Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Jun 28, 2017 (Wed)

【#447(Special)】U.S.-China Truce on Brink of Collapse

June 26, 2017 　　　　　China that sticks to big-power egoism rejects issuing a communique or boycotts a press conference when bilateral talks fail to make progress in its favor, as indicated by the re...

Jun 28, 2017 (Wed)

【#446】S. Korean and German Propaganda Involving “Battleship Island”

June 26, 2017 　　　　　On June 15, South Korean film director Ryoo Seung Wan announced the completion of a film titled “The Battleship Island” at a press conference in Seoul. The film, which is to be ...

Jun 20, 2017 (Tue)

【#445】A Challenge against Distorted Media in Okinawa

June 19, 2017 　　　　　For a long time, Okinawa’s journalism has been distorted by two leading local dailies -- The Ryukyu Shimpo and The Okinawa Times. On April 1, the Yaeyama Nippo expanded into mai...

Jun 14, 2017 (Wed)

【#444】U.S Alert to China’s Space Program and Maritime Militia

June 12, 2017 　　　　　On June 6, the U.S. Defense Department published an annual report on “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2017.” Many foreign media took ...

Jun 07, 2017 (Wed)

【#443】Mattis’s Uncompromising Attitude towards China

June 5, 2017 　　　　　A speech by U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Asia Security Summit (the Shangri-La Dialogue) in Singapore on June 3 was significant in that it declared the Trump adminis...

Jun 01, 2017 (Thu)

【#442】Rescue Japanese Citizens Detained in China

May 29, 2017 　　　　　Six Japanese men, including employees of a geological survey company in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo who visited China in March for spa prospecting and other geological surveys, h...

May 24, 2017 (Wed)

【#441】Media Reports Biased toward Trump Impeachment

May 22, 2017 　　　　　Major Japanese media including the Asahi Shimbun newspaper and Japan Broadcasting Corp. known as NHK have been spinning a story that U.S. President Donald Trump is losing voters’...

May 18, 2017 (Thu)

【#440(Special)】Trump Administration Is Lenient toward China

May 15, 2017 　　　　　The Trump administration is remarkably lenient toward China in its Asian diplomacy, giving top priority to securing China’s cooperation in dealing with the North Korean nuclear i...

May 18, 2017 (Thu)

【#439】Abe’s Grave Political Decision for Constitutional Amendment

May 15, 2017 　　　　　On May 3, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave a boost to stagnant debates on constitutional amendment in Japan. Abe said he would like to (1) put an amended constitution into force by...

May 15, 2017 (Mon)

【#438(Special)】S. Korea’s Failure to Unite Conservatives and Centrists

May 10, 2017 　　　　　On May 9, Moon Jae In from the leftist Democratic Party of Korea won an overwhelming victory in the South Korean presidential election, garnering 41.1% of the votes against 24% f...