2021

No.519（March 20, 2022）

• Deep Ocean Circulation Guided by the Moon HIBIYA Toshiyuki
  Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo / Recipient, 14th National Maritime Award
• Regional Capability and the Ocean ISHIKAWA Satoshi
  Professor, Department of Environmental and Societal Affairs, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University
• Fishing Operations in Ancient and Medieval Times and Their Coastal Environments SASOU Mamoru
  Professor, Department of Shinto Studies, Faculty of Shinto Studies, Kokugakuin University

No.518（March 5, 2022）

• Biological Productivity and Climate Change in the Sea of Okhotsk and Regions of the Oyashio Current NAKATSUKA Takeshi
  Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
• Sea-level Rise during the Jomon Period and Shell Mounds TANABE Yumiko
  Senior Researcher, Faculty of History, Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba
• Blue Earth Project TANIGUCHI Tadashi
  Representative, Blue Earth High School / Grand Prize Winner, UMIGOMI Zero Award 2021

No.517（February 20, 2022）

• Generating Blue Carbon Using a New Material for Concrete Blocks KAGIMOTO Hiroyuki
  Director, Chigasaki Research Institute, J-POWER
• Rito Hyakkaten, Increasing Island Fans throughout Japan SUGISAKI Arisa
  Rito Hyakkaten
  KOIKE Misaki
  CEO, Rito Kitchen
• Sailors’ Sustainability Efforts to Protect the Beautiful Ocean HIRAI Junichi
  Yachting Photojournalist / Editor-in-chief, BULKHEAD magazine JAPAN

No.516（February 5, 2022）

• Following Pumice Stones Washing Ashore Throughout Japan MIYAMA Toru
  Senior Researcher, Application Laboratory, Research Institute for Value-Added-Information Generation, JAMSTEC
• Climate Change Countermeasures and Ocean Conservation HIRATA Kimiko
  Director, Kiko Network
• Encouragement of Public Health Nurses on Remote Islands AOKI Sagiri
  Lecturer, School of Nursing, Jichi Medical University / Chair, Hekichi Hokenshi Society

No.515（January 20, 2022）

• The Current Situation and Outlook of Aquaculture within Japan and Abroad HAGIWARA Atsushi
  Professor, Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Nagasaki University
• Creating Sustainable Fishing Environment Through Seashell Technology KATAYAMA Masaki
  President, Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.
• Hemp Merchants who Linked the Seas of Kujukuri and Tochigi Prefecture KASHIWAMURA Yuji
  Honorary Curator, Tochigi Prefectural Museum

No.514（January 5, 2022）

• "United Nations (U.N.) Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development: Enhancing Climate Leadership Through the U.S.-Japan Partnership" Richard SPINRAD
  Administrator, NOAA：National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• CoastPredict: Observing and Predicting the Global Coastal Ocean Nadia PINARDI
  Chair of CoastPredict / Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy
• Development and Law in Waters beyond Territorial Seas: Using the Expansion of Offshore Wind Energy into EEZs as an Example KISUGI Shin
  Professor Emeritus, Yokohama National University / Professor Emeritus, The Open University of Japan / Recipient, 14th National Maritime Award

No.513（December 20, 2021）

• Tokai University’s Institute of Oceanic Research and Development: Aiming to Become a Focus for Anthropocene Research TAIRA Asahiko
  Executive Director, Institute of Oceanic Research and Development, Tokai University
• Towards Creating a Center for Ocean Energy Industries: Nagasaki Prefecture’s Initiatives for Nurturing Leaders MORITA Takaaki
  Special Aide to the Director, Office for Research Development and Initiative, Nagasaki University
• Towards Holding the Ocean Expo YOSHIDA Sakura
  2021 Miss Japan Marine Day

No.512（December 5, 2021）

• Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Officer Candidate School’s Training and Contributions to the Community YAGI Koji
  Superintendent, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Officer Candidate School / Rear Admiral
• Climate Security Issues in the Pacific Islands: Between Crisis and Resilience Fabrizio BOZZATO
  Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
• Collaboration between Community, Science, and Art for “Transformative Change”: The Front Lines of Coral Reef Sustainability Research SUGIMOTO Aoi
  Researcher, Social-Ecological Systems Department, Fisheries Research Institute, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency

No.511（November 20, 2021）

• Enactment of the Act on Strengthening Maritime Industries and Its Significance OTSUBO Shinichiro
  Former Director-General, Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Visiting Research Fellow, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute / Advisor, Nippon Hakuyohin Kentei Kyokai（The Ship Equipment Inspection Society of Japan）
• Transition in Maritime Transport Control and Future Developments SAMESHIMA Takuya
  Instructor, Department of Maritime Police, Japan Coast Guard Academy
• The Natural World Heritage Site Amami Trail IWAMOTO Chizuru
  Councilor, Amami World Natural Heritage Office, Nature Conservation Division, Environment and Forestry Affairs Department, Kagoshima Prefectural Government

No.510（November 5, 2021）

• Wavering Unity in the Pacific Islands Region KOBAYASHI Izumi
  Professor, Osaka Gakuin University / President, Japan Society for Pacific Island Studies
• The Role of Finance towards Large-scale Adoption of Offshore Wind Power: Publishing a Finance Guidebook ADACHI Shinichi
  General Manager, Japan Wind Power Association
• The Little Giants of the Sea: Copepods UEDA Hiroshi
  Professor Emeritus, Kochi University

No.509（October 20, 2021）

• Plans for Making Best Use of the Abundant Seabed Mineral Resources in Japan’s EEZ YAMAZAKI Tetsuo
  Visiting Researcher and Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
• What We Know about Red Tides so Far: Development of Diagnostic Technologies For Harmful Plankton GOJOBORI Takashi
  Honorary Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
  NAGASAKI Keizo
  Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kochi University
• TBTI: A Large-scale Global Partnership for Small-scale Fisheries Research LI Yinji
  Associate Professor, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University / Coordinator, TBTI Japan Research Network

No.508（October 5, 2021）

• Towards the Development of Offshore Wind Power in Japan: The Offshore Wind Industry’s Vision and the Perspectives Necessary for the Public and Private Sectors TERASAWA Chihiro
  Senior Researcher, Sustainability Division, Mitsubishi Research Institute, INC.
• Aiming for a New Type of Medical Care on Remote Islands KOIZUMI Keigo
  Director, Toba City Kamishima Clinic
  Selected Papers No.27
• The Treasures of the Sea Academic Contest: Marine Learning at Hokkaido University KAWAI Yuji
  Vice Dean and Head of Program, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University

No.507（September 20, 2021）

• The Growth of Coast Guard Agencies Worldwide and the Current Situation on Their Cooperation IWANAMI Shuichi
  Former Commandant, Japan Coast Guard
  Selected Papers No.27
• The Coexistence of Housework and Diplomacy in the Fishing Industries of the Pacific Island Countries YAMASHITA Haruko
  Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Daito Bunka University
• Treatment of Castaways and Water’s Edge Border Control Strategies for Epidemics on Uninhabited Islands in the Edo Period HASHIMURA Osamu
  Professor, Division of Humanities and Social Science, Tokyo Gakugei University

No.506（September 5, 2021）

• A New Approach for a Fertile Seto Inland Sea OKADA Mitsumasa
  Professor Emeritus, Hiroshima University / Professor Emeritus, The Open University of Japan
  Selected Papers No.27
• What is Known and Unknown about Deep-Sea Ecosystems? ~The Discovery of Yokozuna Slickhead Tells Us the Unknown~ FUJIWARA Yoshihiro
  Principal Researcher, Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC), JAMSTEC
• Technical Staff at Marine and Lakeside Biological Laboratories who Connect Regions and Research TSUCHIYA Yasutaka
  Part-time Technical Assistant, University of Tsukuba

No.505（August 20, 2021）

• Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Paving the Way to a Decarbonized Society NISHIMURA Motohiko
  Executive Officer and Deputy General Manager, Hydrogen Strategy Division, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
  Selected Papers No.27
• Ecological Infrastructure that Supports a Sustainable Society WASHITANI Izumi
  Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
• Practicing Organic Aquaculture at Noto’s Satoyama and Satoumi MATSUBARA Hajime
  Director, Noto Center for Fisheries Science and Technology, College of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University

No.504（August 5, 2021）

• The Ocean, Recycling-based Society, and the Future HONDA Shunichi
  Programme Officer, International Environmental Technology Centre, Economy Division of United Nations Environment Programme
• The Lineages of Seaweed TANAKA Jiro
  Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
• Salt that Sustains Life and Our Everyday Lives CHIJIWA Ryoji
  Director, Tobacco & Salt Museum

No.503（July 20, 2021）

• Aiming for a “Sea of Fertility”: The Engineering Academy of Japan’s Proposal for Ocean Terroirs FUJII Teruo
  President, The University of Tokyo / Project Leader, Strategic Promotion of Ocean Research Project, The Engineering Academy of Japan
  Selected Papers No.27
• International Shipping’s Transition to Zero Emissions and the Efforts of Japan’s Shipbuilding Industry YAMATO Hiroyuki
  Chairman, Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships / Visiting Professor, Yokohama National University / Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
• Tango Province’s Ocean and Shinto Gods and Buddha KOYAMA Mototaka
  Team TANIWA

No.502（July 5, 2021）

• Towards the Development of a Carbon Regeneration Cycle Utilizing Seaweed SENAHA Izuru
  Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukyus / President, Retech Flow
• 50 Years Since Adopting the Ramsar Convention HORI Ryoichi
  Director, Ramsar Network Japan
• Digitalizing the Archives of the Yamato Museum and Opening them to the Public HAMANA Shohei
  Curator, Kure Maritime Museum (Yamato Museum)

No.501（June 20, 2021）

• The New Deep Sea Drilling Project and Its Contributions towards Addressing Climate Change Issues MASUDA Harue
  Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University
• The Ocean and Phosphorus Depletion Issues SUZUMURA Masahiro
  Chief Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• Multinational Cooperation and Challenges in Finding Solutions to Illegal Fishing Activities FUJII Iwao
  Researcher, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

No.500（June 5, 2021）

• On Launching the Japan National Committee for the UN Decade of Ocean Science Vladimir RYABININ
  Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, UNESCO
• Let’s Strengthen the Ties between Ocean Science and Policy YAMAGATA Toshio
  Project Principal Researcher, JAMSTEC / Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
  Selected Papers No.27
• Inaugural Address for the New Presidency of Ocean Policy Research Institute SAKAGUCHI Hide
  President, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

No.499（May 20, 2021）

• What the Global Ocean Science Report 2020 Tells Us SHIRAYAMA Yoshihisa
  Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University / Advisor, JAMSTEC
• The Large Hydrographic Survey Vessels “Heiyo” and "Koyo” Come into Service: Current Status on the Enhancement of the JCG’s Survey Resources TAKASAKA Hisao
  Director, Administration and Planning Division, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard
  Selected Papers No.27
• Monitoring Marine Debris through Biologging IWATA Takashi
  Assistant Professor, Faculty of Oceanology/Faculty of Maritime Sciences, Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University

No.498（May 5, 2021）

• Traveling the World’s Oceans on the Traditional Sailing Canoe, Hōkūleʻa UCHINO Kanako
  Supervisor, Miura Ocean Academy
• Kaisou Oshiba’s 30-Year Journey: Welcome to the Forest of the Ocean NODA Michiyo
  President, Kaisou Oshiba Society
  Selected Papers No.27
• Practical Studies in Marine Science at Tokai University’s School of Marine Science YAMADA Yoshihiko
  Provost,Shizuoka Campus , Tokai University.

No.497（April 20, 2021）

• The Marine Products Industry’s Reliance on Foreign Workers and the Issue of Continuity SASAKI Takafumi
  Associate Professor, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
  Selected Papers No.27
• Towards Clarifying Marine Plastic Pollution in the Arctic Ocean TOYOSHIMA Junko
  Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
• Projection Mapping of Japan’s Largest Open Indoor Penguin Pool SABURI Jin
  President and Creative Director, METAL RED INC.

No.496（April 5, 2021）

• How Humans Have Battled Epidemics: Messages from the Ocean AKIMICHI Tomoya
  Director, Yamanashi Prefecture Fujisan World Heritage Center
• The Fight against the Problem of Marine Plastic Waste in Yamagata Prefecture KANEKO Hiroshi
  Director, Non Profit Organization Partnership Office
• Thinking of the Arctic through the Board Game, The Arctic WATANABE Eiji
  Researcher, Institute of Arctic Climate and Environment Research, Research Institute for Global Change, JAMSTEC
  Selected Papers No.27