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●No.81 December 20, 2003
 
  • How are the oceans taught in schools in an island country like Japan?
    • Shizuo Tsunogai
      Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University, and Chair, Division of Marine Science Education, Oceanographic Society of Japan
  • Beyond Propeller Manufacturing
    • Hironao Kubo
      IOS Development Group of Nakashima Propeller Co., Ltd.
  • Production of energy and food in oceans
    • Kazuyuki Ouchi
      President, Ouchi Ocean Consultant, Inc.
No.80 December 5, 2003
  • Toward the realization of a Japan-Korea undersea tunnel
    • Pyon Jinil
      Editor, Korea Report
  • Economic exchange in the Sea of Japan Sea Rim Area under globalization
    • Yahiro Unno
      Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kanazawa University
  • Concept of the "Upside-Down Map" and "Japan Seaology"
    • Kiyonobu Hashimoto
      Chief, Japan Oceanography Team, International and the Sea of Japan Policy Section, Toyama Prefecture
●No.79 November 20, 2003
  • Linkage study on forests, villages and seas
    • Yoh Yamashita
      Professor, Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University
  • "Michinoku Traditional Wooden Boat Museum", boasting Japan's largest collection of Japanese-style wooden ships
    • Kosaburo Daidoji
      President, Michinoku Traditional Wooden Boat Museum Foundation, and Chairman, The Michinoku Bank
  • Essential problems in maritime security
    • Shinichi Oi
      Senior Researcher, Marine Technical Department, M.O. Marine Consulting, Ltd.
No.78 November 5, 2003
  • The present status and the operating structure of Central Japan International Airport, "Centrair" - Centrair is the aerial gateway for the "2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan" -
    • Kunikatsu Yamashita
      Senior Executive Vice President, Central Japan International Airport Co., Ltd.
  • Recommendations of the "Investigation committee on countermeasures against abandoned ships by cooperation among three water areas"On the future direction for countermeasures against abandoned ships
    • Atsushi Sakai
      Special Assistant to the Director of the Division of Environment Planning Office, Ports and Harbors Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
  • Learning about tidelands during comprehensive learning period - "Let's play, study and report," we are an expedition team to the tidelands -
    • Tsuneo Imai
      Teacher, Kisarazu Municipal Kaneda Elementary School, currently working for Tenjinyama Elementary School
      Sachiko Isogai
      Teacher, Kisarazu Municipal Kaneda Elementary School
●No.77 October 20, 2003
  • Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida and Japan as a Maritime Nation
    • Masahiro Akiyama
      Chairman, Ship & Ocean Foundation
  • Safety of Navigation in the Malacca and Singapore Straits
    • Tadashi Shimura
      Nippon Maritime Center
  • Japan Coast Guard and an Armed Conflict Law
    • Akira Mayama
      Professor of International Relations, National Defense Academy
No.76 October 5, 2003
  • Maritime situation in Norway
    • Hiroyasu Ito
      Former First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Norway
  • Comments on the roles and problems in coastal shipping
    • Sugio Noguchi
      Manager, No.1 Project Division, Japan Federation of Coastal Shipping Associations
  • Ship transportation in Niigata Prefecture - Report of the present status and the future outlook
    • Michihei Kurihara
      President, Shinanogawa Water Shuttle Co., Ltd.
●No.75 September 20, 2003
  • Significance and future direction of technology development relating to underwater welding & underwater cutting systems
    • Yoji Ogawa
      Institute for Marine Resources and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
  • Conception of Hakodate as an International Ocean City
    • Yataro Numasaki
      Vice-president, Promotion Committee for International Ocean City, Hakodate, and former President, Laboratory for Marine Science Creation
  • Present status of the education on "the sea" by judging from textbooks used in elementary schools and junior high schools
    • Norihisa Yokouchi
      Professor, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University
No.74 September 5, 2003
  • Minami-daitojima, the Island on the Front of Typhoon Observation
    • Fumimasa Kinjo
      Forecaster, Minami-daitojima Local Meteorological Observatory
  • We Dropped Anchor, but the Ship didn't Stop!
    • Masaharu Hashimoto
      Nakamura Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd.
  • The Future of the Ocean Cruise
    • Ryushiro Urushima
      Representative Director, Ships Dreamy Co., Ltd.
●No.73 August 20, 2003
  • The German Legal System of Ocean-borne Wind-Power Generation Regulation on location of facilities
    • Yoriaki Narita
      President, Japan Energy Law Institute
      Professor Em. Dr. Yokohama National University
  • Ecotourism: Regarding forests, rivers and seas as a single cycle
    • Shiro Honjo
      Manager, Takeno Snorkel Center Visitor Center (Blue Museum)
  • An education program about the sea - Making a water sampler -
    • Nobuo Sakurai
      Manager, Global Environmental Planning Group, Environmental Division Kajima Corporation
No.72 August 5, 2003
  • GESAMP and GMA - Constructing a New System for Evaluation of the Marine Environment -
    • Koji Sekimizu
      GESAMP Secretary Director, IMO Ocean Environment Department
  • The Role of Aquariums in Biodiversity
    • Yukiko Hori
      President and Curator, Enoshima Aquarium
  • Preserving and Studying the Senzan Maru, a Whaling Ship in the Livery of the Tokushima Fiefdom
    • Shigeki Sudo
      Curator, Tokushima Castle Municipal Museum
●No.71 July 20, 2003
  • The Future of Marine Science and Technology
    • Hajime Kinoshita
      Chairman, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC)
  • Staying the Course in Children Education with Boat Races - Learning at sea with "Around Alone" -
    • Kojiro Shiraishi
      Ocean adventurer
  • Enhancing University Education as a Basic Cornerstone of the Development of Marine Science
    • Isao Koike
      Director, Marine Research Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
No.70 July 5, 2003
  • Preserving the Environment of the Seto Inland Sea
    • Tomotoshi Okaichi
      Chairman, Inland Sea Research Society / Professor Emeritus and former Principal, Kagawa University
  • Current Status and Future Directions in the System of Sea Gravel Collection in the Seto Inland Sea
    • Hajime Hirose
      Professor of Social Information Studies, Kure University
      Professor Emeritus, Japan Coast Guard Academy
  • The Threat to Whales from Oilfield Development in Sakhalin
    • Nanami Kurasawa
      Whale and Dolphin Action Network
●No.69 June 20, 2003
  • Promoting Ocean Science and Technology at the Office of Naval Research
    • Hitoshi Narita
      Senior adviser for science and technology, ONR Asia Office
  • The Hard Struggle of Asian Exchange Students at MSA
    • Kazuhiro Hatano
      Manager (Professor), International Exchange Planning Office, Japan Coast Guard Academy (JCGA)
  • Proposal for Passing-down of Shipwrights' Skills
    • Yuhei Yamada
      Member, Hakodate Society for Research in Industrial Heritage
No.68 June 5, 2003
  • The Super-hub Port Plan - Possibilities and future issues -
    • Takayuki Tsumori
      Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Okayama University
  • Structural Reform in the Fishing Industry
    • Norio Nagashima
      Executive Director, Fishing Boat And System Engineering Association
  • Using Sea Charts in the Classroom - Learning marine geology and topography by studying sea charts -
    • Hiroshi Ota
      Teacher, Keio Futsubu / School Staff member, Keio University Research Center for the Liberal Arts / Instructor, Department of International Relations, Ferris University
●No.67 May 20, 2003
  • Doubling Marine Resources through Artificial Marine Afforestation
    • Yoshiaki Matsuda
      Chairman, Society for Promotion of Ocean Forests / President, Society for Promotion of Marine Forests / Department of Fisheries Science and Technology, Faculty of Fisheries, Laboratory of Marine Social Science, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University
  • Planting Exercises to Increase Fish Stocks - The "women of the beach" help to make the oceans more abundant -
    • Hatsue Kitazaki
      Chair, Hokkaido Fishing Co-op Ladies Auxiliary Liaison Conference
  • Agricultural Production on a Drifting Megafloat - Preventing a century of hunger -
    • Toshihiko Teramoto
      Representative Director, Natural Environment Research Co., Ltd.
No.66 May 5, 2003
  • Mineral Resources at Sea - The ocean is the womb of life -
    • Mieko Kimura
      Director, Takeda Research Institute of Life Science & Preventive Medicine
  • Possible contribution of the synthetic detergent in windshield-washer fluid of automobiles to ocean pollution
    • Akihiro Moriyoshi
      Professor of Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Engineering
  • Toward establishment of an open-air museum at the Uraga Docks - The significance of a hands-on dockyard museum and technical education -
    • Kunio Wakamura
      Vice-Chairman, Committee for the Foundation of an Uraga Docks Open-air Museum Professor, Okayama University of Science
      Trustee, Japan Industrial Archeology Society
●No.65 April 20, 2003
  • Panel Discussion : Enjoying Travel and Leisure at Sea - Promoting the Japanese cruise industry -
    • Toshimi Wakase, Chair, Kaiji Press Co., Ltd.
      Eiko Kijima,President, Cruise Vacations Inc.
      Yoshiho Ikeda, Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
      Toshio Shigekawa, Chairman, Discussion Group on Maritime Affairs
No.64 April 5, 2003
  • Creating a Special Marine Transport Zone in Kobe
    • Kiyozo Okada
      Maritime Affairs Advisor
  • Can the shipwreck of fishing vessels at sea be eliminated?
    • Kiyoshi Amagai
      Professor of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University Graduate School
  • Proposals of Integrated Coastal Zone Management Research Study Group Leaving Safe, Beautiful and Dynamic Coastal Zone for Our Children
    • Toshiharu Yoshida
      Deputy Director of Seacoast Division, Rivers Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT)
●No.63 March 20, 2003
  • 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 Teramae
      Advisor, Institute for Ocean Policy, Ship and Ocean Foundation
  • Marine Transportation on the Sea of Japan between Japan and South Korea
    • Hiroyuki Goda
      Doctoral Program in Management & Public Policy, University of Tsukuba
No.62 March 5, 2003
  • 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 Yoshida
      Ship Machinery Department, JETRO New York Center
  • Use of Megafloat in Denmark's Offshore Wind Farm Project
    • Tohachiro Tanaka
      Shibuya 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
  • Overseas Technical Cooperation in Ports and Harbors
    • Haruo Okada
      Adviser, Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan (OCDI)
  • Personnel Training and International Cooperation in Coastal Radio Stations for Vietnam
    • Yasuo Tsuchiya
      Long-term specialist adviser on coastal radio systems, JICA
No.60 February 5, 2003
  • Management of Marine Living Resources through the Ecosystem Approach
    • Joji Morishita
      Far 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
  • Towards a Paradise for Fish in Seto Naikai (the Inland Sea)
    • Mikio Hagiwara
      Former 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
  • New Methods of Upgrading Fishing Ports and Fishing Grounds and of Managing Coastal Areas
    • Akira Nagano
      Manager, Department of Upgrading Fishing Ports and Fishing Grounds, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
  • Making the Seaside Accessible to the Handicapped
    • Tsutomu Tamagaki
      Occupational therapist, Kanagawa Rehabilitation Hospital
No.58 January 5, 2003
  • 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 Nakato
      Representative for the City of Kure, Maritime Museum Promotion Office
      Professor Emeritus, Hiroshima University
  • Yuhama - to the city and then to the sandy beach -
    • Takeyoshi Degawa
      Village Mayor, Village of Niijima
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