Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Oct 25, 2012 (Thu)

#163 Look at Tense Iranian Situation

October 22, 2012 The most important news for citizens may be those about themselves and their respective countries. News may be less important for citizens if news event locations are more distant ...

Oct 17, 2012 (Wed)

#162 Politicians Should Battle over National Interests

October 15, 2012 Newspaper headlines spotlight “battle over the dissolution” of the House of Representatives for a general election, rather than over policies. Politics plays a role in providin...

Oct 11, 2012 (Thu)

#161 China Seeking to Take Control of Global Waters by 2049

October 9, 2012 While China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning has gone into service, Chinese naval ships have reportedly passed through waters between Japan’s Okinawa and Miyako Islands and conduct...

Oct 04, 2012 (Thu)

#160 Does Abe’s Upset Win Go against Public Opinions?

October 1, 2012 As former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won the presidency of the Liberal Democratic Party in a runoff with Shigeru Ishiba who had been a top runner in the first round of voting where d...

Sep 28, 2012 (Fri)

#159 Japan Should Change China Policy amid Senkaku Row

September 24, 2012 Japan must use every means including military force to block China’s moves to deprive Japan of the Senkaku Islands. Arrangements to do so may work to enhance the Japan-U.S. allia...

Sep 20, 2012 (Thu)

#158 S. Koreans Should Remonstrate with President Lee

September 18, 2012 South Korean President Lee Myung-bak’s sudden visit to the Japan-claimed Takeshima Islands and his impolite remark on the Japanese Emperor have triggered deterioration of Japan-S...

Sep 13, 2012 (Thu)

#157 Noda Leaving Senkakus Untouched Is Not Qualified to Remain in Power

September 10, 2012 Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda plans to leave the Senkaku Islands untouched while deciding to nationalize the islets. He is likely to limit his actions to nationalizing the island...

Sep 06, 2012 (Thu)

#156 Return of All Abductees Is Non-Negotiable

September 3, 2012 On August 29, Japan and North Korea held intergovernmental talks in Beijing for the first time in four years. At the preliminary working-level talks that were extended for one day...

Aug 31, 2012 (Fri)

#155 Significance of Armitage Report and Two Relevant Questions

August 27, 2012 The Armitage-Nye report, which was made by the bipartisan U.S. experts on Japan and released on August 15, concludes that unless Japan and the United States remain strong economical...

Aug 23, 2012 (Thu)

#154 Japan Should Launch Measures to Defend Senkakus

August 20, 2012 On August 17, the Noda administration easily deported 14 Chinese instead of taking prosecution procedures for them after they trespassed on Uotsuri Island or into waters around it a...