Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Yoshiko Sakurai is president of the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals.

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[Speaking Out] Move 2022 Winter Olympics from Beijing

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals March 5, 2021

Towards the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the world tolerated China’s crackdown on Tibetans. Now it...

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[Speaking Out] Japan Should Fight for Victory of Free World

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals January 21, 2021

President Xi is building a second Mao Zedong regime, inevitably deepening the confrontation of...

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[Speaking Out] Thanking Abe for Putting National Interest Above Popularity

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals September 8, 2020

Thirteen years ago, Shinzo Abe fell ill and resigned as prime minister. Today, however,...

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[Speaking Out] Let’s Bring Back Japan’s Kindness and Consideration of Others

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals August 10, 2020

After Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency in April, Japanese...

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[Speaking Out] The Power of the Japanese in Avoiding a Coronavirus Explosion

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals May 19, 2020

While the novel coronavirus has rampaged around the world, Japan has avoided...

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Coronavirus Crisis Should Open Japan’s Eyes to the Dangers of Dependency on China

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals April 18, 2020

Japan faces a national crisis. The key to overcoming this national crisis...

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Japan Mustn’t Be Fooled by Beijing’s Propaganda Blitz

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals March 19, 2020

Frankly, it isn’t possible to win in this battle relying solely on the...

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[Speaking Out] Deploring Japan’s Limited Sense of Crisis

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals January 20, 2020

Japan, having entered the Reiwa Era from May 2019, must resolve important, difficult...

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[Speaking Out] Anti-Japan Tribalism Undermines Tokyo-Seoul Relations

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals December 6, 2019

Recently I had a talk with former Seoul University professor of economics Lee...

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Speak up Japan, the World is Listening

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals September 27, 2019

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is wavering on his strategy in the international...

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Dawn of the Reiwa Era: Time to Defend the True Japanese National Character

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Sankei Shimbun May 19, 2019

The Reiwa era has commenced, and all Japanese need to be aware of...

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A Mingling of Souls at Yasukuni — Toward A Strong, Beautiful Japan

Yoshiko Sakurai, Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

Sankei Shimbun March 2, 2019

In February 2018, just before his summit meeting with President Donald Trump, Japanese...