2024

No.582（November 5, 2024）

• Digital Archives of the Ocean and Disasters WATANAVE Hidenori (Professor, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo)
• The Chair that Looked Out at the Sea - Thinking about the reconstruction of Sanriku from the origins of fishing village culture KAWASHIMA Shuichi (Senior Researcher, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University)
• Disaster Prevention Tradition Efforts Using the Shikoku Disaster Prevention 88 Tales Map KODUKI Yasunori (Vice Director and Professor, Tokushima University Environmental Disaster Prevention Research Center), MATSUSHIGE Maya (Assistant Professor, Tokushima University Environmental Disaster Prevention Research Center)
• Ocean Health Checklist and Japanese Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Forecasting System SAKAMOTO Kei (Senior Forecaster, Office of Marine Prediction, Environment and Marine Meteorology Division, Atmosphere and Ocean Department, Japan Meteorological Agency)
• Changes in Typhoons Hitting Cities: Recent typhoon damage and new trends in disaster prevention measures FUDEYASU Hironori (Director of the Typhoon Science and Technology Research Center, Yokohama National University)

No.581（October 20, 2024）

• Efforts to Build Multi-layered Relationships between Japan and Pacific Island Nations SHIOZAWA Hideyuki (Director, Division of Island Nations, Ocean Policy Research Institute, Sasakawa Peace Foundation)
• The Pacific Ocean, Samoa, and Traditional Culture Brian T. Alofaituli (Senior Lecturer, National University of Samoa / Executive Director, Research & Education from the Pacific)
• Human Resource Development in the Energy Sector for Pacific Island Nations OGAWA Tadayuki (Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA))

No.580（October 5, 2024）

• Mainstreaming and Embracing Meaningful Engagement of Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) in Asia Raphael Roman (Consultant and ECOP Asia Coordinator, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO))
• Trajectory of UN Ocean Decade and ECOP’s Role as Depicted by the Barcelona Conference TANAKA Kotaro (Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, ECOP Japan Coordinator)
• Towards the Realization of an "Ocean that Everyone can Safely Enjoy" UENO Ryo (Business Strategy Office, Japan Lifesaving Association)

No.579（September 20, 2024）

• Sailing Ship Voyages Nurturing Marine Leaders ~ A capacity building program to create a sustainable future for the ocean~ OHARA Tomohisa (Program Manager, Ocean Vision and Action Division, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation)
• Two Days in Mikawa Bay and 2,000 Nautical Miles Later: Ocean Literacy and Leadership with GLOBE on the Tall Ship MIRAIE Christina Buffington (Science and Education Specialist and Program Manager, Geographic Information Network of Alaska at Geophysical Institute and Training Point of Contact for the Alaska GLOBE Partnership at International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks)
• Assessing Ocean Health: Analyzing Seawater Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen Levels Aboard the "MIRAIE" Miraz Hossain Chowdhury (First-year LL.B. student, The University of Chittagong)

No.578（September 5, 2024）

• Development of Leisure Uses of the Sea NAKAHARA Naotomo (Professor, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
• Management and Adjustment of Leisure Use of the Ocean in Japan HARADA Sachiko (Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
• The Origin and History of "Sea Bathing" KUNIKI Takaharu (Professor, Department of Acupuncture and Sports, Faculty of Nursing and Welfare, Kyushu University of Nursing and Welfare / Member of the Regional Education Promotion Committee of the Educational Headquarters of the Japan Lifesaving Association (Public Interest Foundation))

No.577（August 20, 2024）

• Social Change through Blue Carbon FURUKAWA Keita (President, Association for Shore Environment Creation)
• A Guidebook for Calculating the CO2 Storage Volume of Seagrass and Macroalgal Beds has been Released HORI Masakazu (Head, Coastal Ecosystem Warm Current Areas Group, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency)
• Connecting People and the Sea, People and People, and Protecting and Passing on the Richness of Nature OGAMI Kotaro (Representative Director of Fukuoka FUN Inc.)
• Seaweed Invites People to the Sea YASUI Hajim (Vice Chairman, Hakodate Regional Industry Promotion Organization / Director, Hokkaido Industrial Technology Center)

No.576（August 5, 2024）

• Mineralization and Decarbonization of Marine Organisms SUZUKI Michio (Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo)
• Approaches to Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration that Incorporate Ecological Knowledge SHIKINA Shinya (Director, Institute of Marine Environment and Ecology, National Taiwan Ocean University)
• Kelp Forests, Uninomics, and Ecosystem Restoration Initiatives TAKEDA Brian Tsuyoshi (Uninomics Kabushiki Kaisha)

No.575（July 20, 2024）

• Promoting Literacy in Ocean Dynamics through Offshore Drilling MORONO Yuki (Principal Researcher, Geomicrobiology Group, Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, JAMSTEC / Director, Japan Drilling Earth Science Consortium: J-DESC)
• Advances in Bathymetric Technology and Ocean Floor Geoscience OKINO Kyoko (Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo)
• An Underwater Cultural Heritage Project in the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science IWABUCHI Akifumi (Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (UNESCO UNITWIN Network for Underwater Archaeology))

No.574（July 5, 2024）

• Pacific Island Countries' Marine Environment Initiatives ~From a case study in the Republic of Palau~ NARISAWA Miku (Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University / Center for Northeast Asian Studies)
• The Current State of Traditional Navigation in the Caroline Islands and Challenges for its Transmission HAYASHI Kazuyo (Travel Writer)
• Maritime Security in the Age of Climate Change ~ the need for a New Paradigm for Education and Training~ Peter RICKETTS (Former President of Acadia University, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences（Canada）)

No.573（June 20, 2024）

• Development of Technologies for Water Environment Conservation and Water Resource Utilization YAMAGUCHI Takashi (Special Assistant to the President (in charge of industry-academia-regional collaboration), Senior Fellow, Nagaoka University of Technology / Recipient of the 16th National Maritime Award)
• The Role of Fish-specific Antibodies TAKIZAWA Fumio (Associate Professor, Department of Advanced Aquaculture Science, Faculty of Marine Bioresources, Fukui Prefectural University)
• A Long Look at the Okinoshima Island, Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture Regional Recycling Symbiosis Zone ～Eelgrass bed and forest restoration activities and their expansion～ TAKEUCHI Shouichi (Chairman of the Board of Directors, NPO Tateyama Seaside Appraisal Group)

No.572（June 5, 2024）

• What’s Happening on Greenland, the Island of Ice: The Impacts of Climate Change on the Arctic’s Natural Environment and on Society SUGIYAMA Shin (Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University)
• Russia's Invasion of Ukraine and Arctic International Cooperation INAGAKI Osamu (Researcher, Polar Cooperation Research Centre, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University)
• Decolonizing the Oceans? Indigenous Peoples' Struggles with the International Law of the Sea OSAKADA Yuko (Professor, Chuo University Law School)

No.571（May 20, 2024）

• Research on Blue Carbon Using Underwater Drones YAMAMOTO Ikuo (Vice President of Nagasaki University, Professor at the Organization for Marine Science and Technology)
• Automatic Feeding by AI Drone Based on Fish Hunger Level ~An Initiative to Nurture Fisheries~ KOBAYASHI Toru (Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University)
• A New Age of Discovery Brought About by Waterborne Drones NOMA Tsunetake (President, Everblue Technologies, Inc. / Representative Director, Japan Water Drone Association)

No.570（May 5, 2024）

• Could the Coastal Uplift Caused by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake have been Predicted? SHISHIKURA Masanobu (Group Leader of Collaboration Office, Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology AIST)
• The Two Earthquakes that Hit the Noto Peninsula and Challenges for the Coming Earthquakes TAKAHARA Toshiyuki (Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kanazawa Institute of Technology)
• The Forefront of Earthquake Prediction Research NAGAO Toshiyasu (Visiting Professor, Tokai University / Visiting Professor, University of Shizuoka / Chairman, Japan Society for Earthquake Prediction)

No.569（April 20, 2024）

• The International Legal System Regarding Joint Development in the Oceans: Implications for Japan TAKEUCHI Akari (Professor, Sojo University Center for General Education)
• Weakening of Deep Circulation in the Japan Sea due to Global Warming and its Effects ARAMAKI Takafumi (Head, Biogeochemical Cycle Observation Section, Earth System Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES))
• Creating a Rich and Productive Ocean Using Tidal Currents SUENAGA Yoshihiro (Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Design, Kagawa University / 16th Prime Minister’s Award of Commendation for Contributors to Promoting a Maritime Nation)

No.568（April 5, 2024）

• Sea Power as a Pillar for Building Confidence and Deterring Armed Conflict EGAWA Hiroshi (President of JMSDF Command and Staff College, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (VADM))
• Foundation and Guarantees for Building a Japan-China Maritime Community with a Shared Future JIN Yongming (Professor, School of International Affairs and Public Management, Ocean University of China)
• Sea Power for Conflict Deterrence and Response IKEDA Tokuhiro (Director, National Security Institute, Fujitsu Defense & National Security Ltd. / Advisor to the Suikokai Research Committee (Former Commandant Sasebo District and Kure District))