The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development will be undertaken from 2021 to 2030. What are the aims of this implementation plan? What are the expected outcomes? And how should Japan participate? The upcoming 10 years represent a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deliver the ocean we need for the future we want.
Selected Papers No.26

On April 17, 2019、Japan opened up for public use its WebGIS service, popularly known as “Umi Shiru,” to strengthen its Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) capabilities. Umi Shiru is a leading edge WebGIS service that compiles maritime data provided by various ocean related organizations; it is operated by the Japan Coast Guard, with overall coordination by the Office of Comprehensive Ocean Policy Promotion within the Cabinet, and is the successor to the Marine Cadastre service. We believe it is an initiative that will continue to contribute to Japan’s various ocean measures.
Selected Papers No.26

Through its merger with Kobe University of Mercantile Marine, in 2003 Kobe University became one of the few comprehensive universities in Japan to have its own training ship. In 2015, it announced its Kobe University Vision 2015, in which it made “harmony between theory and reality” its guiding philosophy in its goal to become a world class education and research hub. This article introduces the initiatives being undertaken by Kobe University, a school located in the international port city of Kobe, as it seeks to revitalize the region bordered by the sea and advance marine education and research.