Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

May 11, 2016 (Wed)

【#372】Trump’s “Great” America

May 9, 2016 　　　　　　　“Make America great again,” says the presidential election campaign slogan of Donald Trump set to win the Republican presidential nomination. The phrase tells us the mindset of ...

May 06, 2016 (Fri)

【#371】Constitution Alone Left Unchanged

May 2, 2016 　　　　　On May 3, the Constitution of Japan enters its 70th year. Japan is the only country that has never amended its constitution as long as 69 years. I cannot but to say it is extraord...

Apr 27, 2016 (Wed)

【#370】Japan Should Lead Approval on TPP Agreement

April 25, 2016 　　　　　The Japanese government and ruling parties have given up on winning parliamentary approval on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement and related legislation during ...

Apr 22, 2016 (Fri)

【#369(Special)】Are North Korea and the Islamic State Collaborating on Terror?

April 18, 2016 　　　　　I have recently obtained surprising information that the Kim Jong-un regime in North Korea has requested that the Islamist extremist organization Islamic State (IS) carry out t...

Apr 21, 2016 (Thu)

【#368】It’s Time for Emergency Legislation Including Constitutional Amendment

April 18, 2016 　　　　　When a major earthquake hit Kumamoto Prefecture in western Japan in mid-April, the Abe cabinet made a quick response. In five minutes after the first quake, it set up an emerge...

Apr 12, 2016 (Tue)

【#367】Japan Should Engage with Problems in Areas under Control in Past

April 11, 2016 　　　　　How to deal with China has become an issue of vital importance for the entire western Pacific region as the future international development is uncertain. The issue is also how...

Apr 07, 2016 (Thu)

【#366】Researchers in Japan Helped N. Korea Develop Nuclear Missiles

April 4, 2016 　　　　　The Japanese government announced its own sanctions on North Korea on February 10. The 10 sanctions include seven restrictions on human exchanges, a ban in principle on remittan...

Mar 30, 2016 (Wed)

【#365】Listen to “Sound” Portion of Trump’s Arguments

March 28, 2016 　　　　　To avoid any misunderstanding, I must say first that Donald Trump, front-runner for the U.S. Republican presidential nomination, is not credible at all as a politician. His fre...

Mar 24, 2016 (Thu)

【#364】Government Should Take Accountability for Fiscal Risks

March 22, 2016 　　　　　The Japanese government in mid-March started a series of “international financial and economic analysis meetings” where Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and economic ministers exchang...

Mar 15, 2016 (Tue)

【#363】Two Otsu Incidents

March 14, 2016 　　　　　On March 9, Otsu District Court Presiding Judge Yoshihiko Yamamoto ordered the suspension of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors of Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Takahama Nuclear Power Sta...