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2026
No.607(July 20, 2026)
- Launch of New Information Services on Disaster Risk Reduction KAWAGUCHI Kazuya (Senior Coordinator for Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction, Weather Disaster Risk Reduction Division, Atmosphere and Ocean Department, Japan Meteorological Agency)
- Japan’s Maritime Rescue History and Future Prospects TOHYAMA Atsushi (President, Japan Marine Rescue Association; Former Commander, 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters)
- A Maritime Cultural Heritage Project Moving Forward with Citizens NAKADA Tatsuya (Associate Professor, International Maritime Research Center, Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University)
- From "Picking Up" to "Changing Society": Environmental Inquiry Learning Sparked by the Tedori River Survey YOSHIOKA Manabu (Teacher, Kanazawa University Affiliated Special Needs School)
- Discussing the Future of the Ocean with Gen Z: Delivering an Ocean-Themed Textbook to Our Peers NAKAJIMA Sowa (Student Group "Blue Campus" / 2nd Year High School Student)
No.606(June 20, 2026)
- Blue Natural Capital as a Vector to Rebuild Marine Life Carlos M. Duarte (Distinguished Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST))
- Forging a New Ocean Economy through Impact Funds MURAKAMI Shunji (Representative Director, UMITO Partners Inc.)
- Drawn into the Disappearing Seaweed Forest HASEGAWA Yumi (Film Director)
No.605(May 20, 2026)
- Making the Most of the Bounty of the Sea: The Fate of Fishery Waste YAMASHITA Haruko (Professor, Special Appointment, Faculty of Economics, Daito Bunka University)
- SDGs Starting from Sea Urchins: Sea Urchin Propagation and Blue Carbon Creation Using the "Shakotan Method" MIZUTORI Yoshio (Fisheries Technology Instructor, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Division, Shakotan Town, Hokkaido)
- Integration of Land-Based Salmon Farming and Regional Resources: Toward a New Ocean Governance from the Land OOBA Hideki (Professor, Kyushu Nutrition Welfare University)
No.604(April 20, 2026)
- Migratory Birds Connecting Asia's Coastal Ecosystems and International Conservation Networks SHIMIZU Takehiko (Doctoral Candidate, Graduate School of Hokkaido University (JSPS Research Fellow DC1 / University of Queensland, Australia))
- From the Seas of My Hometown to the Seas of Asia: Youth Dialogue and Action Bringing People Together to Meet the Challenge of Marine Plastic Pollution MUROHARA Kazuhito (1st year student, Graduate School of Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Kyushu University; Member of the Marine Environmental Student Group maiPLA)
- From Asia to the World: ANEMONE Global's Challenge MINEGISHI Yuki (Associate Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo)