Tokai University's School of Marine Science and Technology, located on the Miho Peninsula overlooking Suruga Bay, focuses its research and education on a wide range of fields, but in order to respond to the local society's needs it has taken on as an important mission the revitalization of the region, disaster prevention, and the building of safe and peaceful cities through its research and educational activities concerning Suruga Bay. Gaining trust from the people of the area through its Suruga Bay research activities, the School of Marine Science and Technology will continue its efforts to become a indispensable part of the local society.

In the past, serious water and air contamination led to the Yokkaichi pollution problem. After the verdict of the trial, those factories that discharged sulfur dioxide gas at levels beyond the environmental standards faced fines or even suspension of operations. While previously, the more they discharged the more their profits rose, things were reversed after the verdict, with those who curbed their discharges becoming more prosperous. Evidence such as this that changes in a society's rules can result in major improvements in environmental quality should be incorporated in the economic development of developing countries.

Having increased the customer base of the Sunshine Aquarium and New Enoshima Aquarium by many fold through conceptualizing them as centers of mass culture, the author, through his work as an aquarium producer, shows the importance to aquariums of attracting customers and the role aquariums can play as media for the future of the oceans.