Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Feb 23, 2017 (Thu)

【#422】Concerns and Hopes Mixed at Japan-U.S.-India Talks

February 20, 2017 　　　　　I and three other delegates of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals visited New Delhi on February 16 and 17 for bilateral dialogue with the Indian think tank Viveka...

Feb 14, 2017 (Tue)

【#421】Abe Approaches Key U.S. Officials to Persuade Trump

February 13, 2017 　　　　　The first official meetings between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on February 10 and 11 made the greatest achievements that can be expec...

Feb 09, 2017 (Thu)

【#420】Predicting U.S. Strategy Based on Advisers to Defense Secretary

February 6, 2017 　　　　　The U.S. Trump administration’s Defense Secretary James Mattis made his first visit to Japan, holding talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Defense Minister Tomomi Inada. ...

Feb 02, 2017 (Thu)

【#419】Japan Should Accept Responsibility Sharing with U.S.

January 30, 2017 　　　　　How will the Japan-U.S. alliance survive under the unpredictable Trump administration? New U.S. President Donald Trump in his inaugural address said, “We will reinforce old a...

Jan 26, 2017 (Thu)

【#418】New World Order Featuring Declining U.S. Leadership

January 23, 2017 　　　　　Japanese or Western media may not be able to give any clear conclusion on the new U.S. administration. It may be because not a few Trump cabinet members are willing to contin...

Jan 18, 2017 (Wed)

【#417】NYT Still Biased about Comfort Women

January 16, 2017 　　　　　The New York Times on January 6 carried an editorial titled “No Closure on the ‘Comfort Women.’” The editorial takes a stance that both Japan and South Korea are responsible ...

Jan 12, 2017 (Thu)

【#416】Japan Is Urgently Required to Amend Constitution

January 10, 2017 　　　　　“The Liberal Democratic Party will launch full-fledged new nation-building efforts along with the people,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in his New Year statement on January...

Dec 27, 2016 (Tue)

【#415】U.S. Status May Decline Further Under Trump

December 26, 2016 　　　　　The biggest news in 2016 might have been the “Trump Phenomenon.” How will this extraordinary change in the U.S. history of 71 years after World War II influence areas such a...

Dec 21, 2016 (Wed)

【#414】Unfortunate Failure to Make Progress on Territorial Issue

December 19, 2016 　　　　　No matter how one looks at it, the latest summit between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin came at the worst timing for Japan. A joint ...

Dec 19, 2016 (Mon)

【#413(Special)】U.S. may Accept Russian-led International Relations

December 14, 2016 　　　　　U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has decided to nominate Rex Tillerson, chief executive officer and chairman of oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp., as his secretary of state, comp...