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The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund

Introduction to Grant Projects

FY2019

Constructing a system that combines aquaculture and agriculture using three stages of groundwater with high concentrations of salt in arid land

Research grant

Grant year: FY2019 Research Grants
Organization name: Tottori University, Faculty of Agriculture    Professor: Satoshi Yamada

Applying international legal standards to realize the sustainable use of Arctic resources

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Grant year: FY2019 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University    Professor at GSICS and head of Polar Cooperation Research Center: Akiho Shibata

Undertaking research on water resources to enable stable energy supply methods that reflect traditional agricultural village practices

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Grant year: FY2019 Research Grants
Organization name: Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, Faculty of Science and Engineering    Associate Professor: Junichiro Ide

Ecologically studying the conservation and sustainable consumption of green turtles in an era of climate change

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Grant year: FY2019 Research Grants
Organization name: Everlasting Nature of Asia, Ogasawara Marine Center    Researcher: Satomi Kondo

Elucidation of the natural healing mechanism of bark that has been extensively annellated by deer and proposal for a damage control method based on this mechanism

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Grant year: FY2019 Research Grants
Organization name: Kyushu University, Faculty of Agriculture    Assistant professor: Hiroki Sakagami

FY2018

Conserving rare species by assessing the risk of infection in an Asian biodiversity hotspot

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Grant year: FY2018 Research Grants
Organization name: Hokkaido University, Laboratory of Wildlife Biology and Medicine, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine    Professor: Toshio Tsubota

Understanding the state of consensus formation regarding the use of coastal sea areas in Iwate prefecture and dividing sea areas by ecosystem

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Grant year: FY2018 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The Center for Earth Surface System Dynamics (CESD)    Associate Professor: Sachi-hiko Itoh

Designing future energy systems by creating narrative scenarios using collective intelligence

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Grant year: FY2018 Research Grants
Organization name: Yokohama National University, Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences, Division of Social Environment and Information    Professor: Hiroki Hondo

Assessing contributions to sustainable urban formation from the introduction of public allotments as a food source for low-income households

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Grant year: FY2018 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo School of Engineering, Department of Urban Engineering    Associate Professor: Kiyo Kurisu

Research on the symbiosis of offshore wind power and aquaculture

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Grant year: FY2018 Research Grants
Organization name: Nagasaki University, Organization for Marine Science and Technology    Coordinator: Yoichi Oda

Selection of rice varieties and cultivation methods for reducing rice contamination in Bangladesh, and approaches to the spread of such information

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Grant year: FY2018 Research Grants
Organization name: University of Shizuoka, School of Food and Nutritional Sciences    Professor: Takashi Amagai

FY2017

Strategy for conversion to green economies in developing countries

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Grant year: FY2017 Research Grants
Organization name: Waseda University, Faculty of Political Science and Economics    Associate Professor: Ryo Takahashi

Impact analysis on household economics of Succession Agroforestry (SAF) in Brazil and the West Amazon

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Grant year: FY2017 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences    Associate Professor: Aya Suzuki

Establishment of an evaluation method for supporting measures to strengthen reporting ability of climate change in developing countries

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Grant year: FY2017 Research Grants
Organization name: Hosei University, Faculty of Sustainability Studies    Professor: Ryo Fujikura

Practical research of adaptive environmental governance to convert high levels of salinity concentration into a resource material by introducing agricultural salt cascade-type system

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Grant year: FY2017 Research Grants
Organization name: Ehime University, The Graduate School of Agriculture    Associate Professor: Takashi Kume

Presentation of guidelines for forest regeneration based on the link between the functionality and diversity of the ecosystem

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Grant year: FY2017 Research Grants
Organization name: Yokohama National University, Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences     Associate Professor: Akira Mori

Ten-year evaluation of the Great East Japan Earthquake through citizen participation-type research, aiming for coastal ecosystem conservation for a sustainable society

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Grant year: FY2017 Research Grants
Organization name: Tohoku University, Graduate School of Life Sciences    Professor: Jotaro Urabe

FY2016

The impact of highly poisonous toads that have invaded Hokkaido

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Grant year: FY2016 Research Grants
Organization name: Hokkaido University Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere    Associate Professor: Osamu Kishida

Research related to the promotion of new farming management balancing both food production and renweable energy business

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Grant year: FY2016 Research Grants
Organization name: Jissen Women's University Faculty of Human Life Sciences    Associate Professor: Takashi Nozu

Sustainable land-use management models based on the relationship between the landscape heritage and plant diversity at the Minabe-Tanabe GIAHS Ume System

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Grant year: FY2016 Research Grants
Organization name: Wakayama University Faculty of Systems Engineering    Associate Professor: Yuji Hara

Analysis of the causes of environmental deterioration at Myanmar's Inle Lake, and the development of local resident-driven environmental improvement methods

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Grant year: FY2016 Research Grants
Organization name: Terra People Association (NPO) Myanmar Representative    Project Manager: Kyoko Shibata

Establishment of methods to evaluate the habitat of the endangered Iriomote mountain cat, with a focus on the aquatic environment of Iriomote Island.

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Grant year: FY2016 Research Grants
Organization name: University of the Ryukyus Faculty of Science    Professor: Masako Izawa

Formation of a community that utilizes the aquatic plant resources of the Lake Biwa basin area through the fusion of open science and social cooperation

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Grant year: FY2016 Research Grants
Organization name: Inter-University Research Institute Corporation, National Institutes for the Humanties Research Institute for Humanity and Nature RIHN Center    Associate Professor: Yasuhisa Kondo

Comprehensive research on farming-type solar power generation combining farm revitalization and development of renewable energy

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Grant year: FY2016 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo    Professor: Yoshikuni Yoshida

Clarification of the behavioral changes of marine mammals in response to environmental changes and using marine mammals to monitor the ocean environment

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Grant year: FY2016 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute    Temporarily appointed assistant professor: Kagari Aoki

Promoting the floating rice-based agro-ecological farming systems for a healthy society and adaptation to climate changes in the Lower Mekong Region and Myanmar

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Grant year: FY2016 Research Grants
Organization name: The Australian National University    Postdoctoral Research Fellow: Van Kien Nguyen (recommended by overseas office)

Research on community restoration and natural resource management system reconstruction after a natural disaster

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Grant year: FY2016 Research Grants
Organization name: Hokkaido University    Professor: Taisuke Miyauchi

FY2015

Identifying and protecting wintering grounds and migration routes of endangered little terns

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Grant year: FY2015 Research Grants
Organization name: Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds Takashi Fujii, Head of Research

Researching deterioration mechanisms in northern Mongolian forests caused by climate change and social factors, and working to restore and conserve these forests

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Grant year: FY2015 Research Grants
Organization name: Okayama University Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science Keiji Sakaomoto, Professor

Proposing sustainable management methods for forest landscapes using retention forestry

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Grant year: FY15/3 Research Grants
Organization name: Forest Resource Conservation Group, Forest Research Institute, Forest Research Department, Hokkaido Research Organization Nobuhiro Akashi, Research Principal

Clarifying global warming stress response processes in northern forest ecosystems

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Grant year: FY2015 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo Forests Education and Research Center, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences Associate Professor Susumu Goto

Establishing methods for evaluating adaptation by manatees reintroduced into Brazilian Amazon habitats

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Grant year: FY2015 Research Grants
Organization name: Wildlife Research Center of Kyoto University Research Associate Mumi Kikuchi

Interdisciplinary research on a change in conservation policy meaning endangered species can be observed without disturbance

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Grant year: FY15/3 Research Grants
Organization name: Sapporo University, Joint area study group, Professor Yuko Hayashi

Creating an index for evaluating the recovery of mud crabs populations and the mangrove plantation ecosystems they inhabit

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Grant year: FY2015 Research Grants
Organization name: Kobe University Graduate School of Human Development and Environment Assistant Professor Fumiko Furukawa

International conservation collaboration system established based on Hokkaido's cross-border designated endangered species model

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Grant year: FY15/3 Research Grants
Organization name: Research associate Koh Nakamura

Using the frenzy following the hatching of endangered loggerhead sea turtles to investigate incubation conditions

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Grant year: FY2015 Research Grants
Organization name: Kochi University Faculty of Education Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Tomomi Saito, Associate Professor

Scoping floating rice-based agro-ecological farming systems for a healthy society and adaptation to climate changes in the Lower Mekong Region and Myanmar

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Grant year: FY2016 Research Grants
Organization name: Australian National University Fenner School of Environment & Society    Researcher: Kien van Nguyen (recommended by overseas office)

FY2014

Trial to measure effectiveness of PBL (Problem Based Learning) method to increase environmental awareness education in Indonesia

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Grant year: FY14/3 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Kitakyushu, Graduate School of Environmental Engineering, The Faculty of Environmental Engineering Professor Toru Matsumoto

Research comparing REDD+ incentives and safeguards by region

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Grant year: FY14/3 Research Grants
Organization name: Kyoto University Center for Southeast Asian Studies Shigeo Kobayashi, Researcher, adjunct professor, and professor emeritus of Kyoto University

Investigating the effects of invasive plant species on the reproductive success of native Japanese insects

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Grant year: FY2014 Research Grants
Organization name: University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences Tomoyuki Yokoi, Assistant Professor

The process of tidal flat biomass formation after the Great East Japan Earthquake: utilizing the inadvertent effects and ecological functions

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Grant year: FY14/3 Research Grants
Organization name: Tohoku University, Graduate School of Biostudies, Professor Jotaro Urabe

Research comparing the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Japan and China

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Grant year: FY2014 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Toyama Faculty of Economics' Department of Business Law Satomi Kohyama, Associate Professor

Research on area rehabilitation and regeneration from radioactive material by means of recycling-orientated agriculture in areas of Nakadori and Hamadori, Fukushima Prefecture

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Grant year: FY14/3 Research Grants
Organization name: Nonaka Masanori, Dean of Graduate School for Management and Technology, Niigata University, National university corporation

Research aimed at recovering from nuclear disaster and rebuilding long-term evacuee communities

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Grant year: FY2014 Research Grants
Organization name: Fukushima University Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences Fuminori Tanba, Associate Professor

How do changes in the food environment caused by global warming impact the brown bear's mode of life?

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Grant year: FY14/3 Research Grants
Organization name: Hokkaido University Graduate School of Veterinary Medecine Michito Shimozuru, Associate Professor

FY2013

Tidal flat production mechanism of the juvenile Japanese littleneck clam and measures to secure a healthy bay and restore clam catch size

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Satoshi Yamada, Principal Investigtor, Aichi Fisheries Research Institute

Advocating an Asian version of the Aarhus Convention - building an international coalition to realize justice in environmental matters

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Osaka University Graduate School of Law and Politics Noriko Okubo, Professor

Research into the establishment of an independent regional economic system that can utilize regional resources sustainably

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Okayama University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor Ryohei Nakamura

Research on the role of elderly support bases in temporary housing in the Great East Japan Earthquake area

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Mitoko Nakashima, Lecturer, Kagawa University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Safety Systems Construction Engineering

A practical study on environmental improvement in high density areas of Jakarta

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Chiba University, Graduate School of Engineering, Professor Akiko Okabe

To Research Environmental Labour and Economic Perspective in the Informal Recycling Sector in India

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Grant year: FY14/3 Research Grants
Organization name: Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group Director Ms. Bharati Chaturvedi (recommended by overseas office)

Using arboreal land snails to index forest environments

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, Associate professor Ikuyo Saeki

An international comparison of factors behind evacuees' refusal of repatriation to their country of origin, and measures to address the issue

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Mikiyasu Nakayama, Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Study of the spread of agroforestry in the inundation area of the Amazon River

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Dept. of Environment Conservation, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Graduate School Institute of Agriculture, Professor Hiroto Toda

Interdisciplinary research on health risk evaluation and management connected to low frequency sound waves

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Nagoya Univeristy Graduate School of Medicine, Professor Masashi Kato

Evaluating the impact of migratory birds on water pollution in agricultural land ecosystems and creating measures to reduce this pollution

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Hokkaido University Graduate School of Engineering Division of Environmental Engineering Satoshi Ishii, Assistant Professor

Developmental research on interspecies relationship and the conservation of black bears and brown bears inhabiting far East Russia

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Ibaraki Nature Museum Chief Curator, Koji Yamazaki

Research on conflicts between international nature preservation standards and local development efforts through comparison analysis and measures of improvement of UNESCO World Heritage sites and UNESCO Eco Parks

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Akiko Sakai, Associate Professor, Division of Natural Environment and Information Research, Yokohama National University Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences

Clarification of the relationship between storm surge damages and land use change accompanied by artificial terrain change in the affected areas of Typhoon 30 in the Philippines

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Wakayama University, Faculty of Systems Engineering, Associate Professor, Yuji Hara

Sustainability and well-being- the concept of four types of capital and their limits

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Grant year: FY2013 Research Grants
Organization name: Waseda University School of Law, Professor Tadashi Otsuka

FY2012

Establishing a strategy to promote social implementation of a sustainable phosphorus resource reusage system

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Division of Advanced Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Professor Hisao Ohtake

Analysis and policy research of potential for improvements in energy efficiency and energy conservation in 2030

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Kimiko Hirata, Board Member, Kiko Network

Development of quantitative methods to help make renewable natural resources mainstream

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Conservation International Japan, Ecosystem Policy Manager Yoji Natori

Empirical research leading the way on conservation activities with the participation of local residents through legal changes that put endangered bird species into the public eye

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Sapporo University Regional Development/School of Law, Professor Yuko Hayashi

Estimates of ecological function changes in biodiversity extinction scenarios: towards sustainable utilization of the Mongolian steppe

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Assistant Professor Takehiro Sasaki

Research on reducing glacier-related disasters in Central Asia and the Himalayas

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Niigata University Institute of Science and Technology, Associate Professor Chiyuki Narama

Interdisciplinary research into creating an environment that enables children from Fukushima to return to a normal lifestyle

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Japan Women's University Mariko Sadayuki, Professor

Accumulation, organization and creation of a database of plant specimens for identifying areas with growing endangered species and areas for protection, as well as the understanding of flora in hazard areas and planned evacuation areas

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: National University Corporation, Fukushima University, Faculty of Symbiotic Systems Science, Professor Takahide Kurosawa

Technological innovation research for wild bird protection in wind farms

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Professor Yuichi Mirai, Division of Energy and Environmental Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Can biodiversity and logging coexist in managed forests? Experimentation with selective cutting and suggested methods for widespread adoption

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Nobuhiro Akashi, Principal Investigator, Forest Research Department, Forestry Research Institute, Forest Protection Division, Hokkaido Research Organization

Comparative case study on resolution process of regional radioactive contamination

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Prof. Ken Fujikawa, Faculty of Sociology & Social Work, Department of Sociology Meiji Gakuin University

How should sika deer ascending into Japanese alpine regions be handled?

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Yamanashi Forest Research Institute Takuo Nagaike, Lead Researcher

Comprehensive ecosystem restoration focused on different diversity indices - a functional ecology approach

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Grant year: FY2012 Research Grants
Organization name: Yokohama National University Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences Akira Mori, Associate Professor

FY2011

Research on regional reconstruction and marine environment recovery through the restoration of aquaculture industry

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Aomori Prefectural Industrial Technology Research Center, Research Manager, Shinji Kirihara

Establishment of an ecosystem function model for coastal fisheries centered on wise use in brackish water areas: For sustainable use of fishery resources in Sanriku

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Iwate Medical University Centre for Liberal Arts and Scinces, Department of Biology, Professor Masatoshi Matsumasa

Research on the creation of a sustainable society, reconstruction of community and restoration of the coastal area, mainly in Otsuchi and Yamadachou

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Iwate University, Department of Education, Professor Mugikura Tetsu

Affect of bioaerosol on human health and establishment of an atmospheric protection system

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Kanazawa University, College of Science and Engineering, Material Chemistry Associate Professor Teruya Maki

Timely living environment recovery based on a next-generation waste-water treatment system (water saving equipment + high-concentration compatible septic tank.

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Osamu Nishimura, Deputy Executive Director, E-Tec.

Reviving the fishing industry in the Tohoku region by remotely sending data to create a map displaying reconstruction support and damage to seaweed bed

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center, Research division, Chief Researcher Genki Terauchi

Development of housing stock regeneration methods corresponding to regional residential culture through a partial insulation modification experiment

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Architecture, Professor Mitsuo Takada

Harmonious achievement of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity protection through the linking of rain forests

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Kyoto University, Graduate School of Agriculture, Professor Kanehiro Kitayama

Characteristics of climbing bean or pea plant of the family Spatholobus of Danum Valley Conservation Area and the impact on orangutans

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Conceptual Language Researcher Tomoko Kanamori

Research for understanding the state of wild sago palm forests and the sustainable use of these forests

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Kochi University., Research and Education Faculty, Natural Sciences Cluster, Agriculture Unit Professor Yoshitoku Yamamoto

The rebuilding of livelihoods, housing and urban revitalization in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Yosuke Hirayama, Professor, Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University

Collaboration between botanists and soil scientists towards the examination of radiation exposure caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station disaster on the environments of paddy fields and rice plants, and discussion of future measures for reductions

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science, Kobe University, Professor Mimura Tetsuro

Health impact assessment during the disposal process for disaster waste materials, including tsunami deposits, and a comprehensive hazard survey centered on a bio-assay.

Research grant

Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Hiroshi Nitta, Chief of the Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research. National Institute for Environmental Studies Japan

Establish a resilience model for coastal ecosystems affected by tsunamis - consideration of biodiversity for environmental conservation management in coastal areas

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan, Centre for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, Research fellow, Daisuke Hayasaka

Evaluation of wide-area environmental impact of radioactive contamination, using multi-media modeling and strategic monitoring

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Toshimasa Ohara, Director of Center for Regional Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies

Research on methods for planning shared environments and cooperative spaces aimed at revitalizing communities in areas of the Tohoku coastline affected by the earthquake

Research grant

Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Ryutaro Goto, Associate Professor, Saga University Graduate School of Science and Engineering

Proposal of topsoil management methods that will contribute to disaster prevention and the resolution of food problems in West Africa and the Sahel region, and identification of optimal diffusion methods

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Tokyo Metropolitan University, Graduate School and Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences, Nature and Culture-Based Tourism Course Professor Takashi Ozaki

Development of continuous gamma in-situ measuring techniques for wide area seabed soil

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Designated Assistant Professor, Thornton Blair, International Research Center for Underwater Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

Study on the influence of the tsunami on Otsuchi Bay's ecosystem including the recovery process

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, Microbiology Lab, Professor Atsushi Tsuda

Proposal of reconstruction urban design based on the traditions and culture of Otsuchicho

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo, Department of Urban Engineering, Urban Design Lab Associate Professor Aya Kubota

Research on farming system innovations and the creation of a support organization in areas affected by the tsunami and radiation

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Toshiyuki Kadoma, Chairman (Professor) at Tokyo University of Agriculture Graduate School Department of Agricultural Science

International Pellet Watch: Observing POPs, identifying the source, and understanding long-term change through citizen volunteer monitoring

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Organization name: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Institute of Agriculture, Division of Environmental Science on Biosphere, Professor Hideshige Takada

Proposal for the creation of an environmental disaster-prevention coastal town through the effective use of sand dunes

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Associate Professor Yasuo Nihei, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science

The development of a legal base for disaster reconstruction and public policy - along with the political infrastructure for a sustainable society

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Professor Hiroshi Kabashima, Graduate School of Law, The Law School, Tohoku Tohoku University

Development of organism purification technology for soil with inorganic hazardous components caused by the tsunami

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Tohoku Gakuin University, Faculty of Engineering, Professor Endo Ginro

Research on methods for the regeneration of reed colonies in the Kitakami River estuary utilizing steel scrap

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Department of Environment and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology Professor Kazuhiro Yamada

Assessment of exposure to organochlorine compounds and the risk to the health of the next generation —A regional revitalization project to indicate fetal and newborn growth and development—

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Takahiro Arima, Professor, Tohoku University School of Medicine

Risk assessment from exposure to chemical substances from tsunami contaminated sludge, and a regional regeneration project, understanding the state of chemical contamination from contaminated sludge, future predictions and proposals for soil repair.

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Professor Kunihiko Nakai, Development and Environmental Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine

Biological monitoring targeting impact assessments of tsunami large scale disruption on the eco-system, and regional regeneration

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Professor Jotaro Urabe, Department of Environmental Life Sciences, Tohoku Univeristy

Clarify the mechanism behind the impact of climate change on biodiversity and ecosystems at high latitudes and high altitudes

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University Professor Toru Nakashizuka

Establishment of environmental, energy, and industrial policy that simultaneously achieves economic development, reductions in nuclear power, and the prevention of global warming

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Tohoku University, Center for Northeast Asian Studies Professor and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies Director Sukawa Asuka

Operation of a website to search for emergency medical facilities in devastated areas

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Shinichi Sugiura, Associate Professor, Endowment for Medical Systems Management, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine

Achievements and challenges in regional climate policy through international networks in Europe

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University Professor Tsuneo Takeuchi

Movement of radioactive cesium through water, farmland soil, produce, and food from woodland and proposals for reduction measures

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Niigata University, Graduate School for Management of Technology Professor (Graduate School Dean) Masanori Nonaka

Humanities and social science research related to fisheries systems for realizing the sustainable development of the fishery industries: Case of resource management for red shrimp in Sado

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Niigata University, Center for Transdisciplinary Research, Center for Toki and Ecological Restoration, Specially Appointed Associate Professor Takashi Kuwahara

From communities hit by disaster, to the revitalization of the local region —Recording the actions of people after a disaster, and the building of a model for new societies based on this record—

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Shouichirou Takezawa, Professor, (Inter-University Research Institute Corporation) National Institutes for the Humanities / Advanced Human Science Research Division, National Museum of Ethnology

The development of simple desalination techniques and use of salt on paper-based cultural assets damaged by the tsunami disaster

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Nature Center Risen, Vice chief director Toshiharu Enomae

Projections of heat island effect after implementation of city master plans in the major cities of emerging countries of Southeast Asia and mitigation proposals

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Hiroshima University, IDEC (Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation), Division of Development Science, Development Technologies Course Associate Professor Toru Kubota

Radioactive material countermeasures research towards the restoration of horticultural activities at education and welfare facilities, as well as in household gardens

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Fukushima Gakuin College, Junior College of Childcare, Associate Professor, Hiroyuki Sugiura

Clarification of the effects of radioactive substances on biomass resource cycle utilization systems and study of workaround plans

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Michio Sato, Professor, Faculty of Symbiotic Systems Science, Fukushima University

Research on continued agriculture and rebuilding lives at specific recommended evacuation sites, and the spread of a regional regeneration model

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Fukushima University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Associate Professor Ryota Koyama (Fukushima Future Center for Regional Revitalization, Restoration Support Group, Department of Community Restoration Manager)

Survey of emergency situation of evacuees from area-wide disasters in Fukushima Prefecture accompanying the Great East Japan Earthquake, and research into the rebuilding of their lives

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Fuminori Tanba, Associate Professor, Research Institute for Disaster Recovery, Fukushima University

An educational approach to encouraging the rebuilding of sustainable coastal ecosystems in devastated areas

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Arimune Munakata, Associate Professor, Division of Science Education and Environmental Education Center, Miyagi University of Education

Redevelopment of a sustainable fishing industry that considers the protection of marine resources — working towards the revitalization of the Yuriage ark shell brand

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Masazumi Nishikawa, Professor at Miyagi University Department of Food Management, Regional Cooperation Center

Assessment of resistance of hardwood trees against tsunami, targeting coastal forest regeneration following the earthquake, and proposals on coastal forest preparation methods.

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Professor Mitsuhiro Hayashida, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University

Establish a system for s monitoring serious damage to birds from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Grant year: FY2011 Research Grants
Organization name: Kiyoaki Ozaki Deputy Director General, Chief of Division of Avian Conservation and Senior Researcher, Yamashina Institute for Ornithology

FY2010

Measures to commercialize rural agricultural spaces and revitalize rural communities under post-productionism

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Norihiro Ohara, Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, College of Humanities, Ibaraki University

Protection of the natural environment of Yakushima, based on an assessment of small highland flora on the island of Yakushima as an adaptive evolutionary research system

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Wataru Shinohara, Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Kagawa University

The spread of an arsenic removal technology using an iron bacteria treatment technique in rural water services in Vietnam

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Youko Fujikawa, Associate Professor, Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University

Forming bonds between the sea and people in the source area of the Kuroshio Current: establishing a method of conducting field studies using sea kayaks

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Kosaku Yamaoka, Professor, Kuroshio Science Unit, Multidisciplinary Science Cluster, Research and Education Faculty, Kochi University

Revitalization of the Ariake Sea (the dying sea): Recommendations from the perspectives and integrated studies of the connectivity between hills, humans and oceans

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Katsu Tanaka, Chief Research Fellow, International Institute for Advanced Studies

Gaining a biological understanding of endangered flora of the Ryukyu Archipelago through global research

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Goro Kokubugata, Principal Investigator, Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science

Development of methods to create an environmental stock price index enabling quantitative measurement of environmental burdens, and studies into system design

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Tomonori Honda, Researcher, Sustainable Governance Group, The Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability

Research into the protection of the natural environment of the Kamikochi, Yari and Hotaka regions of the Northern Alps and their proper use

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Keisuke Suzuki, Director, Institute of Mountain Science, Shinshu University

Study of pest control using weak vibrations, and forest management

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Takuma Takanashi, Chief Researcher, Department of Forest Entomology, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Development of a restoration manual for the sustainable use of ecosystem services in arid regions of northeast Asia

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Toshiya Okuro, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Building a spatially explicit management strategy that integrates multiple species of mammals

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Nao Miyashita, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

Study of the use of an infrared telescope for astronomical observation as a means to measure global warming substances

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Ryouichi Imasu, Associate Professor, Division of Climate System Research, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo

Future changes to ENSO and their effects

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Masahiro Watanabe, Associate Professor, Division of Climate System Research, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, the University of Tokyo

Analysis and policy recommendations for futuristic urban transportation systems that will support a low-carbon-emitting and sustainable society

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Shunsuke Managi, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University

NGO Involvement in Sustainable Energy Programs for International Development

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Grant year: FY11/3 Research Grants
Organization name: Trustees of Indiana University (recommended by overseas office)

Integrated guidelines and support tools for the use of sustainable wind power

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Associate Professor Koji Maruyama, Department of Social and Human Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University

The quantification and forecasting of forest ecosystem services using computer analysis—the creation of an objective value scale for forest ecosystems and biodiversity conservation—

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Takeshi Ise, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Simulation Studies, University of Hyogo

Implementation of toxicogenomies and biology of coral diseases: towards a comprehensive environmental coral reef monitoring program at Los Rogues National Park

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Grant year: FY11/3 Research Grants
Organization name: Fundación de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Universidad Simón Bolívar (recommended by overseas office)

Development and practice of an epistemic community for cross-border environmental conservation of the Okhotsk Sea

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Takayuki Shiraiwa, Associate Professor, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University

Development of new methods for introducing gas to promote gas-liquid contact in aquaculture ponds used in developing countries

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Professor Tsuyoshi Imai, Department of Sustainable Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamaguchi University

Development of a new field of research (environmental policy history) oriented towards the creation of a sustainable society

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Susumu Kitagawa, Lecturer, Integrated Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi

The creation of a new ecosystem service developed through the traditions of Japanese culture (1) / Preliminary examination aimed at the realization of a long-term research concept

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Grant year: FY2010 Research Grants
Organization name: Tsuyoshi Hara, Research Leader, Environmental Japan Studies Research Group, Waseda University Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies

FY2009

Improvement of water quality and changes in occurrence of sessile animals in Dokai Bay

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Kitakyushu City Institute of Environmental Sciences Manager Yoko Kajiwara

Constructing coordinated schemes considering the emergence of environmental awareness and changes to sustainable lifestyle choices in large towns and suburbs that surround major cities

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Kyushu University Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Engineering Sciences Professor Jun Tanimoto

Elucidation of environmental changes in fertile enclosed coastal areas and proposal of methods to restore coastal ecologies

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Department of Environmental and Symbiotic Sciences, Prefectural University of Kumamoto Professor Hiroaki Tsutsumi

Research on measures to contribute to the social welfare of residents relocated in relation to hydroelectric power promotion as a measure against global warming

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo Professor Mikiyasu Nakayama

International joint development of energy-saving wastewater treatment system for developing countries

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University Professor Hideki Harada

Assessing the impact of the precipitation, etc., of "yellow sand" originating from East Asia on marine production processes

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Faculty of Environmental Science, Nagasaki University Associate Professor Kazuaki Kawamoto

Honeybee preservation—building a foundation for sustainable beekeeping, agricultural production and ecosystem maintenance

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, School of Agricultural Studies, Nagoya University Associate Professor Tatsuhiko Kadowaki

Analysis of wild bird die-off and restoration of a waterside environment

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University Professor Koichi Murata

Conservation biology of white-colored brown bears of Kunashiri and Etorofu Islands

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University Associate Professor Yoshikazu Sato

Elucidation of genetic/ecological mechanisms for creation of diversity in adoptive gene expression under environmental/selection pressure within Japanese beech in Shirakami-Sanchi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Gene Research Center, Hirosaki University Associate Professor Shinji Akada

Effect of humic substances on plant tissue accumulations of reactive oxygen species produced by heavy-metal stress

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Division of Sustainable Resources Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University Associate Professor Masami Fukushima

Research into ensuring effectiveness of international environmental treaties to drive the formation of sustainable society - Dynamic analysis of the domestic implementation of environmental treaties in Japan -

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Hokkaido University Public Policy School Associated Research Division Professor Mari Koyano

Construction of an environmental pollution database and a field toxicology network based on joint surveillance in Africa (preliminary survey)

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Veterinary Medical Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University Professor Mayumi Ishizuka

Climatic fluctuations on a 10 year scale based on core samples from Beppu Bay; revealing the history of regime shifts

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University Associate Professor Masanobu Yamamoto

Satellite monitoring of deforestation along the Greater Khingan Range, PRC

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Research Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University Associate Professor Hiroshi Tani

Quantitative research into wildfire disturbances; ecosystem management within the Rocky Mountain range

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University Associate Professor Akira Mori

Elucidation of factors behind decline in sparrow populations, proposal relating to the coexistence of man and familiar animals

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Grant year: FY2009 Research Grants
Organization name: Faculty of Science, Department of Life Science, Rikkyo University Professor Keisuke Ueda

FY2008

Assessment of climatic changes on cold-region ecosystems; the situation in Shiretoko

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Department of Civil Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology Professor Keisuke Nakayama

Estimation of global aerosol emissions by data assimilation, assessment of climatic impact

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University Associate Professor Toshihiko Takemura

Study of future scenarios for global dematerialization, construction of a low-carbon society

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering Professor Yuzuru Matsuoka

Environmental financial mechanisms to achieve sustainable society in East Asia

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Associate Professor Masanaga Mori

Research on strategies for including the water functions of the forest into catchment management plans

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Makoto TANI, Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

Promotion of agroforestry through organic farming (permaculture) in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Department of Bioresource Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University Professor Kazuyuki Itoh

Comparative research on optimal developmental strategies in consideration of policies for adaptation to climate change in the Asia Pacific Region

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Institute for Sustainability and Peace, United Nations University Senior Programme Officer Srikantha Herath

Scenario-based assessment of the potential effects of alternative dam construction schemes on freshwater fish diversity in the lower Mekong Basin

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: National Institute for Environmental Studies Senior Researcher Michio Fukushima

The impact of domestic emission trading on competitiveness and international climate change negotiation: a law and economics approach

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Center for Environment and Trade Research, Sophia University Director, Toshihide Arimura

Assessment and remediation of carcinogenicity of drinking water contaminated with multiple heavy metals

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Unit of Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life and Health Sciences, Chubu University Professor Masashi KATO

EU environmental diplomacy: continuities between the issue of cross-border atmospheric pollution and the diplomacy of global warming

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo Professor Shohei YONEMOTO

Acid rain induced disturbances in nitrogen cycling within subtropical soil in China: toward preservation/restoration through elucidation of current state, mechanisms

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Keishi SENOO, Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo

Research for establishing biomonitoring regulations for assessing marine environments

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Toyama Prefectural Environmental Science Research Center Takeshi Sasajima, Head of Water Quality

Construction of a sustainable renewable cycle in a Mongolian village

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Toyohashi University of Technology, Department of Ecological Engineering, Associate Professor Goto Naohiro

Elucidation of "red tide," oxygen-deficient water mass formation on Mikawa Bay due to rainfall-induced nutrient influx loading

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology Professor Takanobu Inoue

Studies into the building of organizational systems for the management of agrobiodiversification for sustainable regional development

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Nagoya University Graduate School of International Development Professor Yoshiaki Nishikawa

Feasibility study for the configuration of a futuristic, atmospheric-monitoring satellite system

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Nara Women's University, Department of Information and Computer Sciences, Nara Women's University Professor Sachiko Hayashida

Changes regarding carbon dioxide in the southern portion of Amazonas, Brazil

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Department of Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University Associate Professor Akio Tsuchiya

Is there a causal relationship between biodiversity and transmission of infectious diseases?—modeling the transmission of hepatozoonosis and Lyme disease transmission among wild animals in Hokkaido

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Veterinary Medical Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University Professor Toshio Tsubota

Quantitative assessment for the sustainability of plant populations and maintenance of ecosystems by means of long-term monitoring data and statistical genetic analysis

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University Professor Masashi Ohara

Research on restoring marine resources using the ability of important migratory fish species to return to spawning sites

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Hokkaido University Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere Hiroshi Ueda, Professor

Establishment of a method of ascertaining/evaluating the effects of ezo deer on natural vegetation for application to ecosystem management

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Agro-ecosystem Research Station, Hokkaido University Associate Professor Hiroko Fujita

Quantifying the impact of environmental disturbances on island ecosystems and building a methodological framework for their sustainable management

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus Professor Kazuki <SOMETIMES Mizuki> Tsuji

Establishment of an index for seawater temperature based on archaeal membrane lipid composition; elucidating a history of warming in the Inland Sea

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Grant year: FY2008 Research Grants
Organization name: Science Course, Department of Earth Sciences, School of Education, Waseda University Assistant Professor Kazuyoshi MORIYA

FY2007

The construction of health risk monitoring systems from exposure to dioxins in Vietnam

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Kanazawa Medical University School of Medicine Associate Professor Muneko Nishijo

Contributing to East Asia environmental governance by atmospheric environmental monitoring on the Noto Peninsula: the Noto supersite concept

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Organization of Frontier Science and Innovation, Kanazawa University Professor Yasunobu Iwasaka

Proposing regionally-tailored policy packages for creating societies to combat global warming

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: The Japan Coalition of Local Governments for Environmental Initiative Environmental Policy Research Center Naoki Masahara, Researcher

Using land in Laos' mountain regions in a way that supports both sustainable agricultural production and forest conservation

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: United Nations University Environment and Sustainable Development Programme Luohui Liang, Academic Program Officer

Joint Japan-Russia research on the Northern Territories and Kuril Islands, compilation of data

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Mari KOBAYASHI, Director, Kita-no-umi Animal Center

Rehabilitation of tropical degraded forests and of local communities living with them

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University Professor Shigeo Kobayashi

Construction of a platform in Asia for the development/diffusion of process technologies for adaption to climate change and amelioration of disaster damage

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University Associate Professor Rajib Shaw

Creation and evaluation of a global precipitation map using satellite data

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Kyoto University Graduate Schol of Science, Associate Professor, Shoichi Shige

Construction of a system to monitor air pollution resulting from forest/peat fires in conjunction with Indonesian biofuel production; elucidation of the true situation

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Keio University, Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Shigeru Tanaka

Accumulations of chemical substances in enclosed coastal seas and their influence on marine life

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Graduate School of Maritime Sciences, Kobe University Professor Hideo Okamura

Theory and practice for analyzing environmental global supply chains

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: National Institute for Environmental Studies Senior Researcher Keisuke Nansai

Establishment of a cell storage bank for East Asian/Eurasian rare birds

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Biological Resource Laboratory, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Takashi Kuwana

Research on the environmental impact of mercury contamination from gold placer mining in Kalimantan, central Indonesia

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: School of Environmental Science, The University of Shiga Prefecture Professor Osamu Nagafuchi

LCA comparisons of biomass fuel and pulp in terms of regionality and scale

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Shizuoka University Faculty of Agriculture Mutsuo Kojima, Professor

Carbon fixation and biomass production, conversion and transport through afforestation of arid land unsuited for food production

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University Professor Toshinori Kojima

Survey of useful biological resources within marginal arid land areas in North Africa

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Alliance for Research on North Africa (ARENA), University of Tsukuba Professor Hiroko Isoda

Research on resource management methods to sustain/increase abalone resources through a configuration of a marine product traceability system

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Fisheries-Maritime-Area Collaboration Division, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Visiting Professor Hiroshi Yamakawa

Correlation analysis of actors and effective governance—towards establishing a short- to medium-term institutional framework for the international resolution of issues pertaining to climate change

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Department of Value and Decision Science, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology Associate Professor Norichika Kanie

Urban-rural blending strategy in Asian city suburbs based on the spatial scale of resource cycles

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: The University of Tokyo Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science Ai Hiramatsu, specially appointed assistant professor

Public participation based monitoring of marine POPs with beached plastic resin pellets

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Graduate School, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Professor Hideshige Takada

Creating a 'Japanese' forest management and administration model to contribute to a recycling-orientated society

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Forest Management Association of Japan Takashi Hayami, Chairman

Sustainability and risk management of northern subarctic wetlands having Pacific Salmon as a keystone species

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Faculty of Fisheries Science, Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University Professor Masahide Kaeriyama

Configuration of a land-sea interface environment toward mangrove forest/coral reef ecosystem preservation/restoration on Okinawa Island

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Grant year: FY2007 Research Grants
Organization name: Division of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamaguchi University Associate Professor Yoshihisa Akamatsu

FY2006

Climate change projections and torrential rain rate analysis based on a century of databasing of temperature and rainfall information for Western Japan

Research grant

Grant year: FY2006 Research Grants
Organization name: Prof. Haruhiko Yamamoto, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University