Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Feb 05, 2015 (Thu)

【#284】Japan Should Create Intelligence Agency

February 2, 2015 　　　　　Since the beginning of this year, radical Muslim militants have made terror attacks in Europe and caused a hostage crisis involving Japanese citizens. Through these inciden...

Jan 29, 2015 (Thu)

【#283】Can Japan Counter Terrorism by Giving Top Priority to Human Lives?

January 26, 2015 　　　　　When Japanese Red Army terrorists hijacked a Japan Airlines plane in 1977, then Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda paid $6 million in ransom and released these terrorists...

Jan 22, 2015 (Thu)

【#282】Don’t Mistake Essence of French Terrorist Attack

January 19, 2015 　　　　　On January 17, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Egypt for a summit meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi. "We must stop the growing global radicali...

Jan 15, 2015 (Thu)

【#281】Japan Must Enhance Public Relations to Win Information War

January 12, 2014 　　　　　When I visited the United States for a survey on the comfort woman issue late last year, I inspected comfort woman monuments and statues at eight locations around the count...

Jan 08, 2015 (Thu)

【#280】Make 2015 a Year for Building Equal Relationship with U.S. and China

January 5, 2015 　　　　　In the year 2015 marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, I would strongly like Japan to brighten its prospects. 　　　　　From early spring to early summer this...

Jan 05, 2015 (Mon)

【#279】Abe Should Be a Japanese Churchill

December 29, 2014 　　　　　While reviewing the international situation in the past year, I anew feel the importance of 19th century Japanese naval commissioner Katsu Kaishu’s words “Think Globally, ...

Dec 24, 2014 (Wed)

【#278】Be Vigilant to Attempts to Use History Card for Separating U.S. from Japan

December 22, 2014 　　　　　On December 9, the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a report concluding that “enhanced interrogation” of suspected terrorists conducted by the Central...

Dec 18, 2014 (Thu)

【#277】LDP Should Remember Goal Pursued since Founding

December 15, 2014 　　　　　The result of the December 14 general election became clear. On December 4, shortly after the official announcement of the campaign season for the House of Representatives...

Dec 11, 2014 (Thu)

【#276】NYT’s Malicious Japan Bashing

December 8, 2014 　　　　　The New York Times has harshly bashed Japan. In his December 3 article headlined "Rewriting the War, Japanese Right Attacks a Newspaper," NYT Tokyo Bureau Chief Martin Fack...

Dec 03, 2014 (Wed)

【#275】Opposition’s Win Throws Taiwan’s Presidential Hopefuls into Chaos

December 1, 2014 　　　　　In unified local elections on November 29, Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang Nationalist Party lost five of the six major mayoral posts to the opposition camp. The only Kuomintang...