Japan Institute for National Fundamentals
| Abbreviation | JINF |
|---|---|
| Motto | Revitalizing Japan by pursuing grand national strategy with respect for Japanese traditions and contributing to the international community |
| Formation | 2007 |
| Type | Public policy, Foreign policy, think tank |
| Headquarters | Claire Hirakawa-cho #801, 2-16-5 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0093, Japan |
| Location | |
President | Yoshiko Sakurai |
| Website | Japan Institute for National Fundamentals Official Website |
The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals is a leading public and foreign policy think tank in Tokyo, Japan, privately funded and founded in December 2007. Yoshiko Sakurai, journalist, serves as President, and Tadae Takubo, Professor Emeritus of Kyorin University, serves as Vice President. Prime Minister Abe and his cabinet members along with other conservative lawmakers are frequent guests on the institute's events.
Leadership and staff
The President is Yoshiko Sakurai, a journalist. The Vice President is Tadae Takubo, Professor Emeritus of Kyorin University. Both, along with several other board members, are affiliated to the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi (Takubo is also a member of the representative committee of that lobby).[1]
Board members
- Directors and Auditor
- President
- Yoshiko SAKURAI (journalist)
- Vice President
- Tadae TAKUBO (Professor Emeritus of Kyorin University)
- Director
- Shintaro ISHIHARA (Representative, Former Tokyo Governor)
- Takashi ITO (Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University)
- Koichi ENDO (Professor of Takushoku University)
- Yoshito OGURA (Company Executive)
- Tei SAITO (Former Director, Bungei Shunju Ltd.)
- Katsuhiko TAKAIKE (Attorney)
- Takanori NAKAJO (Honorary Advisor, Asahi Beer Company)
- Osamu NISHI (Professor Emeritus of Komazawa University)
- George HARA (Group Chairman and CEO, DEFTA Partners)
- Sukehiro HIRAKAWA (Professor Emeritus of Tokyo University)
- Taro YAYAMA (Political Analyst)
- Toshio WATANABE (President, Takushoku University)
- Auditor
- Yukio GOTO
- Council Members
- Chairman
- Kazuo IJIRI
- Vice Chairman
- Shohei UMEZAWA
- Council Member
- Kazuhiro ARAKI
- Hironobu ISHIKAWA
- Naruhiko UEDA
- Yujiro OIWA
- Miyoko KUDO
- Mamoru SATO
- Yoichi SHIMADA (Professor of International Politics at Fukui Prefectural University)
- Koichi SUGIYAMA
- Yu SERIZAWA
- Akihiko TATEBAYASHI
- Tsutomu NISHIOKA
- Mitsuru HARUYAMA
- Shigeo HIRAMATSU
- Hayaru Fukuda
- Miki FUCHIBE
- Planning Committee Members
- Yoshiko SAKURAI
- Tadae TAKUBO
- Hironobu ISHIKAWA
- Koichi ENDO
- Yujiro OIWA
- Yoichi SHIMADA
- Katsuhiko TAKAIKE
- Yasushi TOMIYAMA
- Tsutomu NISHIOKA
Publication
JINF publishes weekly "speaking out" JINF Official Website Weekly, short commentaries written by various professionals on current issues. In addition, the institute also publish newsletter reporting the activities every other month for its members.
Funding
The Japan Institute for National Fundamentals is a fully private-funded think tank which rarely exists in Japan. There are three types of membership of the institute-Individual, Supporter and Corporate membership all of which are completely open.
References
- ↑ Nippon Kaigi website