2026

No.608（August 20, 2026）

• Legal Issues Regarding the Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz: Compliance with and Deviation from International Law of Naval warfare NAKAMURA Susumu (Senior Resercher, Keio University Research Institute at SFC; retired Rear Admiral, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)
• The Potential of Rare Earth Resources off Minami-Torishima and Challenges to Commercialization KOBAYASHI Yuki (Senior Research Fellow, Japan-U.S. and Security Studies Unit, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation)
• Multifaceted Utilization of Deep Ocean Water and Regional Revitalization NAKAMURA Yukio (Deputy Mayor, Kumejima Town, Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture)
• Lush Forests Nurture Rich Seas: Implementing a Circular Material System That Leverages Regional Resources HARADA Hiroshi (Member, Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly)
• Tackling the Marine Plastic Problem from the Land: Bioplastics Derived from Abandoned Bamboo Groves ANDOU Yoshito (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology; Director, Collaborative Research Centre for Green Materials on Environmental Technology)

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)