2007

●No.177 December 20, 2007
	Has the Time Come for a Northern Sea Route? Hiromitsu Kitagawa Former Professor, Graduate School, Hokkaido University Proposal from an 'Uminchu' (ocean person) Chikako Furuya Photographer Islands as Seen from the Ocean and the Ocean as Seen from Islands Osamu Ogo Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University
●No.176 December 5, 2007
	The Need for Integrated Management of Land Surfaces and Sea Areas across International Borders Takayuki Shiraiwa Associate Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature Depth is Key to Environmental Restoration of Enclosed Sea Areas Kazumasa Imao Director, Marine Biological Research Institute of Japan Co., Ltd. Amami Island as Seen from the Ocean -On Becoming an 'Ocean City' that Learns from and Lives by the Sea- Tadahiro Arimura Representative Director, Naze Koun Co., Ltd.
●No.175 November 20, 2007
	Flood Simulation Systems for Personal Computers Satoshi Yamaguchi Intelligent Systems Research, Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd. The Production of Bio-fuel from Seaweed: Using Japan's Unique Technology to Establish a New Fuel Source Masahiro Notoya Professor, Department of Marine Biosciences, Faculty of Marine Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Maso: The Goddess of the Sea Yuko Mio Professor, Research Institute of Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
●No.174 November 5, 2007
	Regenerating Okinotori-shima Island Hajime Kayane Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo Hope for a New Perspective on the Building of Ocean Research Vessels Shoichi Suzuki Research Vessel Captain, Research Vessel Management and Operations Department, Marine Technology Center, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Industry, Academia, and Government Cooperation on Naval Military Technology Masami Kawamura, Rear Admiral (retired), Adviser OCC
●No.173 October 20, 2007
	Thoughts on Comprehensive Earth and Sand Control Shouji Funabashi Conservation Office, Erosion Control Division, River Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport The Scramble for EEZ Waters in the Arctic Yoshihide Ohta Senior Scientist, Norwegian Polar Institute Towards Securing Japanese Maritime Transport: Making Use of the Basic Ocean Law Sansaku Yajima Former Ship Captain
●No.172 October 5, 2007
	Marine Equipment “Meister” Certification Project Takashi Kizawa Managing Director, Japanese Marine Equipment Association (JSMEA) The Unknown History of Quarantine Operations in Japanese Treaty-ports Tomoo Ichikawa PhD. Candidate, International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Yokohama National University Marine Resources and Taxonomy Tetsuji Nakabo Professor, Kyoto University Museum
●No.171 September 20, 2007
	A Social and Natural Science Interdisciplinary Program in Oceanic Studies at the Graduate Level —The Goals for Yokohama National University’s Center for Oceanic Studies and Integrated Education— Yoichi SUMI Professor and Director-General, Center for Oceanic Studies and Integrated Education (COSIE), Yokohama National University Marine Invasive Species―Invited and Uninvited Guests Yasuhiko TAKI President, Japan Wildlife Research Center　/　Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Fisheries On Environmental Restoration of Enclosed Bays Kisaburo NAKATA Professor, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University
●No.170 September 5, 2007
	Telling the World about the Pleasures of Cruising the Seto Inland Sea Shojiro Kamikawa Special Member, Kobe Association of Corporate Executives New Developments in the Protection of Deep Seabed Ecosystems and Regulation of Fisheries Moritaka Hayashi Professor, School of Law, Waseda University Adaptive Management of Fishery Resources Toshio Katsukawa Assistant Professor, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
●No.169 August 20, 2007
	Questions Raised by Vanished Civilizations beneath the Seas Fumihiko Yamada Minister, Embassy of Japan in France The Need for Fair Assessment Procedures for Large Scale Ocean Utilization Koji Otsuka Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University No Children on Japanese Beaches Hiromi Isaka Bureau Chief, Network Beach Park Club
●No.168 August 5, 2007
	Promoting Ocean Policy through the Basic Ocean Law Masafumi Yasutomi Former Vice-Minister, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Marine Science & Technology and the Basic Act on Ocean Policy Akihiro Fujita Director-General, Research & Development Bureau Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Structuring The University of Tokyo’s Ocean Knowledge : The Ocean Alliance Challenge Hiroshi Komiyama President, The University of Tokyo
●No.167 July 20, 2007
	The Japanese and the Sea: a Human Evolutionary Perspective (Interview) Tadao Umesao First Director-General, National Museum of Ethnology Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University From an Insular Island Spirit to an Outgoing Ocean Outlook —Enactment of the Basic Act on Ocean Policy as an opportunity for change— Yasutoshi Nishimura Member of Parliament, Liberal Democratic Party On Becoming a Maritime State Yoshinori Ooguchi Member of the House of Representatives, New Komeito Party From a Japan Protected by the Oceans to One that Protects Them Akihisa Nagashima Member of Parliament, Democratic Party of Japan
●No.166 July 5, 2007
	Naming the Seabed Topography Tamaki Ura Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Master Plan for Deep Seabed Mineral Resource Exploitation —Good-bye trillion yen losing industry. Welcome, ocean industries— Tetsuo Yamazaki Deep Seabed Mineral Resources Task Force, Ocean Technology Forum Japan’s Fishing Industry is in Danger: the Need for its Revival is Urgent Eiji Ishihara Senior Executive Managing Director, Japan Fisheries Association
●No.165 June 20, 2007
	Earth in a State of Flux Wahei Tatematsu Novelist The International Situation in the Antarctic Ocean and Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition Mitsuo Fukuchi Deputy-Director, National Institute of Polar Research Licensed and Non-licensed Fishermen Protect the Ocean Kazuki Kumamoto Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Meiji Gakuin University
●No.164 June 5, 2007
	Towards the Recovery of Asian Maritime Society —in aftermath of the Sumatran earthquake and the Indian Ocean tsunami— Masahiro Yamao Professor, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University Towards Solving the Problem of Ballast Water from Ships Katsumi Yoshida Manager of Planning and Development, Laboratory of Aquatic Science Consultant Co., Ltd. (LASC) Rethinking our Ocean Paradigms Masato Shinohara Professor, School of Marine Science and Technology Tokai University
●No.163 May 20, 2007
	Thinking About the Basic Ocean Law —Enactment of the Basic Ocean Law and its Significance— Tadao Kuribayashi Professor Emeritus, Keio University Co-Chairman, Basic Ocean Law Study Group Industry’s Expectations for the Basic Ocean Law Mototsugu Ito Chairman, Committee on Promotion of Development Oceanic Resources Nippon Keidanren A Coastal Fisherman’s Perspective Ichiro Wada Adviser Nationwide Federation of Japan Fisheries Cooperatives
●No.162 May 5, 2007
	Thinking about a Tonnage Tax System Koichi Fujiwara Director-General, Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport The Future of Ocean Policy and Port Facilities for International Maritime Transport Hiroshi Shirasu Japan Ocean Development Construction Association, Inc. Deputy Chairman, Marine Construction Technology Committee Japan! The Time for Action is Now - Demonstrating Japanese Initiative in Tuna Resource Management - Yuichiro Harada Managing Director, Organization for the Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries (OPRT)
●No.161 April 20, 2007
	Northern Territorial (Kuril Islands) Dispute: the Side that Loses Patience...Loses Tadamasa Fukiura President, Eurasia 21 Research Institute Thinking about “Everybody’s Ocean” Katsunori Tanaka Secretary, Hometown Tokyo Action Committee
●No.160 April 5, 2007
	Is the Ecosystem of the Antarctic Ocean Changing? Shizuo Tsunogai Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University Island Eco-tourism Hiroshi Takumi Ocean Essayist / Leader, Kaiyu-gakusha project The Ocean and Science Fiction Koushu Tani Novelist / Chairman, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan
●No.159 March 20, 2007
	Can the World Put a Stop to Global Warming? Mutsuyoshi Nishimura Ambassador for Global Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Marine Climate Reconstruction by Coral Dating: Views from the Field and the Laboratory Nobuko Nakamura Research Assistant, Department of Earth & Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo A View of Territorial Waters and the EEZ from the Isolated Island of Aogashima Masaaki Sugata Writer, Lecturer, Chiba University / Former Deputy Mayor, Aogashima
●No.158 March 5, 2007
	Interview: On Becoming a New Ocean State Shigeru Ishiba Member of Parliament, Japan Bring Back the Dugongs to Yae-yama Noriyuki Oohtaishi Professor, Faculty of Environment Systems, Rakuno Gakuen University On Research and Development for Non-Ballast Ships Kei Tanaka Head of R&D Project Coordinate Group, Japan Ship Technology Research Association
●No.157 February 20, 2007
	International Progress in the Delineation of the Outer Limits of the Extended Continental Shelf Shin Tani Counsellor, Coordination Office for Continental Shelf Survey, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan What's Happening in the Fishing Industry-Indiscriminate and Irrational Fishing Katsuo Taya Professor, Faculty of Marine Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Increasing Biological Organism Transfer: the Ballast Water Problem Fumiki Taguchi Manager, The Ship Equipment Inspection Society of Japan
●No.156 February 5, 2007
	Present Situation and Management of Tuna Resources Yoshimi Suenaga Professor, Advanced Research Center, Tokyo University of Marine Science & Technology The Development and Popularization of a Super Eco-Ship for Re-Vitalizing Domestic Coastal Shipping Hiroaki Sakashita Counsellor, Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport
●No.155 January 20, 2007
	On Securing Japan's EEZ Yoshiaki Tsurugaya Senior Expert, Radio Wave Applications Division, NEC The Trials of the Streaked Shearwater on Japan's Largest Uninhabited Island, Oshima-Ohshima. Haruo Ogi Visiting Researcher, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology / Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University Developing the Minds and Bodies of Young People through Marine Recreation Takao Endo Vice-Director, Network Promotion Division, Blue Sea & Green Land Foundation
●No.154 January 5, 2007
	Development for a New World Maritime Community Yohei Sasakawa Honorary Chair, International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) Chairman, The Nippon Foundation A New Era in Human Infrastructure of Marine Transportation - ILO Adopts Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 - Tamaki Murakami Director of Seafarers Policy Division, Maritime Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport The Eco-Villages Project in Coastal South India: An Initiative of the International Ocean Institute R. Rajagopalan Member, Governing Board, International Ocean Institute