Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Jan 20, 2016 (Wed)

【#349(Special)】History Repeats Itself — Time Has Come for Structural Reforms

January 18, 2016 　　　　　While the government says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Abenomics” economic policy has entered the second stage, relations between the first and second stages and specific mea...

Jan 19, 2016 (Tue)

【#348】Obama’s State of the Union Address Lacks Strategic Thinking

January 18, 2016 　　　　　When U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his last State of the Union address on January 13, I felt dispirited that this president will take the helm of U.S. foreign and nat...

Jan 14, 2016 (Thu)

【#347】Japan Should Consider Its Own Deterrence against N. Korean Nuke

January 12, 2016 　　　　　North Korea has recently conducted its fourth nuclear explosion test, posing grave threats to Japan’s national security. The largest deterrence against nuclear weapons is nuc...

Jan 05, 2016 (Tue)

【#346】Do away with Ideological Approach on Safety Now

January 4, 2016 　　　　　In this year 2016, Japan must look at realities and become a strong country that can defend itself on its own. Regarding energy, security, economy, values and other matters th...

Jan 04, 2016 (Mon)

【#345(Special)】Agreement without Japan’s Restoration of Honor Cannot Be Appreciated

December 29, 2015 　　　　　Japan and South Korea have agreed on a “final, irreversible solution” to the issue of comfort women. Previous false Japanese press reports and the Japanese government’s easy...

Dec 29, 2015 (Tue)

【#344】Le Pen-Trump Phenomenon Is a Product of the Time

December 28, 2015 　　　　　What is the biggest issue in the world at the turn of the year? I am afraid it is not the situation of the East China Sea or the South China Sea. It is the first ever phenom...

Dec 24, 2015 (Thu)

【#343(Special)】Beef Up SDF for Continuous Surveillance in South China Sea

December 21, 2015 　　　　　The Australian Air Force’s P-3 surveillance aircraft recently made a patrol flight over the South China Sea. On December 17, Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne vowed n...

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 ...