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2020

No.495（March 20, 2021）

Minamisanriku Nature Center ABE Takuzo
Contract Researcher, Minamisanriku Nature Center
Learning about Tokyo’s Ocean Areas Through Cruises HACHIUMA Minoru
Manager, Waterfront Line, Waterfront Project Division, Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association
Sea Training Aboard the DANMARK Sailing Ship TSURUMAKI Aoi
Student, Faculty of Marine Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

No.494（March 5, 2021）

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10 Years After the Great East Japan Earthquake: Our Experiences and Lessons to be Passed Down IMAMURA Fumihiko Director, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University / Selected Papers No.27(p.6)
Reconsideration of the Coastal Management from the viewpoint of Ecosystems Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake URABE Jotaro
Professor, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
Mirai Ships Inc. Clears the Way to 100 Years into the Future KIDOURA Takeyoshi
President and Representative Director, Mirai Ships Inc.

No.493（February 20, 2021）

Local Governments’ Contributions to Ocean Research and Development: A Case Study of the Hiratsuka Marine Energy Association’s Initiatives DOTANI Taku
Chief Investigator, Industry Promotion Section, Hiratsuka City Industry Promotion Division / Researcher, Social Science Research Institute, Tokai University
Watching Cetaceans and the Ocean Environment Offshore Choshi Coast MIYAUCHI Yukio
President, Choshi Ocean Institute
Kobe Maritime Museum’s Renewal KASHIMA Yoko
Director, Port and Harbor Bureau, Kobe City Government

No.492（February 5, 2021）

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Acquiring the World’s First MSC Certification for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna USUI Sotaro CEO, Usufuku Honten / Selected Papers No.27(p.4)
Creating Habitats for Odaiba Marine Park’s Aquatic Life HIGUCHI Tomoyuki
Manager for Environmental Protection, Port Planning and Construction Division, Bureau of Port and Harbor, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Port Quarantines during Japan’s Meiji Era –The History of Water’s Edge Border Control Strategies– ICHIKAWA Tomoo
Associate Professor, College of Global and Regional Culture, Okinawa International University

No.491（January 20, 2021）

The Ship Recycling Convention and the EU Regulation YAMAMOTO Tateo
Manager, Ship Management Systems Department, Class NK
The Japan Underwater Drone Association’s Initiatives KOBAYASHI Michihiro
Executive Director, Japan Underwater Drone Association
Fight Against Epidemics by Indigenous Peoples of Canada –The Haida of the Northwest Coast and the Inuit of the Arctic– KISHIGAMI Nobuhiro
Executive Director, National Institutes for the Humanities, Inter-University Research Institute Corporation

No.490（January 5, 2021）

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Promoting Sustainable Ocean Economies and International Partnership –An International Webinar Video Message– SUGA Yoshihide Prime Minister of Japan / Selected Papers No.26(p.28)
Towards a “Transformative” Decade of Ocean Science MAKINO Mitsutaku
Professor, International Advanced Research Division, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
The Case of the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship and the Role of Japan SAKAMOTO Shigeki Professor, Doshisa University / Selected Papers No.26(p.26)
Transforming Fisheries into a Growth Industry with Fishermen MIYAHARA Masanori
President, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency

No.489（December 20, 2020）

Epidemic Prevention Measures for Cruise Ships and Future Challenges TANAKA Saburo
Senior Researcher, Waterfront Vitalization and Environment Research Foundation / Deputy Director, Japan Cruise Research Institute
Countermeasures in Response to Infectious Diseases in Ezo -The Relationship of the Ainu and Smallpox in the Early 19th Century- NAGANO Masahiro
Specialist, Agency for Cultural Affairs Planning and Coordination Division, National Ainu Museum
Ocean Education that “Leaves No One Behind” URATA Makoto
Senior Researcher, Institute of Noto Satoumi Education and Studies

No.488（December 5, 2020）

The Mauritius Oil Spill Accident and Maritime Law ONISHI Tokujiro
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Ryutsu Keizai University
Farm Tractors for Beach Cleanups INADA Ryota
CEO, Helisys Japan, Inc.
JAMSTEC Launches Outreach Programs for Stay-Home Order Period TOYOFUKU Takashi
Director, Marine Science and Technology Strategy Department, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
ICHIHARA Morio
Deputy Director, Public Relations Section, Marine Science and Technology Strategy Department, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

No.487（November 20, 2020）

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Establishing the Japan Blue Economy Association KUWAE Tomohiro President, Japan Blue Economy Association (JBE)
Kitasato University’s School of Marine Biosciences Moving forward in the Reiwa Era—developments since the Great East Japan Earthquake TAKAHASHI Akiyoshi Professor, School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University / Selected Papers No.26(p.24)
A New Science Museum Opens in the Center of Tokyo—Minato Science Museum MAKI Madoka
Community Relations/Public Relations Office, Minato Science Museum

No.486（November 5, 2020）

Japan Geoscience Union Holds 2020 Meeting Online in Response to COVID-19 KAWAHATA Hodaka
Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo / Former President, Japan Geoscience Union
The Prospects for Global Health Governance TAKUMA Kayo
Professor, Law Faculty, Tokyo Metropolitan University
On 30 Years since the Beginning of Deep Sea Water Collection at Muroto Cape KAWAKITA Hirohisa
Director, Kochi Prefecture Deep Sea Water Laboratory

No.485（October 20, 2020）

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The Rise of the Giant Ocean States Greg STONE Chief Ocean Scientist, DeepGreen Metals Inc. T. Suka MANGISI Ambassador of the Kingdom of Tonga to Japan
Mariculture’s Blind Spot—the accumulation of drug resistance genes in aquatic environments SUZUKI Satoru
Professor, Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University
The Center for Ecological Sustainability on the Forest-Satoyama-Sea Mosaic of Sado Island ANDO Hironori Professor, Niigata University / Director, Marine Biological Station, Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability, Niigata University / Selected Papers No.26(p.22)

No.484（October 5, 2020）

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The Ocean is in Dire Straits IDA Tetsuji Editorial Board Member, K.K.Kyodo News
On Maintaining the Levels of Skilled Seafarers and Securing their Long-term Supply SHINOHARA Masato
Professor, University of Fukuchiyama / Board Member, Association for Maritime Issues
The Significance of Handing Down Folk Tales about the Ocean NUMATA Shin-nosuke President, Nippon Mukashi Banashi Kyokai (Japan Folktale Association) / Selected Papers No.26(p.20)

No.483（September 20, 2020）

China’s Maritime Advance and the Promotion of Technology DUAN Fengjun
Senior Research Fellow, Canon Institute for Global Studies
YAMAGUCHI Kensuke
Project Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
On VDES, the Data Communication Infrastructure that Augmented AIS MIZUNARI Takeshi
Researcher, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Handing on Our Country’s Ship Heritage KOJIMA Ryoichi
Adviser, Kansai Design Co., Ltd. / Chairman, Ship Heritage Authorization Committee, The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers

No.482（September 5, 2020）

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How the International Shipping Industry Is Coping with the COVID-19 Virus MIYASHITA Kunio Professor, College of Foreign Studies, Kansai Gaidai University / Selected Papers No.26(p.18)
The “Value Chain” of Ocean Carbon Research—towards the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science— ISHII Masao
Senior Director for Research Affairs, Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency / IOCCP・GOOS Biogeochemistry Panel Co-Chair
The Trans-Siberian Railway Pilot Project—towards a diversification of transport means— MIYAJIMA Shogo
Counsellor for International Logistics, Minister’s Secretariat, MLIT

No.481（August 20, 2020）

Japan’s Ocean Satellite Observations and the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science: Prospects and Challenges EBUCHI Naoto
Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
The Current Status of Environmental Relocation on Rabi Island, Fiji MAEKAWA Miko
Senior Researcher, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Amphibian Aircraft and their Uses Katsuo TANAKA
Managing Executive Officer, President, Aircraft Division, ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd.

No.480（August 5, 2020）

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Improving Domestic Fishing Grounds in the EEZ ASAKAWA Noritaka Director, Construction Division, Fisheries Infrastructure Department, Japan Fisheries Agency / Selected Papers No.26(p.16)
Blue Finance for the Sustainable Use of the Ocean YOSHIOKA Nagisa
Researcher, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
TANAKA Hajime
Researcher, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
An Invitation to the Islands of Tokyo ISHIZAKA Naoya
Public Relations and Advertising Group, Passenger Division, Tokai Kisen Co., Ltd.

No.479（July 20, 2020）

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Towards a Blue Recovery SUNAMI Atsushi President of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and President of the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) / Selected Papers No.26(p.14)
Current State of Japan’s Autonomous Ship Development SHIMIZU Etsuro
Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
On Solving the Marine Plastics Problem YOSHIDA Takafumi
Senior Researcher, Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center

No.478（July 5, 2020）

For the Future Earth NISHIDA Kiyonori
Director, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan
Divers in Support of Marine Development TETSU Yoshimatsu
Chairman, Nihon Sensui Kyokai (Japan Diving Association)
BAN（Boat Assistance Network）— from the Start of the Project to the Present UEMORI Tatsuro
Head, Rescue Project Division, Japan Marine Recreation Association

No.477（June 20, 2020）

The Creation of New Industries through Blue Tech —the Shizuoka Marine Open Innovation Initiative— HASHIMOTO Masahiro
Professor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology / General Producer and Board Member, Marine Open Innovation Institute
Homing Migration of Chum Salmon and Warming of Sea Surface Temperature —the effects on salmon love— URANO Akihisa
Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University / Advisor, Hokkaido Salmon Network
On Safe Snorkeling CHIASHI Koichi
Professor, Ocean Policy Culture Division, Academic Research Institute, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

No.476（June 5, 2020）

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The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science__ What Japan Can Do UEMATSU Mitsuo President, Center for Environmental Science in Saitama (CESS) / Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo / Member, Executive Planning Group, UNESCO International Oceanographic Commission (IOC) / Selected Papers No.26(p.10)
Learning about the Ocean through the Multi-purpose MDA Service "Umi Shiru"　 YOSHIDA Tsuyoshi Head, Marine Spatial Intelligence Office, Hydrographic and Oceanographic Department, Japan Coast Guard / Selected Papers No.26(p.12)
Aiming to Become the Kobe University of the Sea —on establishing a Faculty of Ocean Policy and the Kaijin (God of the Sea) project— ABE Akihisa
Professor, Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University

No.475（May 20, 2020）

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FAO’s Sustainable Fisheries Initiative WATANABE Hiromoto Senior Fisheries Officer, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Opening of the New National Museum of Territory and Sovereignty TAKAI Susumu Special Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation / Selected Papers No.26(p.8)
"Bringing the Ocean into the Classroom" Project —sea urchins as an opportunity for ocean education— KIYOMOTO Masato
Director, Marine and Coastal Research Center, Ochanomizu University

No.474（May 5, 2020）

What Is The Impact of Marine Heatwaves on Marine Ecosystems? Ben P. Harvey
Assistant Professor, Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba
The Real Image of Nami no Ihachi, as Seen from an Ocean Perspective ISHIKAWA Takeo
Director, Kamogawa City Folk Museum, Chiba Prefecture
Introducing Ocean Education to Landlocked Areas SATO Hiroaki
Project Lecturer, Science & Education Center, Ochanomizu University

No.473（April 20, 2020）

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Initiatives and Prospects for Barrier Free Maritime Transport Facilities YOSHIDA Tetsuro Executive Director and Promotion Division Barrierfree Transportation Head, Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation TAKAHASHI Toru Assistant Manager, Promotion Division Barrierfree Transportation, Foundation for Promoting Personal Mobility and Ecological Transportation / Selected Papers No.26(p.6)
On Hosting the World Congress of The Most Beautiful Bays in the World TAKAKUWA Koichi
Director/Secretary, The Beautiful Toyama Bay Club
The Submergence of the Asian Megacity of Jakarta TAKEDA Yuri
Environmental Journalist

No.472（April 5, 2020）

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The Ocean Noise Problem AKAMATSU Tomonari Director, Ocean Policy Research Department, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
The Reopening of Japanese Commercial Whaling as Seen in Foreign Media SASAKI Megumi Film Director / Selected Papers No.26(p.4)
2020 as the Ocean Super Year TSUNODA Tomohiko
Senior Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

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