The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science is associated with beginning exchanges through the core university system aimed at ASEAN members in 1978.The Ocean Research Institute at the University of Tokyo started an exchange program in the marine science field from 1988.From 2001 there have been exchanges through collaborative projects in the fields of coastal and marine sciences to achieve greater results.At present, researchers from six Southeast Asian countries are cooperating in four projects.
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With the escalation of tension in international terrorism, institutions and national and local government units that manage and operate large quantity of energy and hazardous substances adjoining the littoral regions have the duty to control security on an autonomous basis from the threat of terrorism from underwater for the sake of the people in neighboring areas.Being unable to monitor underwater until now, techniques to use acoustic wave are being expected to be developed to bring hidden items into view.

The Yangshan Deep Water Port opened off the coast of Shanghai on December last year.This futuristic project sits amid a cluster of islands and to connect Shanghai and the islands a bridge was built. Developments based on international commodity distribution which supports China's continuing breakthrough are expected.However, China has diverse grave issues such as environment pollution behind these developments and I believe that using Japan's accumulated know-how can deepen China-Japan's cooperative relations.