Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Dec 22, 2015 (Tue)

【#342】Japan Should Not Overlook China’s Crackdown on Lawyer

December 21, 2015 　　　　　On December 14, the Beijing Second Intermediate People’s Court (a district court) started a trial for civil rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who has been detained since his partic...

Dec 16, 2015 (Wed)

【#341】If Concerted Terrorist Attacks Come in Tokyo…

December 14, 2015 　　　　　In response to concerted terrorist attacks in Paris, the Japanese government launched the International Counterterrorism Intelligence Collection Unit to collect overseas ter...

Dec 08, 2015 (Tue)

【#340】Taiwan-China Summit Filled with Fictions

December 7, 2015 　　　　　On November 7, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou made the following proposal at the beginning of his meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping: 　　　　　“Consolidate the ‘1992 ...

Dec 01, 2015 (Tue)

【#339】NRA’s Self-Righteousness Cannot Be Overlooked

November 30, 2015 　　　　　The Nuclear Regulation Authority is an agency based on Article 3 of the National Government Organization Act, which has a strong authority independent from the Cabinet, with...

Nov 27, 2015 (Fri)

【#338】Chinese Museum’s Unpardonable Insult to Japan

November 24, 2015 　　　　　When I visited Beijing in mid-November, I took a tour of the Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War Museum. There, I felt intolerable discomfort and anger at the Chinese commu...

Nov 18, 2015 (Wed)

【#337】China Militarizing East China Sea As Well

November 16, 2015 　　　　　The Japan Ministry of Defense has announced the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy’s Dongdiao-class AGI (Auxiliary General Intelligence ship) repeated east-west p...

Nov 11, 2015 (Wed)

【#336】Judicial Arrogation and Lawmakers’ Anemia

November 9, 2015 　　　　　On November 4, the Grand Bench of the Supreme Court concluded the trial on a suit questioning the constitutionality of a Civil Code provision denying separate family names ...

Nov 05, 2015 (Thu)

【#335】Japan Should Join Freedom of Navigation Operations

November 2, 2015 　　　　　The U.S. Navy's Aegis destroyer Lassen passed within 12 nautical miles (nm) of China-reclaimed islands in the South China Sea last week. China sharply reacted to the U.S. m...

Oct 28, 2015 (Wed)

【#334】Questioning Seriousness of LDP about Constitutional Amendment

October 26, 2015 　　　　　The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has replaced House of Representatives lawmaker Hajime Funada with similar lawmaker Eisuke Mori as chairman of the LDP Headquarters for t...

Oct 21, 2015 (Wed)

【#333(Special)】Obama Responsible for Global Turbulence

October 19, 2015 　　　　　Japanese have tended to lack a wide perspective in analyzing the international situation since before World War II. This may be the reason Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reitera...