Taking the element required in actual lifesaving in sporting events into account, a spirit of "respect for life" not the supreme victory seen in many sports is given priority in lifesaving sport. The raison d'etre of lifesaving is in teaching about "life", the theme which man keeps questioning the most.

Global warming is generated as a result of the complicated interaction of various global phenomena. In predicting that, large-scale simulation is necessary to compute in parallel with distinctly various processes such as the atmosphere and ocean circulation. The fastest supercomputer in the world is here in Japan. There is a need for the "Earth Simulator" to be used and to make more breakthroughs.
Selected Papers No.3(p.16)

I believe that "A Lesson from Aquapolis" (Newsletter 32nd edition) must be born in mind as a fundamental issue for those involved in ocean development. However, please don't leave a bad impression of marine structures wholly by posteriori reasoning. Why not reexamine the practical use of future marine structures based on reflection on the past as a requiem of Aquapolis?