the mindset of ...

May 06, 2016 (Fri)

【#371】Constitution Alone Left Unchanged

May 2, 2016 　　　　　On May 3, the Constitution of Japan enters its 70th year. Japan is the only country that has never amended its constitution as long as 69 years. I cannot but to say it is extraord...

Apr 27, 2016 (Wed)

【#370】Japan Should Lead Approval on TPP Agreement

April 25, 2016 　　　　　The Japanese government and ruling parties have given up on winning parliamentary approval on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement and related legislation during ...

Apr 22, 2016 (Fri)

【#369(Special)】Are North Korea and the Islamic State Collaborating on Terror?

April 18, 2016 　　　　　I have recently obtained surprising information that the Kim Jong-un regime in North Korea has requested that the Islamist extremist organization Islamic State (IS) carry out t...

Apr 21, 2016 (Thu)

【#368】It’s Time for Emergency Legislation Including Constitutional Amendment

April 18, 2016 　　　　　When a major earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture in western Japan in mid-April, the Abe cabinet made a quick response. In five minutes after the first quake, it set up an emerge...

Apr 12, 2016 (Tue)

【#367】Japan Should Engage with Problems in Areas under Control in Past

April 11, 2016 　　　　　How to deal with China has become an issue of vital importance for the entire western Pacific region as the future international development is uncertain. The issue is also how...