Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Jan 10, 2018 (Wed)

【#489】Democracies’ Solidarity Required to Counter China Risk

January 9, 2018 　　　　　At the beginning of 2018, Western media are filled with predictions on the new year’s international situation. One of focuses in these predictions is China’s growing influence...

Jan 04, 2018 (Thu)

【#488(Special)】A Nuisance Review of Comfort Women Accord

December 28, 2017 　　　　　On December 27, the South Korean foreign minister’s task force for reviewing the comfort women agreement with Japan on December 28, 2015, released its report describing the ...

Dec 27, 2017 (Wed)

【#487】Friendly, Objective Study Required for Ally

December 25, 2017 　　　　　This year’s international situation featured North Korea’s reckless nuclear and missile tests, China’s unhesitant, dangerous rise and U.S. President Donald Trump’s unpredict...

Dec 21, 2017 (Thu)

【#486】Enhance Competitiveness without Corporate Tax Cut

December 18, 2017 　　　　　The U.S. tax reform, the biggest in about 30 years, committed by President Donald Trump is expected to pass the Senate and the House of Representatives this week. The reform...

Dec 14, 2017 (Thu)

【#485(Special)】North Korean Attempt to Smuggle Weapons for Uighurs

December 12, 2017 　　　　　China has recently found North Korean military members’ attempt to smuggle weapons for armed insurgents of the Uighurs, an ethnic minority in China, according to Chinese sou...

Dec 14, 2017 (Thu)

【#484】Unreasonable Court Ruling on NHK Reception Fee

December 11, 2017 　　　　　On December 6, Grand Bench of the Supreme Court made a ruling on a contract with Japan Broadcasting Corporation, better known as NHK, for receiving television transmission. ...

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...