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2018

No.447(March 20, 2019)
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  • Looking at the Ocean through the Visible and Infrared Sensors of Japan’s New Satellite "Shikisai" Joji ISHIZAKA
    Professor, Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University
    Hiroshi MURAKAMI
    Senior Researcher, Earth Observation Research Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
  • Efforts towards Creation of an Oyster Farming Pipe Utilizing Biodegradable Plastics Kengo FUKUDA
    Division Head, Second Operations Division,"UMI"&"NAGISA"Foundation
    Selected Papers No.24
  • Project for the Revitalization of "Naniwa Sea" —Regaining a beautiful and bountiful Osaka Bay— Koji OTSUKA
    Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Sustainable System Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University
No.446(March 5, 2019)
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  • Lessons from the Earthquake and Tsunami off the Shore of Tohoku and Countermeasures for a Nankai trough Earthquake Shuichi KODAIRA
    Director / Principal Scientist, Research and Development Center for Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
  • Future Changes in Coastal Disasters due to Climate Change Nobuhito MORI
    Professor, Coastal Disaster Section, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University
  • Training of Divers at Taneichi Senior High School Takumi ENDO
    Principal, Iwate Prefectural Taneichi Senior High School
No.445(February 20, 2019)
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  • Robots will Lead the Way towards Our Future Oceans -The utilization of multiple undersea robots as a key point- Hiroshi YOSHIDA
    Director, Department of Engineering for Geo-Marine Sciences, Marine Technology and Engineering Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
  • The Current Situation of the Korean Maritime Transport Industry and the Scaling-up of Marine Finance Education Yong Sik OH
    Professor, Division of International Trade & Economics, Korea Maritime and Ocean University
  • The Unknown Achievements of the “Politician who cultivated the ocean” Tadahiro FUKUDA
    Professor, Kagoshima Prefectural College
No.444(February 5, 2019)
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  • Monitoring Shallow-Water Bathymetry that Cooperates with Coastal Fisheries Takumi OKABE
    Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology
  • Creation of a World-Renowned Matsushima Bay “Wonderland” Satoshi AZUCHI
    Director, Industry and Tourism Department, Matsushima Town, Miyagi Prefecture
  • Making Hotelships a Legacy of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Hiroshi ISHIHARA
    Vice President, Cruise Research Institute, Waterfront Vitalization and Environment Research Foundation (WAVE)
No.443(January 20, 2019)
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  • Considerations on the Blue Carbon Project in Yokohama City Masato NOBUTOKI
    Senior General Manager, EX Research Institute Ltd. / Member, Experts Committee for the Next Yokohama Environmental “FutureCity” Plan
  • International Cooperation Efforts with Pacific Island States Regarding Coastal Resource Management—Learning from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami— Hiroki EDA
    Project for Promotion of Grace of the Sea in the Coastal Villages of Vanuatu / Expert, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
  • The Appeal of Freediving as a Competitive Sport Tomoka FUKUDA
    Freediver
No.442(January 5, 2019)
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No.441(December 20, 2018)
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  • Launch of the Japan Coast Guard Mobile Cooperation Team (MCT) Akira KURAMOTO
    Director for Coast Guard International Cooperation, Administration Department, Japan Coast Guard
    Selected Papers No.24
  • Safe Utilization of the Seashores and Understanding Rip Currents—Hopes to decrease drowning accidents in Japan and the world, hopes to save precious lives— Ryuichiro NISHI
    Professor, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University / Recipient, 11th National Maritime Award
  • Thinking about Tokyo 2020 from the Oceans—Myself, the Ocean, and Tokyo— Taro SHIRATO
    Sports Navigator / President and Representative Director, Athlonia / Member, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly / Member, Special Committee on Measures to Promote Olympic and Paralympic Games
No.440(December 5, 2018)
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No.439(November 20, 2018)
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  • Training Youth for the Next Generation in Island Communities Hiroyuki TOYAMA
    Principal, Tokyo Metropolitan Ogasawara High School
  • Rebuilding of the International Coastal Research Center and its Efforts in Future Tomohiko KAWAMURA
    Director and Professor, International Coastal Research Center, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
  • Efforts by the Japanese Government on Conservation and Management of Remote Islands Yuji OYAMA
    Assistant Director to the Counselor, Office of Policy Planning and Coordination on Territory and Sovereignty, National Ocean Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office
No.438(November 5, 2018)
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No.437(October 20, 2018)
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No.436(October 5, 2018)
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  • The World Heritage Site Miho-no-Matsubara Conservation and Utilization Plan and Various Problems in the Coastal Regions Hiromichi TANAKA
    Professor Emeritus, Tokai University
  • The Future of the Ocean's Blessings Ken FURUYA
    Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Soka University / Recipient, 11th National Maritime Award
  • The Smartfin Project Phil BRESNAHAN
    Head of Research and Development for Smartfin / Research Engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
No.435(September 20, 2018)
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  • Centralization of Maritime Traffic Management in Tokyo Bay Kazuo YAGI
    (Formerly) Director General, Maritime Traffic Department, Japan Coast Guard
  • What Environmental DNA Brings to the Future of the Oceans Reiji MASUDA
    Associate Professor, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University
    Selected Papers No.24
  • The Spread of Marine Organism Poison Yuji NAGASHIMA
    Professor, Niigata Agro-Food University
No.434(September 5, 2018)
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  • From Marine Scientists to Policymakers -Communication through a Global "Index"- Sanae CHIBA
    Senior Scientist, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) / Senior Programme Officer, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Conservation Monitoring Centre
  • Conservation of Marine Biological Diversity under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Makiko YANAGIYA
    Associate Expert, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD)
  • Science-policy collaboration is the key to sustainable management of marine ecosystems Abigail McQUATTERS-GOLLOP
    Lecturer in Marine Conservation, Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, University of Plymouth
No.433(August 20, 2018)
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  • Social Learning -Learning with and from others toward sustainable use of natural resources and environments Midori KAWABE
    Professor, Department of Marine Policy and Culture, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT)
  • The Creation of the Public-Private Cooperation Forum for Kumamoto Coastal Zone Restoration and its Goals Kiyoshi TAKIKAWA
    Professor Emeritus, Kumamoto University / Chair, Planning and Operations Committee, Public-Private Cooperation Forum for Kumamoto Coastal Zone Restoration
  • Soul Food of the Tropical Pacific -Thoughts on sustainable use of Tridacnidae Shigeaki SONE
    Fisheries Technical Expert, Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation of Japan
No.432(August 5, 2018)
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  • Observing Human Effects on Deep Seas through Videos and Images of Litter on the Ocean Floor Hideaki SAITO
    Leader, Data Research and Development Group, Global Oceanographic DAta Center (GODAC), JAMSTEC
  • Japan's International Cooperation Efforts toward Developing Human Resources for Global Navigational Safety Shin-ichi TOYAMA
    Director, International Affairs Office, Technology Planning and International Affairs Division, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard
  • Protecting Palau's Oceans through Disposal of Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) Yasuo TERADA
    Japan Mine Action Service (JMAS) Palau
    Selected Papers No.24
No.431(July 20, 2018)
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No.430(July 5, 2018)
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  • "Logi-Link"-A Website Matching Shippers with Logistics Operators Hirofumi ONOUE
    Secretariat, Kansai International Distribution Strategy Team / Head, Cruise Promotion and Port Logistics Planning Office, Ports and Airports Department, Kinki Regional Development Bureau, MLIT
  • The Future of Fish Consumption in Japan -On the "Turn Away" from Fish- Haruko YAMASHITA
    Professor, Faculty of Economics, Daito Bunka University
  • An Aquarium that Creates Opportunities -From the Example of Explanatory Panels Ryuji KOBAYASHI
    Director, Takeshima Aquarium
No.429(June 20, 2018)
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  • Piloting the Inland Sea Pilotage District and Efforts for the Future Makoto MASUI
    Vice Chairman, Licensed Inlandsea Pilots' Association
  • International Trends in Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) Naoya FURUTA
    Professor, Institute of Regional Development, Taisho University / Coordinator, IUCN Japan Liaison Office
  • Promotion of Community Revitalization through Coordination between Industry, Academia and Government, with High Schools at the Center Ikuo KUBOTA
    Former Principal, Niigata Prefectural Kaiyo High School
No.428(June 5, 2018)
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No.427(May 20, 2018)
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  • Concern over Deoxygenation in Japan's Seabed—Its Relationship with Global Warming Takafumi ARAMAKI
    Senior Researcher, Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies
  • Drug-resistant Bacteria in the Oceans: Where Do They Come from, and Where Do They Go? Satoru SUZUKI
    Professor, Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University
    Selected Papers No.23
  • Efforts on Ocean Education in “General Course” Senior High Schools—The Search for Classes That Will Increase Curiosity and Interest in The Oceans— Takafumi SHIKANO
    Former Teacher at Meiji Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
No.426(May 5, 2018)
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  • Returning the Favor to the Blessings Provided by Coral Reefs Makoto TSUCHIYA
    Visiting Researcher, Research Institute for Islands and Sustainability, University of the Ryukyus / Recipient of the 10th National Maritime Award
  • For a Better Understanding of Oceans and the Earth—Ocean Education Efforts by GODAC— Hiroyasu MATSUI
    Manager of General Affairs Division, Global Oceanographic DAta Center (GODAC), Center for Earth Information Science and Technology, JAMSTEC
  • The Structure and Deliberations at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Susumu OTA
    Director, Center for International Cooperation, National Maritime Research Institute,National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology / Recipient of the 10th National Maritime Award
No.425(April 20, 2018)
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  • The Red List of Marine Species—Towards the Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems— Yasuhisa HENMI
    Professor, Center for Water Cycle, Marine Environment and Disaster Mitigation, Kumamoto University
  • Greenland and Yap Island—Environmental Changes Facing the Oceans Takako TAKANO
    President and Executive Director, ECOPLUS / Professor, Waseda University
  • Maritime Human Resources Development Project through Cooperation between “Kosen” Schools and Industry—For the Revival and Change of Kosen Maritime Education and Training— Makoto ENDO
    Professor Emeritus, National Institute of Technology, Toyama College / 10th Recipient of the National Maritime Award
No.424(April 5, 2018)
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  • The Roadmap to Oceans and Climate Action Initiative Biliana Cicin-Sain
    President, Global Ocean Forum / Professor, University of Delaware
    Meredith Kurz
    Formerly Assistant to the President of GOF
    Selected Papers No.23
  • POPs Pollution Penetrating Deepest Parts of the Ocean Toshitaka GAMO
    Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo / Recipient of the 10th Maritime Award
  • Domestic and International Efforts on the Development of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Yasuyuki NIWA
    Senior Researcher, Knowledge and Data System Department, National Maritime Research Institute, National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology

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