Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Aug 01, 2013 (Thu)

【#204】Reading Interim Report on Japan’s Defense Capabilities

July 29, 2013 　　　　　　　On July 26, the Ministry of Defense released an interim report on Japan's desirable defense capabilities in a run-up to its revision of the defense program outline. Based ...

Jul 25, 2013 (Thu)

【#203】Constitutional Amendments Required for a Strong Japan

July 22, 2013 　　　　　　Seven months after its inauguration, the Shinzo Abe administration of the Liberal Democratic Party achieved the ruling party's landslide victory in a House of Councillors ...

Jul 18, 2013 (Thu)

【#202】Japan’s Weak Control over Straits

July 16, 2013 　　　　　　On July 14, the Defense Ministry said five Chinese naval ships sailed through the Soya Strait off Hokkaido. Russian military ships have ...

Jul 10, 2013 (Wed)

【#201】Education Revitalization Council Lacks Sense of Crisis

July 8, 2013 　　　　　　　　　　　　The Japanese government’s Education Revitalization Council has submitted proposals on bullying and corporal punishment, the educat...

Jul 02, 2013 (Tue)

【#200】Pay Attention to Syria

　　　　　　　 July1, 2013 　　　　　　The New York Times, known as a liberal newspaper that has persistently supported President Barack Obama, unusually carried a story that criticized his diplomacy as bei...

Jun 26, 2013 (Wed)

【#199】Implications of Landslide Ruling Party Victory in Tokyo

　　　　　 June 24, 2013 　　　　　　In the June 23 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the New Komeito Party, won a landslide victory,...

Jun 19, 2013 (Wed)

【#198】Abenomics Should Be Constructively Discussed and Implemented

　　 June 17, 2013 　　　　　Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Abenomics economic policy has been criticized noisily. Critics are preoccupied with short-term stock and currency market fluctuations and ma...

Jun 13, 2013 (Thu)

【#197】Has Japan Any Means to Overcome U.S.-China Bipolarity?

　 June 10, 2013 　　　　　　The June 7-8 summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Sunnylands retreat in California r...

Jun 05, 2013 (Wed)

【#196】Japan Must First Revise Article 96 to Become Stronger

June 3, 2013　　　　　　　　If politicians abandon their offensive posture when they should fight, they will surely lose their leadership under constitutional government. The ruling Liberal Democratic...

May 29, 2013 (Wed)

【#195】U.S. Criticisms against Japan Cannot Be Ignored

May 27, 2013　　　　　　　　In what country, in what position and for what reason do people criticize Japan? Who in Japan are subjected to overseas criticisms? What’s happening now among Japan, the...