Japan Institute for National Fundamentals
{{short description|Think tank in Tokyo, Japan}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name =
| abbreviation = JINF
| formation = 2007
| type = think tank (public policy and foreign policy)
| headquarters = Claire Hirakawa-cho #801, 2-16-5 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0093, Japan
| location = Tokyo, Japan
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Yoshiko Sakurai
| website = {{URL|http://en.jinf.jp/}}
}}
The {{nihongo|Japan Institute for National Fundamentals|国家基本問題研究所|Kokka Kihon Mondai Kenkyūjo}} or Kokkiken (国基研) is a public and foreign policy think tank in Tokyo, Japan, privately funded and founded in December 2007 by Yoshiko Sakurai.
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Overview
It regularly gives policy proposals to the Japanese government{{Cite web|title=Japan Institute for National Fundamentals|url=https://en.jinf.jp/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=Japan Institute for National Fundamentals|language=ja}} and holds monthly "study" meetings and international symposiums.{{Cite web|title=公益財団法人 国家基本問題研究所|url=https://jinf.jp/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=公益財団法人 国家基本問題研究所|language=ja}}
Membership
JINF has close ties to the ultranationalist organization Nippon Kaigi and many of its members also come from various ultranationalist textbook reform organizations/movements like Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform, Japan Education Rebirth Institute (Kyoiku Saisei), and Society to Improve Textbooks.
From Nippon Kaigi, some prominent members include chairman Tadae Takubo,{{Cite web|last=Yoshida|first=Reiji|date=2016-07-13|title=Nationalist leader predicts constitutional revision in 10 years|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/13/national/nationalist-leader-predicts-constitutional-revision-10-years/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=The Japan Times|language=en-US}} secretary general Yuzo Kabashima,{{Citation|title=Nippon Kaigi|date=2021-10-04|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nippon_Kaigi&oldid=1048119505|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-10-07}} former Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara,{{Cite news|last=Kato|first=Norihiro|date=2014-09-12|title=Opinion {{!}} Tea Party Politics in Japan|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/13/opinion/tea-party-politics-in-japan.html|access-date=2021-10-07|issn=0362-4331}} and policy committee member Akira Momochi.{{Citation|title=百地章|date=2021-10-05|url=https://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E7%99%BE%E5%9C%B0%E7%AB%A0&oldid=85889744|work=Wikipedia|language=ja|access-date=2021-10-07}}
Organization
= President =
- Yoshiko Sakurai (Journalist)
= Vice presidents =
- Tadao TAKUBO (Professor Emeritus, Kyorin University, chair of Nippon Kaigi)
- Katsuhiko TAKAIKE (Lawyer)
- Yoshito OGURA (President of NIPPON ARCOIRIS)
= Directors =
- Hironobu ISHIKAWA (Journalist)
- Takashi ITO (Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo)
- Yasuo OHARA (Professor Emeritus, Kokugakuin University)
- Minoru KITAMURA (Professor Emeritus, Ritsumeikan University)
- Tadashi SAITO (Former Director, Bungei Shunju Ltd.)
- Shiro TAKAHASHI (Professor, Meisei University)
- Ryutaro TSUCHIDA (Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo)
- Taikin TEI (Chung Daekyun, 鄭大均, 정대균) (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Metropolitan University)
- Tadashi NARABAYASHI (Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University)
- Osamu NISHI (Professor Emeritus, Komazawa University)
- Koichiro BANSHO (Lieutenant General (Re+))
- Yoshifumi HIBAKO (Former Chief of Staff, JGSDF)
- Sukehiro HIRAKAWA (Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo)
- Koichi FURUSHO (Former Chief of Staff, JMSDF)
- Hiroshi FURUTA (Professor, College of Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
- Tamao HOSOKAWA (Journalist)
- Akira MOMOCHI (Professor Emeritus, Nihon University)
- Yoshihiko YAMADA (Professor, Tokai University)
- Taro YAYAMA (Political Analyst)
- Hiroshi YUASA (Sankei Shimbun special press)
- Toshio WATANABE (Executive advisor for academic affairs, Takushoku University)
= Auditor =
- Yukio GOTO (Lawyer, Former Prosecutor at Kyoto Public Prosecutors Office)
Publication
JINF publishes weekly short commentaries written by various professionals on current issues. The institute also publishes a newsletter reporting activities every other month for its members.
Awards
Since 2014, the JINF has administered two annual prizes, a Kokkiken Japan Study Award and Japan Study Encouragement Award. Through these awards, the Foundation "encourages and honors outstanding works in the field of Japanese studies at home and abroad that contribute to the furthering of understanding of Japan in the areas of politics, national security, diplomacy, history, education and culture, among others."[http://en.jinf.jp/japanaward/japanaward-1st The 1st(2014) Terada Mari Japan Study Award], accessed 6/18/2017
Funding
The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals is a fully private-funded think tank. There are three types of membership of the institute, Individual, Supporter and Corporate membership, all of which are completely open.
References
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External links
- [http://en.jinf.jp/ Japan Institute for National Fundamentals]
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