Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Jun 05, 2013 (Wed)

【#196】Japan Must First Revise Article 96 to Become Stronger

June 3, 2013　　　　　　　　If politicians abandon their offensive posture when they should fight, they will surely lose their leadership under constitutional government. The ruling Liberal Democratic...

May 29, 2013 (Wed)

【#195】U.S. Criticisms against Japan Cannot Be Ignored

May 27, 2013　　　　　　　　In what country, in what position and for what reason do people criticize Japan? Who in Japan are subjected to overseas criticisms? What’s happening now among Japan, the...

May 23, 2013 (Thu)

【#194】Japan-India Cooperation Can Contribute to Asian Security

May 20, 2013　　　　　　　　　The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals and India’s Vivekananda International Foundation have compiled a joint study report concluding that the two major Asian democ...

May 16, 2013 (Thu)

【#193】How to Interpret Ms. Park’s Anti-Japan Stance

May 13, 2013　　　　　　　　South Korean President Park Geun-hye visited the United States last week. While vowing to prevent North Korea from arming itself with nuclear weapons and resolutely resist pr...

May 08, 2013 (Wed)

【#192】Abe Failed to Demand Return of 4 Islands from Russia

May 7, 2013　　　　　　　　Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in late April produced results as had been feared. During his first visit to Russia, Prime...

May 01, 2013 (Wed)

【#191】Japan Now Should Break Free of Spell of War Defeat

April 30, 2013　　　　　　　　　The Japanese constitution was designed to contain Japan after its defeat in World War II and has been left untouched for 66 years. The constitution, which was created as in...

Apr 25, 2013 (Thu)

【#190】Denying Right of Belligerency Runs Counter to Sovereignty

April 22, 2013　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Japan recovered its sovereignty as the San Francisco Peace Treaty between Japan and most Allied powers took effect on April 28, 1952. The Japanes...

Apr 17, 2013 (Wed)

【#189 】Appeasement Policy to N. Korea Could Revive G-2 Collusion

April 15, 2013　　　　　　　　U.S. President Barack Obama in his second term may hope to focus on domestic welfare while reducing the United States' role as the policeman of the world. In response to Nort...

Apr 10, 2013 (Wed)

【#188】Authoring “Michio Takeyama and Showa Era”

April 8, 2013　　　　　　　　Michio Takeyama of "The Burmese Harp" has now become Michio Takeyama of the “Showa Era,” literary critic Hideo Takahashi wrote to me, regarding my book titled "Michio Takeyama...

Apr 03, 2013 (Wed)

【#187】Lead S. Korea to Stop Hard Currency Supply to North

　April 1, 2013　　　　　　　　I visited Washington in the latter half of March. The most impressive during the visit was the following remark by a senior White House official: 　　　　　　"South Korea must look ...