Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

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...

May 09, 2017 (Tue)

【#437】Democratic Party’s Unreasonable Opposition to Anti-Terror Bill

May 8, 2017 　　　　　When the House of Representatives Judicial Affairs Committee launched deliberation on a bill to create the charge of terror preparations, the Democratic Party boycotted the delibe...

May 08, 2017 (Mon)

【#436】Don’t Leave China or Russia to Back up North Korea

May 1, 2017 　　　　　North Korea has long used the so-called brinkmanship policy as its special measure for playing a diplomatic game with the United States, threatening to resort to war. In the curre...

Apr 27, 2017 (Thu)

【#435】S. Korean Election May Be Choice between Worst and Second Worst

April 24, 2017 　　　　　South Korea will hold a presidential election on May 9. In response to a decision to ouster President Park Geun Hye, the election that had been planned for December will take p...

Apr 18, 2017 (Tue)

【#434】U.S., Russia May Adjust Relations While Demonstrating Confrontation

April 17, 2017 　　　　　When U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Russia on April 12, Russia denounced U.S. cruise missile attack on a Syrian government military base as “illegal,” highlight...

Apr 12, 2017 (Wed)

【#433(Special)】Stop Opposition for Sake of Opposition to Anti-Terror Bill

April 10, 2017 　　　　　The Asahi Shimbun newspaper, the Democratic Party and other organizations have taken a firm position against an anti-terror bill required for Japan to accede to the United Nati...

Apr 11, 2017 (Tue)

【#432】U.S.-China “Mutual Respect” Is A Matter of Concern

April 10, 2017 　　　　　At his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on April 6 and 7, U.S. President Donald Trump voiced his strong discontent with China...

Apr 06, 2017 (Thu)

【#431】Belated Study of Capabilities to Attack Enemy Bases

April 3, 2017 　　　　　In response to progress in North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile developments, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party recommended the government to study Japan’s possession o...

Mar 31, 2017 (Fri)

【#430(Special)】Marking 20th Anniversary of Movements to Rescue Abductees

March 27, 2017 　　　　　Two decades have passed since the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea (AFVKN) and the National Association for the Rescue of Japanese Kidnapped by N...