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No.63(March 20, 2003)

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The Eco-Platform Concept - Upgrading coastal areas for the sake of the sea -
Ryusuke Hosoda
Professor of Marine Systems Engineering, Engineering Department, Osaka Prefecture University - Floating Structures: Are They Ships or Buildings? Shuichi TeramaeAdvisor, Institute for Ocean Policy, Ship and Ocean Foundation
- Marine Transportation on the Sea of Japan between Japan and South Korea Hiroyuki GodaDoctoral Program in Management & Public Policy, University of Tsukuba
No.62(March 5, 2003)

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Protection of Sea Turtles and the Future Role of Seaside Villages
Naoki Kamezaki
Chairman, Sea Turtle Association of Japan Associate Member and Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Life Sciences Research, University of Tokyo Graduate School - Expectations from Maritime Joint Venture Companies Masahiko YoshidaShip Machinery Department, JETRO New York Center
- Use of Megafloat in Denmark's Offshore Wind Farm Project Tohachiro TanakaShibuya Diving Industries, Inc.
No.61(February 20, 2003)
- A Historic Lighthouse in the Straits of Malacca Yoshihiko Yamada Department of Marine Affairs, The Nippon Foundation / Selected Papers No.5(p.21)
- Overseas Technical Cooperation in Ports and Harbors Haruo OkadaAdviser, Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan (OCDI)
- Personnel Training and International Cooperation in Coastal Radio Stations for Vietnam Yasuo TsuchiyaLong-term specialist adviser on coastal radio systems, JICA
No.60(February 5, 2003)
- Management of Marine Living Resources through the Ecosystem Approach Joji MorishitaFar Seas Fisheries Division, Fisheries Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
- USCG in the Far East: Its Stakes and Vision James M. Garrett Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Activities Far East, Captain / Selected Papers No.5(p.18)
- Towards a Paradise for Fish in Seto Naikai (the Inland Sea) Mikio HagiwaraFormer captain of the ferry Uko and current member of the Japan Educational Institute for Seamen (JEIS)
No.59(January 20, 2003)
- Asserting Sovereignty in Takeshima Masanori Ohara Village Mayor, Village of Chibu, Oki-gun, Shimane Prefecture / Selected Papers No.5(p.16)
- New Methods of Upgrading Fishing Ports and Fishing Grounds and of Managing Coastal Areas Akira NaganoManager, Department of Upgrading Fishing Ports and Fishing Grounds, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
- Making the Seaside Accessible to the Handicapped Tsutomu TamagakiOccupational therapist, Kanagawa Rehabilitation Hospital
No.58(January 5, 2003)

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A Perspective on the Pacific Islands
Jun Sakurada
Critic and Full-time Lecturer, Toyo Gakuen University - The Importance of Marine Technology Documents and their Collection and Preservation Michio NakatoRepresentative for the City of Kure, Maritime Museum Promotion Office Professor Emeritus, Hiroshima University
- Yuhama - to the city and then to the sandy beach - Takeyoshi DegawaVillage Mayor, Village of Niijima
No.57(December 20, 2002)
- Repair and Preservation of Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage Site Michinori Fukuda tsukushima Shrine / Selected Papers No.5(p.14)
- The Sea and Buildings, Buildings and the Sea Kazuo NishiProfessor, Kanagawa University
- Seto Naikai (the Inland Sea) and Modern Art Soichiro FukutakePresident, Benesse Corporation
No.56(December 5, 2002)
- Cutting a Swathe Through Turbulent Waters: OneCoast - Transforming Coastal and Maritime Management Through Knowledge Sharing Robert Kay and Andrew Crow OneCoast Co-Founders / Selected Papers No.5(p.11)
- Enhancing Communications along the Coastline Satoko MatsuuraAssociate Professor, Faculty of Economics Ryukoku University
- Modeling Successful Regional Coastal Zone Management - The case of environmental conservation at Kotohikihama in Kyoto - Asami ShikidaDepartment of Environmental Systems Engineering Kanazawa Institute of Technology
No.55(November 20, 2002)
- The History of the Name of the Sea of Japan Hiroo Aoyama Associate Professor, National Museum of Japanese History / Selected Papers No.5(p.9)
- Captain, Go Back to Your Old School - Share the Ship and the Ocean with Kids - Keiichi SawayamaJapan Captains' Association
- Shibukawa Seaside Cleaning Robot Contest - Potential Return to a Picturesque Beach - Minoru KoyamaDepartment of Mechanics, Okayama Shoka University High School
No.54(November 5, 2002)
- What did WSSD Decide about the Oceans? Hiroshi Terashima Executive Director, Institute for Ocean Policy, Ship & Ocean Foundation / Selected Papers No.5(p.6)
- Ocean Strategy of Major Countries
- Direction of the US Commission on Ocean Policy Yoshiro IchikawaDirector, Shipbuilding Department, JETRO New York
- A Look at the Maritime Industries of France and other EU Member Nations A General Supervising Editor: Hiroyuki Nakahara Chief Editor, Ship & Ocean Newsletter Editorial Committee (Managing Director, Research Institute for Ocean Economics)
- British Government Announces First Comprehensive Ocean Strategy A General Supervising Editor: Hiroyuki NakaharaChief Editor, Ship & Ocean Newsletter Editorial Committee (Managing Director, Research Institute for Ocean Economics)
- Canada's Ocean Strategy Announced in July A General Supervising Editor: Hiroyuki NakaharaChief Editor, Ship & Ocean Newsletter Editorial Committee (Managing Director, Research Institute for Ocean Economics)
No.53(October 20, 2002)

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Technology, Management and Competitive Edge - For the Revival of the Shipbuilding Industry -
Hideaki Miyata
Professor, Department of Environmental and Ocean Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo - Learn from Zuiken Kawamura - How was Japan's Coastal Navigation Route Developed? - Hiroshi TaniAdviser, Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan Ministry of Transport (retiree)
- An Idea on Stranded Whales Seiji OhsumiDirector General, Institute of Cetacean Research
No.52(October 5, 2002)
- Knowing, Protecting and Using the Ocean Keisuke TAIRA Chairman, Subdivision on Ocean Development, Council for Science and Technology Inspector General, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Former Director, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo / Selected Papers No.5(p.4)
- Basic Concepts and Promotion Measures for Ocean Development from a Long-Term Viewpoint (Report) Ocean and Earth Division, Research and Development Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
No.51(September 20, 2002)

- A Combination of Land Reclamation and Pile-Supported Structures for Runway Japan Ocean Development Construction Association, Inc. Japan Dredging and Reclamation Engineering Association
- Megafloat Concept The Shipbuilders' Association of Japan
No.50(September 5, 2002)

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Can We Revive Tokyo Bay in the Edo Style?
Masataka HISHIDA
Metocean Environment, Inc. - To Make Tokyo Bay into a Beautiful and Friendly Sea Masakatsu NOBUKUNISecretariat, Committee for the Tokyo Bay Rebirth (Japan Coast Guard)
- Merits and Demerits of the Urban Planning of the Coastal Areas of Tokyo Bay Yutaka WATANABEAssociate Professor, Faculty of Mercantile Marine Science, Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine
No.49(August 20, 2002)
- Oceanographic Data Exchange Policy Yutaka MichidaAssociate Professor, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
- Waste Disposal by an Offshore Plant: A Proposal from Kure Toda TuneichiChairman, Kure Chiiki Kaiyo Konwa KaiShinya OgasawaraMayor, Kure City
- Was the Case of Crew Murder on the Tanker Tajima Handled Appropriately? Moritaka Hayashi r>Professor of the School of Law (international law and of the sea), Waseda University / Selected Papers No.4(p.19)
No.48(August 5, 2002)
- Next-Generation Marine Structure and the Future Vision of the Sea Hideyuki Suzuki Assistant Professor of the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo / Selected Papers No.4(p.17)
- Establishment of a Center of Planktology for Global Change Sanae ChibaResearcher, Frontier Research System for Global Change
- Introduction of a "Health Examination" for the Sea Mitsuru OkawaResearcher, Institute for Ocean Policy, Ship & Ocean Foundation
No.47(July 20, 2002)

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Maritime Education in the Future
Kiyoshi HARA
President, Kobe University of Mercantile Marine - Art of Defense Taught by Clothed Swimming Hiroko NAGASAKISports ConsultantPresident, Baby AquaticsOlympian, Swimming
- The Sea - A Cornucopia Ichiro MARUYAMAChairman, Kanto Local Federation Junior Sea Friend's Federation of Japan
- Current State and Future Course of Maritime and Environmental Education in Japan Takeo KONDOProfessor, Department of Oceanic Architecture and Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University
No.46(July 5, 2002)

- Efforts to Introduce the Promotion of Incentive Schemes for 'Quality Shipping' Nobuhiro TSUYUKISenior Researcher, Institute for Transport Policy Studies
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Productivity of the Ocean: Present, Past and Future
Wolfgang H. BERGER
Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Edited by Noriyuki Nasu
Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo - 1% Imagination Yasuhiko OKANOProfessor Emeritus, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
No.45(June 20, 2002)

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Exertion of Authority over the Invasion of Territorial Waters
Heizo ISHIGE
Former Judge, Kawagoe Summary Court - The Current State of Migrant Smuggling and the Strengthening of Penal Regulation in Japan Kayoko KITAGAWAAssociate Professor, Japan Coast Guard Academy
- Measures Against Smuggling Hiroshi OHTSUKAProfessor, Department of Law, Okayama University
No.44(June 5, 2002)
- Oil Contamination Measures Must Be Established Based on the Lessons Learned from the Nakhodka Accident. Kazuko SAO Manager of the Publishing Division, Ocean Engineering Research, Inc. / Selected Papers No.4(p.14)
- Reasons Why the Modal Shift towards the Sea Has Not Advanced Yoshiaki NAKANONakano Kaiun Co. Ltd
- The New Leaders and the Sea Tadahiko FURUSAWAAdviser, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co, Ltd.Former Maritime Self-Defense Official
No.43(May 20, 2002)

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Firing Warning Shots at an Unidentified Ship off the Amami Islands
Akira MAYAMA
Professor, Department of International Relations, National Defense Academy - Wanted: Japan's Maritime Anti-Terrorism Measures Junichi MATSUMURADirector General, Japan Ship Centre (JETRO)
- From a Sea of Jellyfish into a Sea of Anchovies - For the recovery of fish stocks in the Seto Inland Sea - Tatsuki NAGAISection Chief, Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, National Research Institute of Fisheries and Environment of Inland Sea, Fisheries Research Agency
No.42(May 5, 2002)
- Resumption of Whaling and the Principle of Sustainable Use Joji MORISHITA Head of Whaling Section, Far Seas Fisheries Division Fisheries Agency / Selected Papers No.4(p.10)
- Commercial Whaling is not for Sustainable Use Greenpeace Japan
- Detailed Report on the Mass Stranding of Sperm Whales Toshio MURATA Oura Municipal Government, Kagoshima Prefecture / Selected Papers No.4(p.12)
No.41(April 20, 2002)
- Be the Country that Leads the World in the Field of the International Order of the Sea! Tadao KURIBAYASHI Professor of Toyo Eiwa Women's University / Professor Emeritus of Keio University / Selected Papers No.4(p.4)
- The Urgent Need for Japan to Establish an Ocean Policy Hiroshi TERASHIMA Executive Director, The Nippon Foundation / Selected Papers No.4(p.6)
- Coastal Management in the 21st Century Shin KISUGI Professor, International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Yokohama National University / Selected Papers No.4(p.8)
No.40(April 5, 2002)
- Shipbuilding - Where to Now? Keith WILSON International Marine Engineer Consultant / Selected Papers No.3(p.20)
- Establishment of the IMO Audit Program on Flag State Implementation Hiroyuki YAMADASpecial Assistant to the Director of the Safety Standards Division, Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- Make a System of Promoting the Use of High Quality Ships Eisuke KUDOManaging Director, Ship and Ocean Foundation