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2020

No.495(March 20, 2021)
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  • Minamisanriku Nature Center ABE Takuzo
    Contract Researcher, Minamisanriku Nature Center
  • Learning about Tokyo’s Ocean Areas Through Cruises HACHIUMA Minoru
    Manager, Waterfront Line, Waterfront Project Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association
  • Sea Training Aboard the DANMARK Sailing Ship TSURUMAKI Aoi
    Student, Faculty of Marine Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
No.494(March 5, 2021)
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No.493(February 20, 2021)
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No.492(February 5, 2021)
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  • Acquiring the World’s First MSC Certification for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna USUI Sotaro
    CEO, Usufuku Honten
    Selected Papers No.27
  • Creating Habitats for Odaiba Marine Park’s Aquatic Life HIGUCHI Tomoyuki
    Manager for Environmental Protection, Port Planning and Construction Division, Bureau of Port and Harbor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  • Port Quarantines during Japan’s Meiji Era –The History of Water’s Edge Border Control Strategies– ICHIKAWA Tomoo
    Associate Professor, College of Global and Regional Culture, Okinawa International University
No.491(January 20, 2021)
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  • The Ship Recycling Convention and the EU Regulation YAMAMOTO Tateo
    Manager, Ship Management Systems Department, Class NK
  • The Japan Underwater Drone Association’s Initiatives KOBAYASHI Michihiro
    Executive Director, Japan Underwater Drone Association
  • Fight Against Epidemics by Indigenous Peoples of Canada –The Haida of the Northwest Coast and the Inuit of the Arctic– KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
    Executive Director, National Institutes for the Humanities, Inter-University Research Institute Corporation
No.490(January 5, 2021)
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No.489(December 20, 2020)
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  • Epidemic Prevention Measures for Cruise Ships and Future Challenges TANAKA Saburo
    Senior Researcher, Waterfront Vitalization and Environment Research Foundation / Deputy Director, Japan Cruise Research Institute
  • Countermeasures in Response to Infectious Diseases in Ezo -The Relationship of the Ainu and Smallpox in the Early 19th Century- NAGANO Masahiro
    Specialist, Agency for Cultural Affairs Planning and Coordination Division, National Ainu Museum
  • Ocean Education that “Leaves No One Behind” URATA Makoto
    Senior Researcher, Institute of Noto Satoumi Education and Studies
No.488(December 5, 2020)
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  • The Mauritius Oil Spill Accident and Maritime Law ONISHI Tokujiro
    Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Ryutsu Keizai University
  • Farm Tractors for Beach Cleanups INADA Ryota
    CEO, Helisys Japan, Inc.
  • JAMSTEC Launches Outreach Programs for Stay-Home Order Period TOYOFUKU Takashi
    Director, Marine Science and Technology Strategy Department, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
    ICHIHARA Morio
    Deputy Director, Public Relations Section, Marine Science and Technology Strategy Department, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
No.487(November 20, 2020)
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  • Establishing the Japan Blue Economy Association KUWAE Tomohiro
    President, Japan Blue Economy Association (JBE)
  • Kitasato University’s School of Marine Biosciences Moving forward in the Reiwa Era—developments since the Great East Japan Earthquake TAKAHASHI Akiyoshi
    Professor, School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University
    Selected Papers No.26
  • A New Science Museum Opens in the Center of Tokyo—Minato Science Museum MAKI Madoka
    Community Relations/Public Relations Office, Minato Science Museum
No.486(November 5, 2020)
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  • Japan Geoscience Union Holds 2020 Meeting Online in Response to COVID-19 KAWAHATA Hodaka
    Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo / Former President, Japan Geoscience Union
  • The Prospects for Global Health Governance TAKUMA Kayo
    Professor, Law Faculty, Tokyo Metropolitan University
  • On 30 Years since the Beginning of Deep Sea Water Collection at Muroto Cape KAWAKITA Hirohisa
    Director, Kochi Prefecture Deep Sea Water Laboratory
No.485(October 20, 2020)
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  • The Rise of the Giant Ocean States Greg STONE
    Chief Ocean Scientist, DeepGreen Metals Inc.
    T. Suka MANGISI
    Ambassador of the Kingdom of Tonga to Japan
  • Mariculture’s Blind Spot—the accumulation of drug resistance genes in aquatic environments SUZUKI Satoru
    Professor, Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University
  • The Center for Ecological Sustainability on the Forest-Satoyama-Sea Mosaic of Sado Island ANDO Hironori
    Professor, Niigata University / Director, Marine Biological Station, Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability, Niigata University
    Selected Papers No.26
No.484(October 5, 2020)
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  • The Ocean is in Dire Straits IDA Tetsuji
    Editorial Board Member, K.K.Kyodo News
  • On Maintaining the Levels of Skilled Seafarers and Securing their Long-term Supply SHINOHARA Masato
    Professor, University of Fukuchiyama / Board Member, Association for Maritime Issues
  • The Significance of Handing Down Folk Tales about the Ocean NUMATA Shin-nosuke
    President, Nippon Mukashi Banashi Kyokai (Japan Folktale Association)
    Selected Papers No.26
No.483(September 20, 2020)
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  • China’s Maritime Advance and the Promotion of Technology DUAN Fengjun
    Senior Research Fellow, Canon Institute for Global Studies
    YAMAGUCHI Kensuke
    Project Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
  • On VDES, the Data Communication Infrastructure that Augmented AIS MIZUNARI Takeshi
    Researcher, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
  • Handing on Our Country’s Ship Heritage KOJIMA Ryoichi
    Adviser, Kansai Design Co., Ltd. / Chairman, Ship Heritage Authorization Committee, The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers
No.482(September 5, 2020)
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  • How the International Shipping Industry Is Coping with the COVID-19 Virus MIYASHITA Kunio
    Professor, College of Foreign Studies, Kansai Gaidai University
    Selected Papers No.26
  • The “Value Chain” of Ocean Carbon Research—towards the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science— ISHII Masao
    Senior Director for Research Affairs, Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency / IOCCP・GOOS Biogeochemistry Panel Co-Chair
  • The Trans-Siberian Railway Pilot Project—towards a diversification of transport means— MIYAJIMA Shogo
    Counsellor for International Logistics, Minister’s Secretariat, MLIT
No.481(August 20, 2020)
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No.480(August 5, 2020)
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  • Improving Domestic Fishing Grounds in the EEZ ASAKAWA Noritaka
    Director, Construction Division, Fisheries Infrastructure Department, Japan Fisheries Agency
    Selected Papers No.26
  • Blue Finance for the Sustainable Use of the Ocean YOSHIOKA Nagisa
    Researcher, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
    TANAKA Hajime
    Researcher, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
  • An Invitation to the Islands of Tokyo ISHIZAKA Naoya
    Public Relations and Advertising Group, Passenger Division, Tokai Kisen Co., Ltd.
No.479(July 20, 2020)
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  • Towards a Blue Recovery SUNAMI Atsushi
    President of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and President of the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI)
    Selected Papers No.26
  • Current State of Japan’s Autonomous Ship Development SHIMIZU Etsuro
    Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
  • On Solving the Marine Plastics Problem YOSHIDA Takafumi
    Senior Researcher, Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center
No.478(July 5, 2020)
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  • For the Future Earth NISHIDA Kiyonori
    Director, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
  • Divers in Support of Marine Development TETSU Yoshimatsu
    Chairman, Nihon Sensui Kyokai (Japan Diving Association)
  • BAN(Boat Assistance Network)— from the Start of the Project to the Present UEMORI Tatsuro
    Head, Rescue Project Division, Japan Marine Recreation Association
No.477(June 20, 2020)
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  • The Creation of New Industries through Blue Tech —the Shizuoka Marine Open Innovation Initiative— HASHIMOTO Masahiro
    Professor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology / General Producer and Board Member, Marine Open Innovation Institute
  • Homing Migration of Chum Salmon and Warming of Sea Surface Temperature —the effects on salmon love— URANO Akihisa
    Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University / Advisor, Hokkaido Salmon Network
  • On Safe Snorkeling CHIASHI Koichi
    Professor, Ocean Policy Culture Division, Academic Research Institute, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
No.476(June 5, 2020)
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  • The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science__ What Japan Can Do UEMATSU Mitsuo
    President, Center for Environmental Science in Saitama (CESS) / Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo / Member, Executive Planning Group, UNESCO International Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
    Selected Papers No.26
  • Learning about the Ocean through the Multi-purpose MDA Service "Umi Shiru"  YOSHIDA Tsuyoshi
    Head, Marine Spatial Intelligence Office, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard
    Selected Papers No.26
  • Aiming to Become the Kobe University of the Sea —on establishing a Faculty of Ocean Policy and the Kaijin (God of the Sea) project— ABE Akihisa
    Professor, Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University
No.475(May 20, 2020)
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  • FAO’s Sustainable Fisheries Initiative WATANABE Hiromoto
    Senior Fisheries Officer, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • Opening of the New National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty TAKAI Susumu
    Special Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
    Selected Papers No.26
  • "Bringing the Ocean into the Classroom" Project —sea urchins as an opportunity for ocean education— KIYOMOTO Masato
    Director, Marine and Coastal Research Center, Ochanomizu University
No.474(May 5, 2020)
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  • What Is The Impact of Marine Heatwaves on Marine Ecosystems? Ben P. Harvey
    Assistant Professor, Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba
  • The Real Image of Nami no Ihachi, as Seen from an Ocean Perspective ISHIKAWA Takeo
    Director, Kamogawa City Folk Museum, Chiba Prefecture
  • Introducing Ocean Education to Landlocked Areas SATO Hiroaki
    Project Lecturer, Science & Education Center, Ochanomizu University
No.473(April 20, 2020)
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  • Initiatives and Prospects for Barrier Free Maritime Transport Facilities YOSHIDA Tetsuro
    Executive Director and Promotion Division Barrierfree Transportation Head, Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation
    TAKAHASHI Toru
    Assistant Manager, Promotion Division Barrierfree Transportation, Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation
    Selected Papers No.26
  • On Hosting the World Congress of The Most Beautiful Bays in the World TAKAKUWA Koichi
    Director/Secretary, The Beautiful Toyama Bay Club
  • The Submergence of the Asian Megacity of Jakarta TAKEDA Yuri
    Environmental Journalist
No.472(April 5, 2020)
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  • The Ocean Noise Problem AKAMATSU Tomonari
    Director, Ocean Policy Research Department, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
  • The Reopening of Japanese Commercial Whaling as Seen in Foreign Media SASAKI Megumi
    Film Director
    Selected Papers No.26
  • 2020 as the Ocean Super Year TSUNODA Tomohiko
    Senior Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

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