Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

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 ...

Mar 27, 2013 (Wed)

【#186】Enact Japan-Taiwan Relations Act Urgently

　March 25, 2013　　　　　　　　　On March 24, the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan announced a policy proposal calling for enacting a “Basic Act for Japan-Taiwan Relations.” This was a very tim...

Mar 18, 2013 (Mon)

【#185】Be Proud of Your Country and Pledge Your Supreme Efforts!

　March 18, 2013　　 To the graduates of National Defense Academy of Japan: 　　　　　Japan’s defense capability will increase greatly as your fresh blood entered into national service on March 17. My mes...

Mar 14, 2013 (Thu)

【#184】Japan Should Take Measures to Encourage People

　March 11, 2013　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Just two years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Then, the international community rated Japanese high as courteou...