Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Nov 21, 2013 (Thu)

【#221】High-level Radioactive Waste Can Be Disposed Safely

November 18, 2013 　　　　　　Since a brief visit to the Onkalo (a Finnish word meaning cave) underground facility for disposal of high-level radioactive waste in Olkiluoto, Finland, former Prime Ministe...

Nov 14, 2013 (Thu)

【#220】International Relations Are Separate from Personal Relations

　　　　　 November 11, 2013 　　　　　　The U.S. National Security Agency's wiretapping of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cell phone was unveiled in late October. Since the United States and Germany ar...

Nov 07, 2013 (Thu)

【#219】Lose No Time in Revising Defense Policy and Constitution

November 5, 2013 　　　　　　On November 4, the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals sponsored a symposium titled "10 Months after Abe Administration's Inauguration: Collective Self-Defense Right a...

Oct 31, 2013 (Thu)

【#218】 Is Xi Regime Already in Final Days?

October 28, 2013 　　　　　　　Political leaders frequently criticize media when they become unpopular in final days of their regimes. China's Xi Jinping regime, still in its early days, has already star...

Oct 24, 2013 (Thu)

【#217】 It’s Time for PM Abe to Meet Dalai Lama

October 21, 2013 　　　　　　Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he extremely regrets his failure to visit Yasukuni Shrine when he first headed the Japanese government from 2006 to 2007. This may be true...

Oct 17, 2013 (Thu)

【#216】Now is Time for PM Abe to Visit Yasukuni Shrine

October 15, 2013 　　　　　　　Yasukuni Shrine will observe its autumn festival this week. For Shinzo Abe who has long hoped to visit the shrine in his capacity as prime minister, the festival provides t...

Oct 09, 2013 (Wed)

【#215】Koizumi’s Nuclear Phase-out Proposal Is Incomprehensible

October 7, 2013 　　　　　　　Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is accelerating his proposal to phase out nuclear power plants. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has brushed off the Koizum...

Oct 03, 2013 (Thu)

【#214】JR Hokkaido’s Loose Safety Management Is Intolerable

September 30, 2013 　　　　　　　I served as an employee of the then Japanese National Railways in Nagoya before becoming a National Diet lawmaker and working hard to reform and privatize the JNR. I ...

Sep 25, 2013 (Wed)

【#213】Nuclear Policy Should Be Based on Science and Reason

September 24, 2013 　　　　　　　It is important for us to give priority to science and reason in dealing with nuclear power plants. The Democratic Party of Japan abandoned science and emotionally de...

Sep 19, 2013 (Thu)

【#212】China’s Corruption Originates from Communist Dictatorship

September 17, 2013 　　　　　　The Chinese Communist Party has been shaken by corruption scandals. Its Central Committee is set to meet in November to discuss how best to combat corruptions. But i...