The 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.
Affiliated with the openly revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi,[1] Sakurai denies sexual slavery by the Japanese imperial military during World War II (i.e. "comfort women").
[5] It regularly gives policy proposals to the Japanese government[6] and holds monthly "study" meetings and international symposiums.
[12][13] JINF publishes weekly short commentaries written by various professionals on current issues.
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.