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Welcome to Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University !!!
The KURCPI (formerly the Kagoshima University Research center for the
South Pacific, KURCSP, 1988-98) is a research institute which aims to promote
interdisciplinary studies on islands and island-zones in Oceania and its
surrounding regions.
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The Osumi Islands (Kawai, K., Terada, R. and Kuwahara, S. eds)
Hokuto Shobo Publishing, Tokyo
108 pages
Mar. 2017
ISBN: 978-4-89290-041-9 |
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The Amami Islands (Kawai, K., Terada, R. and Kuwahara, S. eds)
Hokuto Shobo Publishing, Tokyo
151 pages
Mar. 2016
ISBN: 978-4-89290-034-1 |
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The Islands of Kagoshima, Second Edition (Kawai, K., Terada, R. and Kuwahara,
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Hokuto Shobo Publishing, Tokyo
160 pages
Mar. 2015
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Research Seminar No.229, 29 May 2023
「Dagaa industry in Zanzibar islands: Significance as a protein food supply for inland countries」
FUJIMOTO Mariko (Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.228, 24 April 2023
「The Religious Cultures and its Relation to Shrines in the Amami Islands」
MACHI Taiki (Department of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Kagoshima College)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Special Seminar, 19 April 2023
「Under the Spot Light: Islands at the Centres of Our World」
Godfrey Baldacchino (the University of Malta)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Special Seminar, 10 April 2023
「Well-being indicators for Malta」
Marie Briguglio (the University of Malta)
「Climate change impacts and climate-resilient pathways in the mediterranean region」
Stefano Moncada (the University of Malta)
16:00-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.227, 6 February 2023
「Trends in Banana Cultivation and Utilization in the Japanese Islands」
SATO Yasuaki (School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagasaki University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.226, 16 January 2023
「Medicine and food - from Satsuma Kurozen to ninjin’yoeito research」
INUI Akio (Pharmacological Department of Herbal Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical & Dental Sciences)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.225, 19 December 2022
「Biodiversity and biogeography of obligate plant parasites-Rust fungi in the Ryukyu Archipelago」
OKANE Izumi (Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Special Seminar, 18 November 2022
「Tuna Handline Business in Small Islands in Maluku, Indonesia」
Yolanda Marla Apituley (Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Pattimura University / International Center for Island Studies, Kagoshima University)
11:00-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.224, 7 November 2022
「Diversity of Banana Cultivars and their Usages in Papua New Guinea」
ODANI Shingo (Faculty of Letters, Chiba University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.223, 24 October 2022
「Heirloom island radishes on the verge of extinction — Amami-Oshima island “Koshi radish” and Kikai-jima island “Onotsu radish”」
NAKANO Hatsunori (Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.222, 26 September 2022
「Physicians from Okinoerabu Island, the 'Island of Education'」
HIDAKA Yusuke (Regional Management Research Center, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.221, 19 July 2022
「High-pressure experiment and observation of chlorite in the area where inter-mediate earthquakes occur」
YAMAUCHI Sachiko (International Center for Island Studies, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.220, 27 June 2022
「Maintenance mechanism of fruit dimorphism related to seed dispersal of coastal plant, Scaevola taccada」
EMURA Naoko (Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.219, 30 May 2022
「Plant diversity of Kagoshima to Southeast Asia」
TAGANE Shuichiro (The Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.218, 18 April 2022
「Efforts to protect the health of remote island residents as a university」
TAKEZAKI Toshiro (Community Medicine Support Center, Kagoshima University Hospital)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Recent Publications
South Pacific Studies Vol.42 No.1-2
Published on March 23, 2022
South Pacific Newsletter No.33
Published on March, 2022
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Research Seminar No.217, 7 March 2022
「Recent Archaeological Research of Ancient Human Evidence in the Southern Ryukyu Islands, Southwestern Part of Japan Archipelago」
YAMAGIWA Kaishi (Research Institute of Islands and Sustainability, University of the Ryukyus)
16:30-, Online (Zoom)
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Research Seminar No.216, 24 January
「Shell Utilization and Larval Release by Land Hermit Crabs in Iriomotejima Island」
DOI Wataru (Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.214, 8 November 2021
「Onshore and Offshore Seismic Observations in the Northern Part of the Nansei-Shoto Islands」
NAKATANI Yukihiro (Nansei-Toko Observatory for Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Research and Education center for Natural Hazards, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Symposium, 23 October 2021
「Enigma of the Prehistory of Tanegashima Island」
13:00-, Nishinoomote Shiminkaikan, Nishinoomote City
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Research Seminar No.213, 4 October 2021
「Construction of Research and Education Platform through the Coral Reef in Uplifted Coral Reef Island Kikai-Jima Island, Japan」
KOMAGOE Taro (KIKAI Institute for Coral Reef Sciences)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.212, 12 July 2021
「History of the Amami and Okinawa Islands Youth Groups in Occupied Japan」
NOUNAKA Itaru (Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.211, 28 June 2021
「Life of Polychaetes in the Ryukyu Islands」
SATO Masanori (Emeritus Professor of Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.210, 17 May 2021
「Basic Studies about Sea Pens Living from Kyushu to the Ryukyu Islands」
KUSHIDA Yuka (International center for Island Studies, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Recent Publications
South Pacific Studies Vol.41 No.1-2
Published on March 22, 2021
South Pacific Newsletter No.32
Published on March, 2021
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Research Seminar No.209, 19 April 2021
「Changes in Amami People’s View of Nature: Through Conversations with Residents of Sumiyo Town」
SONG Dajeong (International center for Island Studies, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.208, 15 February 2021
「Development for Cooperation and Education Models between University and Local Community: Shimo-Koshiki Island Project」
YOSHIDA Akihiro (Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.207, 18 January 2021
「Risk and Prevention of COVID-19」
NISHI Junichiro (Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medicine and Medical and Dental Sciences)
17:00-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.206, 7 December 2020
「Discovery of Indigenous Environmental Education in Amami」
OGURI Yuko (Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.205, 16 November 2020
「An Introduction to the Activities of the 3710 Lab That Connects People and the Sea through Learning」
KANNO Kouta (Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, Kagoshima University／3710Lab)
TAGUCHI Kodai (center for Ocean Literacy and Education, Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo／3710Lab)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.204, 19 October 2020
「Issues and Producers’ Behavior on Tankan Marketing in Amami Oshima」
LEE Jaehyeon (Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.203, 28 September 2020
「Ecology and Evolution of Flowers in the Intra- and Inter- Specific Context」
WATANABE Shuntaro (Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Recent Publications
South Pacific Studies Vol.40 No.2
Published on March 23, 2020
Occasional Papers No.61
Published on March 30, 2019
South Pacific Newsletter No.31
Published on March, 2020
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Research Seminar No.202, 10 February 2020
「Buckwheat Production and Sixth Sector Industrialization in Islands Areas」
SAKAI Norio (Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Recent Publications
South Pacific Studies Vol.40 No.1
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Research Seminar No.201, 27 January 2020
「Island Research and Border Studies」
IWASHITA Akihiro (Slavic-Eurasian Research center, Hokkaido University／International center for Island Studies, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Special Research Seminar, 14 January 2020
「To Be or Not to Be Father: Male Reproductive Skew in Primate Multimale Groups」
Antje Engelhardt (School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.200, 25 November 2019
「The Charm of the Remote Islands for Environment of the Personnel Training which Support All Residents’ Community Lives」
NIWA Sayoko (School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University)
KANEKO Michiyo (Education center for Nurses in Remote Island and Rural Areas, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Previous Occupation)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.199, 30 September 2019
「Freshwater Crabs in Insular Environments」
NARUSE Tohru (Tropical Biosphere Research center, University of the Ryukyus)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.198, 8 July 2019
「A Research for the Origin of Human Cultures in the Ryukyu Archipelago」
YAMASAKI Shinji (Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.197, 17 June 2019
「The Boat as a Living Space: Lianjiachuan Yumin Who Keep Moving on the Water and Living in Settlement-Oriented Society in Southern Fujian, China」
FUJIKAWA Miyoko (Faculty of Humanities, Nanzan University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.196, 27 May 2019
「Introduction of Vegetation in Northern Sumatra, Indonesia」
SUZUKI Eizi (International center for Island Studies, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Recent Publications
South Pacific Studies Vol.39 No.1
Published on October 31, 2018
South Pacific Studies Vol.39 No.2
Published on March 22, 2019
Occasional Papers No.60
Published on March 30, 2019
South Pacific Newsletter No.30
Published on March, 2019
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Research Seminar No.195, 22 April 2019
「The Characteristics of Sakitsu Village in Amakusa as One of the 12 Components of the World Cultural Heritage “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region”」
NAKAYAMA Kei (Cultural Division, Tourism and Culture Department, Amakusa City)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.194, 11 March 2019
「Dental Practice in Remote Islands」
TAGUCHI Norihiro (Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Special Research Seminar, 4 March 2019
「Evolution of Habu: Accelerated Evolution of Venom Proteins」
HATTORI Shosaku (Amami Laboratory of Injurious Animals, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.193, 15 January 2019
「Why do mites and ticks have the most number of valid species in
terrestrial arthropods excepted insects?」
SHIMANO Satoshi (Science Research center, Hosei University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.192, 10 December 2018
「Role and Prospects of Native Domestic Animals in the Satsunan Islands」
NAKANISHI Yoshitaka (Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.191, 12 November 2018
「The Recent Results of Excavations in the Southern Part of Kikai-cho」
NOZAKI Takashi (Kikai-cho Archaeological center)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Special Research Seminar, 9 October 2018
「Textile Prospecting and Kusakizome Alchemy: New Generation Dyers in Contemporary Rural Japan」
LINTON Charlotte (School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography. University of Oxford)
17:00-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.190, 18 September 2018
「History of Ryukyus and Satsuma in Technology Exchange」
YAMADA Kosei (Okinawa Prefecture Board of education)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.189, 23 July 2018
「Ixodid Ticks in Amami-oshima Island and Lifecycle of Tick-borne Phleboviruses」
MATSUNO Keita (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.188, 18 June 2018
「Several Numerical Calculations for Tsunamis and the Characteristics of the Isolated Islands in Japan based on Multivariate Analyses」
KAKINUMA Taro (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.187, 28 May 2018
「Island Biogeography of Terrestrial Snail from Islands of Sabah, Malaysia」
Phung Chee Chean (Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.186, 23 April 2018
「Life history of Ryukyu-ayu Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis in Amami-oshima Island」
KUME Gen (Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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South Pacific Studies 2018 Vol. 38 No.2(Link)
Published on Mar. 2018
Research Paper
- Sali G.: Concerns and Challenges of Crime in Papua New Guinea (pp39-72) Text
Review
- Mousourakis G.: Health Care Services for the Elderly in New Zealand: a Critical Perspective on Current Policy and Practice (pp73-94) Text
Coverpages Instructions for Contributors
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South Pacific Newsletter No. 29 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2018
CONTENTS
- Research on Influence the Life in Pohnpei state of Federated States of Micronesia
by Globalization and Global Warming
- KAWAI K.: Shell Color Polymorphism in Populations of The Intertidal Gastropod Nerita Plicata
- TAKAMIYA H.: Prehistory and People of Pohnpei
- YAMAMOTO S.: Long-Term Food Consumption Survey in The Federated States of Micronesia: A Case Study in Pingelap Island, Pohnpei State
- OTSUKA Y.: Mosquito Habitats in Pohnpei State of Federated States of Micronesia
- PAPOUTSAKI E.: Mapping The Communicative Ecology of Amami Islands
- Research Seminars (link to English Page)
- Visit Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia
- Recent Publications (South Pacific Studies, Occasional Papers, Toshoken Dayori)
- Occasional Papers No. 59 (Link) Published on Mar. 2018
「2017 Project Progress Report: Biodiversity and Its Conservation in the
Satsunan Islands」 (SUZUKI Eizi and KAWAI Kei eds.)
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South Pacific Studies 2017 Vol. 38 No.1(Link)
Published on Decmber. 2017
Research Papers
- Hidayat H. and Nagashima: Yakushima National Park and World Heritage: Political Ecology Approach (pp1-22) Text
- Mottaghi A., Shimomura M. and Reimer J. R.: Seasonal Abundance of Sphaeromatidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) from Sandy Beaches in Okinawa-jima Island, Japan (pp23-29) Text
Coverpages Instructions for Contributors
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Research Seminar No.185, 19 February 2018
「Thoughts and Needs during Pregnancy and the Delivery Period of Mothers with Experience of Delivery outside Their Home Island: Through Focus Group Interviews」
NAKAO Yuko and INOUE Naomi (Kagoshima University Graduate School of health Sciences)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- New Visiting Professor !!
Dr. CHO, Sung Youn came to this center as a visiting professor from Department of Sociology, Jeju National University, Republic of Korea. He will stay here until 19 March, 2018.
His research theme is: Koreans of the South Sea Islands: The Japanese Community in Yap Island and the Adaptive Strategy of Koreans. His major is Sociology.
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Research Seminar No.184, 22 January 2018
「Koreans of the South Sea Islands: The Copra industry and the Koreans in Yap Island during the Japanese Period」
CHO, Sung Youn (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University: Jeju National University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.183, 11 December 2017
「“Gakko-Geino” : The case of the Yaeyama Islands」
GOYA Junko (Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts Faculty of Music)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
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Research Seminar No.182, 23 October 2017
「Archaeological study on the Gusuku period, focusing on the emergence of social complexity in the Ryukyu archipelagos」
SHINZATO Akito (Board of Education Isen Township)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.181, 25 September 2017
「Communicating the non-communicable: developing media and communication strategies to tackle the growing NCD epidemic in the Pacific」
PAPOUTSAKI Evangelia (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University: Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- New Visiting Professor !! (3 July 2017)
Dr. PAPOUTSAKI, Evangelia came to this center as a visiting associate professor from UNITEC Institute of Technology, New Zealand. She will stay here until 15 December, 2017.
Her research theme is: Mapping the Communicative Ecology of the Amami Islands. Her major is Social Science.
- Research Seminar No.180, 10 July 2017>
「Maintaining Mechanism of a Quercus miyagii – Castanopsis sieboldii Forest」
UGAWA Shin (Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.179, 19 June 2017
「Human History in Maritime Asia and Pacific- Migration, Island Adaptation and Marine Use」
ONO Rintaro (The School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.178, 29 May 2017
「The Effect and Problem of the Action of the Branding Framework of Fish: A Case Study of “Kabosu Buri”」
TORII Takashi (Faculty of Fishery, Kagoshima University)
17:00-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
(Start time is different from usual.)
- South Pacific Studies 2017 Vol. 37 No.2 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2017
Research Papers
- Calinawan A., Paule H. B. S., Adarna L., Villegas L. M. G. and Mendoza
C. S.: Pyrethroid Pesticides of Cabbage-Grown Area in Dalaguete, Cebu,
Philippine (pp57-70) Text
- Hayward P. and Konishi J.: A Fleeting Aquapelago: A Theoretical Consideration
of The Japanese Presence in The Torres Strait 1880ｓ-1940ｓ (pp71-86) Text
Coverpages Instructions for Contributors
- South Pacific Studies 2016 Vol. 37 No.1 (Link)
Published on Oct. 2016
Research Papers
- Koeda K., Maekawa T., Wada H. and Motomura H.: Records of the Orange Goatfish,
Mulloidichthys pflugeri (Teleostei: Mullidae), from Amami-oshima and Yonaguni-jima
Islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Southern Japan (pp1-8) Text
- Manus P. A.: Economic Efficiency of Smallholder Peanut Farming: An Application
of Data Envelopment Analysis to Smallholder Producers in the Markham Valley
of Papua New Guinea (pp9-20) Text
- Royle S. A.: Japan and A Geography of Islands (pp21-48) Text
Coverpages Instructions for Contributors
- Toshoken Dayori No. 73 (PDF)
Published on Mar. 2017
- South Pacific Newsletter No. 28 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2017
CONTENTS
- Research on Influence the Life in Kosrae state of Federated States of Micronesia
by Globalization and Global Warming
- REHMAN H. U.: Preliminary Report on The Geological Surveyin The State Of Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia
- Takamiya H.: Prehistory and People of Kosrae
- Otsuka Y.: Black Fly of Federated States of Micronesia
- Sali G.: Research Experiences at The Kagoshima University Research Centre
for The Pacific Islands
- Symposium
- International Workshop
- Research Seminars (link to English Page)
- Recent Publications (South Pacific Studies, Occasional Papers, Toshoken Dayori)
- Occasional Papers No. 58 (Link)< Published on Mar. 2017
Future Collaboration on Island Studies between Pattimura University and
Kagoshima University (Yamamoto S. and Leatemia J. A. eds.) (English）
- Research Seminar No.177, 17 April 2017
「Another Story on the Opening of the Japan Sea and the Birth of the Japan
Islands」
KANO Kazuhiko (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.176, 13 March 2017
「What Makes Me Study Headhunting?」
YAMADA Hitoshi (Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.175, 13 February 2017
「The Challenges of Crime in Papua New Guinea with Some Reference to Crime
in Japan」
SALI Gary (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Toshoken Dayori No. 72 (PDF)
Published on Oct. 2016
- Research Seminar No.174, 12 December 2016
「Geology and Fossils of the Upper Cretaceous Himenoura Group on the Koshikishima Islands」
MIYAKE Yuka (Satsumasendai City Board of Education)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
New Visiting Professor !! (1 November 2016)
Dr. SALI, Gary came to RCPI as a visiting associate professor from Papua New Guinea University
of Technology, Papua New Guinea. He will stay here until 24 March, 2017.
His research theme is: The Intriguing Challenges of Crime in Papua New Guinea. His major is Sociology.
- Research Seminar No.173, 14 November 2016
「The Community Medicine Training on Low Birthrate and Aging」
OWAKI Tetsuhiro (Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima
University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.172, 26 September 2016
「Fisheries Development in Insular Areas: An Implication of the Case in
Southwestern Madagascar」
IIDA Taku (National Museum of Ethnology)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Special Research Seminar, 15 July 2016
「Amami Drumscapes and Chijin Culture: Form, Function and Meaning」
JOHNSON Henry (University of Otago, New Zealand)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.171, 11 July 2016
「Presqu'i?le?ite? and Absolute Waterfrontage: Finger Islands and Canal
Estate Development on Australia’s Gold Coast」
HAYWARD Philip (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.170, 27 June 2016
「Geology on Subduction Zone Mega-Earthquakes」
KITAMURA Yujin (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.169, 30 May 2016
「Search for Therapeutic Drug Candidates against Diseases Characteristic of South Kyushu from Southern Medicinal Plants and Marine Organisms」
HAMADA Toshiyuki (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima
University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- New Visiting Professor !! (2 May 2016)
Dr. HAYWARD, Philip Roy came to RCPI as a visiting professor from Southern Cross University, Australia.
He will stay here until 28 October, 2016. His research theme is: Japanese Island Festivals as Cultural Affirmations and Tourism Attractors. His major is Interdisciplinary Island Studies.
- Research Seminar No.168, 25 April 2016
「Effects of Ecotourism on Physiology and Behavior in the Amami Rabbit on
Amami-Oshima Island」
SUZUKI Mariko (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- South Pacific Studies 2016 Vol. 36 No.2 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2016
Research Papers
- Edwards F.: Tracing Language Use and Policy in Cook Islands' Schools: 1827-2003
(pp57-78) Text
- Chun K.: A Trial of the History of Anthropology in Taiwan during the Japanese Occupation: Focusing on Inou Kanori, Utsurikawa Nenozo, and Kanaseki Takeo (pp79-102) Text
- Hata H. and Motomura H.: First Specimen-based Records of Pristipomoides flavipinnis (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) from the Tokara and Amami Islands, Japan (pp103-110)
Text
Information
- Goniwiecha M. C.: Japanese Influences on Kapingamarangi (pp111-126) Text
Coverpages Instructions for Contributors
- Occasional Papers No. 57 (Link) Published on Mar. 2016
「2015 Project Progress Report: Biodiversity and Its Conservation in the
Satsunan Islands」 (SUZUKI Eizi, KAWAI Kei and YAMAMOTO Sota eds.)
- South Pacific Newsletter No. 27 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2016
CONTENTS
- Toshoken Dayori No. 71 (PDF)
Published on Mar. 2016
- Research Seminar No.167, 7 March 2016
「Current Situation and Problems of Passion Fruit, Avocado and Other Tropical Fruits Cultivation in Japan」
KONDO Tomohiro (center for Regional Innovation, Miyazaki University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.166, 15 February 2016
「The International Politics of Whaling: Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling in the Arctic Island of Greenland and the International Whaling Commission」
TAKAHASHI Minori (Slavic-Eurasian Research center, Hokkaido University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.165, 25 January 2016
「Thirty-Seven Years of Contributions as a Marine Botanist in Kagoshima
University」
NORO Tadahide (Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- South Pacific Studies 2015 Vol. 36 No.1 (Link)
Published on Oct. 2015
Research Papers
- Mousourakis G.: Restorative Justice, Indigenous Custom and Justice Reform
in New Zealand (pp1-31) Text
- Koeda K. and Fujii T.: Records of the Pughead Pipefish, Bulbonaricus brauni (Gasterosteiformes: Syngnathidae), from Amami-oshima Island, Central Ryukyu
Archipelago, Southern Japan (pp33-38) Text
- Hata H., Takayama M. and Motomura H.: Distributional Range Extension of
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Clupeiformes: Clupeidae) in Southern Japan (pp39-48) Text
Coverpages Instructions for Contributors
- Toshoken Dayori No. 70 (PDF)
Published on Oct. 2015
- Research Seminar No.164, 14 December 2015
「The Island Edge of Empire: Islands and Geopolitics in East Asia in the
late-19th Century」
ROYLE, Stephen A. (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima
University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.163, 19 October 2015
「The Parasite Hunter in Parasite Paradise of Tropical Islands」
UYENO Daisuke (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- New Visiting Professor !! (25 September 2015)
Dr. ROYLE, Stephen Arthur came to RCPI as a visiting professor from Queen's University Belfast,
UK. He will stay here until 25 March, 2016. His research theme is: The Island Edge of Empire: Islands and Geopolitics in the Pacific Far East
in the Late-19th Century. His major is Island Geography.
- Research Seminar No.162, 28 September 2015
「Research on the Tanegashima Documents」
YARA Kenichiro (Faculty of International Studies, Meio University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.161, 13 July 2015
「The Changing Image of Family in Indonesia; Some Thoughts on the Role of the Movie Industry and the Judgments of the Indonesian Constitutional Court」
HIKITA Kyoko (The Society of Economics and Business Administration, Kagoshima
Prefectural College)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.160, 15 June 2015
「Island Civilization? The Pre-and Proto-history of Amami and Okinawa Archipelagos」
TAKAMIYA Hiroto (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- New Visiting Professor !! (7 May 2015)
Dr. GIRSANG, Wardis came to RCPI as a visiting associate professor from Pattimura University,
Indonesia. He will stay here until 18 September, 2015. His research theme
is: Sustainable Food Security Management in Small Islands. His major is Rural System Management.
- Research Seminar No.159, 18 May 2015
「Sustainable Food Security Based on Sago Starch Industry Development in
Small Islands: A Case of Maluku Province, Indonesia」
GIRSANG Wardis (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- South Pacific Newsletter No. 26 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2015
CONTENTS
- Toushoken Booklet 2 (Link) Published on Mar. 2015
「Chain of Islands in the Wider Kyushu Region: The Chief Characteristics
of Islands as Prominent Historical and Cultural Centers」 (NAGASHIMA Shunsuke)
- Toushoken Booklet 1 (Link) Published on Mar. 2015
「Medically Important Animals in Islands of Kagoshima」 (NODA Shinichi)
- South Pacific Studies 2015 Vol. 35 No.2 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2015
Research Papers
- OTSUKA Y. and TAKAOKA H.: Biogeographical Distribution and Phylogenetic Analysis of Simulium (Wallacellum) (Diptera: Simuliidae) based on the Mitochondrial Sequences (pp45-56) → PDF file
Information
- REHMAN H. U.: Environmental Degradation (Dumped Vehicles) in Major Islands
of the Federated States of Micronesia (pp57-66) → PDF file
Coverpages Instructions for Contributors
- South Pacific Studies 2014 Vol. 35 No.1 (Link)
Published on Oct. 2014
Research Papers
- FUKUGASAKO K.: “Communalization of Tombs” in Uken Village, Amami ?shima
(Island), Kagoshima Prefecture: A Case of the Establishment of Taken “Shourouden”
(pp1-20) → PDF file
- MANUS P. and SINGAS S.: Determinants of Adoption of Pond Fish Farming Innovations
in Salamaua of Morobe Province in Papua New Guinea (pp21-36) → PDF file
Coverpages Instructions for Contributors
- Occasional Papers No. 56 (Link) Published on Mar. 2015
「Report of the 2014 Survey of the Research Project (Presidential Discretionary
Fund for Island Studies)」 (KUWAHARA Sueo, TERADA Ryuta, KAWAI Kei and YAMAMOTO
Sota eds.)
- Occasional Papers No. 55 (Link) Published on Mar. 2015
「Challenge of Integrated Disciplinary Research: Natural Resource Uses in
the Pacific Islands」 (KAWAI Kei ed.)
- Research Seminar No.158, 20 April 2015
「Fruit Production in Kagoshima on the Frontline of Global Warming: Taking
Advantage of the Unique Natural Environment in the 600km North-South Stretch」
TOMINAGA Shigeto (Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Special Research Seminar, 3 April 2015
「The Sark/Brecqhou Dyad: Jurisdictional Geographies and Contested Histories」
JOHNSON Henry (University of Otago, New Zealand)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Toshoken Dayori No. 69 (PDF)
Published on Mar. 2015
- Toshoken Dayori No. 68 (PDF)
Published on Oct. 2014
- Research Seminar No.157, 16 March 2015
「Island Studies (Nissology): My Research Philosophy and Memories Since
1968」
NAGASHIMA Shunsuke (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima
University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Occasional Papers No. 54 (Link) Published on Dec. 2014
「New Horizon of Island Studies in the Asia-Pacific Region」 (Yamamoto S.
& Raharjo S. eds)
- International Symposium "Challenge of Integrated Disciplinary Research
-Natural Resources Use by People in the Pacific Islands-"
13:00-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.156, 9 February 2015
「Worth Nothing but Worth Everything - Small Islands and War, Small Islands
and Peace」
BALDACCHINO Godfrey (University of Malta)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.155, 26 January 2015
「Early Human Settlements in the South Pacific in Light of their Relation to Natural Environments」
MORIWAKI Hiroshi (The Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, Kagoshima
University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.154, 1 December 2014
「Ancient Greek Agriculture: Concerning Agricultural Terraces」
ITO Tadashi (Faculty of Education, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- New Visiting Professor !! (4 November 2014)
Dr. MOUSOURAKIS, Georgios came to RCPI as a visiting professor from University of Auckland, New
Zealand. He will stay here until the end of March, 2015. His research theme
is: Approaches to Conflict Resolution in Countries of the Pacific Region: A Comparative Study. His major is Law.
- Research Seminar No.153, 17 November 2014
「Restorative Justice and Youth Justice in New Zealand」
MOUSOURAKIS George (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima
University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.152, 1 September 2014
「Current condition and future outlook of emergency care in Kagoshima Prefecture:
Collaboration between the Kagoshima University Hospital Emergency Critical
Care center, remote islands, and other remote areas」
KAKIHANA Yasuyuki (Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.151, 14 July 2014
「Anthropology of longevity and centenarians」
CHUN Kyung Soo (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- New Visiting Professor !! (2 June 2014)
Dr. CHUN Kyung Soo came to RCPI as a visiting professor from Department of Anthropology,
Seoul National University. He will stay here until the end of October,
2014. His research theme is: Reconsidering the Kuroshio Culture: Biocultural perspectives. His major is Cultural Anthropology.
- Research Seminar No.150, 30 June 2014
「Life of fishery villages in the east coast in Luzon Island: Observation using sea-kayak」
YAMAOKA Kosaku (Emeritus Professor of Kochi University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Position Vacant !!! (19th May 2014) Closing
- Visiting Professor or Associate Professor (Applications are accepted from 1June to 31 August 2014)
- Application Instruction (PDF)
- Application Form (Word, PDF)
- Please see the past visiting researchers
- Research Seminar No.149, 26 May 2014
「Studies on speciation in medical entomology and parasitology」
OTSUKA Yasushi (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- South Pacific Studies 2014 Vol. 34 No.2 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2014
Research Papers
- HIDAYAT H. and YAMAMOTO S.: Papua’s Threatened Forests: Conflict of Interest
Government versus Local Indigenous People (pp71-98) → PDF file
- GIRSANG W.: Socio-Economic Factors That Have Influenced the Decline of
Sago Consumption in Small Islands: A Case in Rural Maluku, Indonesia (pp99-116) → PDF file
Review
- NODA S.: Mosquito Fauna in the Federated States of Micronesia: A Discussion
of the Vector Species of the Dengue Virus (pp117-127) → PDF file
Coverpages Instructions for Contributors
- Research Seminar No.148, 21 April 2014
「Circulation of early modern ceramics in the Nansei Islands－an archaeological
survey of the Mishima islands and Toshima islands」
WATANABE Yoshiro (The Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities, Kagoshima
University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- South Pacific Newsletter No. 25 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2014
Contents
Expecting More Extensive Education and Research Activities in Island Areas (Shinichi NODA)
Yakushima: The Island of Hope (Herman HIDAYAT)
Internatinal Symposium
Open Seminar (link to Japanese Page)
Research Seminars (link to English Page)
Field Research (link to Japanese Page)
Recent Publications (South Pacific Studies, Occasional Papers, Toshoken Dayori)
- Toshoken Dayori No. 67 (PDF)
Published on Mar. 2014
- Research Seminar No.147, 17 March 2014
「Be parasitic on the parasite for 37 years」
NODA Shinichi (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.146, 17 February 2014
「Ant Diversity Research and Network of Ant Researchers in Asia」
YAMANE Seiki (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.145, 20 January 2014
「Communicating Climate Change, Disaster and Crisis in the Pacific」
Evangelia Papoutsaki (Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- South Pacific Studies 2013 Vol. 34 No.1 (Link)
Published on Oct. 2013
Research Papers
- KADER Md. A., BULBUL M., HOSSAIN Md. S., YOKOYAMA S., ISHIKAWA M. and KOSHIO
S.: Improved Utilization of a Plant By-Products Mixture by Supplementing
Dietary Bamboo Charcoal for Juvenile Amberjack Seriola dumerili (pp1-12) → PDF file
- JOHNSON H. and KUWAHARA S.: Neo-Traditional Ensemble Drumming in the Amami
Islands: Mapping New Performance Traditions (pp13-39) → PDF file
Notes
- INOUE-SMITH Y.: Aspirations for Career and Marriage among Young Japanese
Women: The Case of Okayama University (pp41-61) → PDF file
Coverpages Instructions for Contributors
- Research Seminar No.144, 9 December 2013
「Communicating Climate Change, Disaster and Crisis in the Pacific」
Evangelia Papoutsaki (Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.143, 25 November 2013
「Mesozoic to Cenozoic Vertebrate fossils from Kyushu Island and Southwest
Islands」
ＮＡＫＡＹＡ Ｈｉｄｅｏ (Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Toshoken Dayori No. 66 (PDF)
Published on Oct. 2013
- Research Seminar No.142, 21 October 2013
「The cultivated and domesticated plants in Prehistoric Japan and the origins
seen from recent paleoethnobotanical studies」
OBATA Hiroki (Faculty of Letters, Kumamoto University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.141, 30 September 2013
「On the site of the Festival of Pacific Arts」
KOIDE Hikaru (Libraly of Pacific Arts)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- International Symposium 『Yanagida Kunio’s Folklore, Re-Overlooking sea-road
of the East Asia』 (Link)
2 July 2013, 12:30-16:30, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building
, 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.140, 17 June 2013
「Reading F. Scott Fitzgerald from the Celtic Perspective」
CHIYODA Natsuo (Faculty of Education, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- New Visiting Professor !! (7 May 2013)
Dr. LEE, Yoon Sun came to RCPI as a visiting professor from Institution for Marine and Island
Cultures, Mokpo National University. He will stay here until the end of
February, 2014. His research theme is: Folk songs, folk dances, and rituals in Amami-Oshima. His major is Folklore.
- Research Seminar No.139, 27 May 2013
「Cultural Characterize of 'Namdo' in Korea」
LEE, Yoon Sun (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
- Research Seminar No.138, 11 May 2013
「Ecosophy of Felix Guattari and Contemporary Philosophy」
Stephanne Nadaud (CME de Montreuil)
14:30-, Room #101, Faculty of Law, Economic and Humanities
- The Islands of Kagoshima (Edited by Kei KAWAI, Ryuta TERADA and Sueo KUWAHARA) (Link)
Published on Mar. 2013
see Book Page
- South Pacific Studies 2013 Vol. 33 No.2 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2013
Research Papers
- YAMAMOTO S.: Use of Capsicum on Kosrae Island, Federated States of Micronesia (pp87-99) → PDF file
- REHMAN H. U., NAKAYA H. and KAWAI K.: Geological Origin of the Volcanic
Islands of the Caroline Group in the Federated States of Micronesia, Western
Pacific (pp101-118) → PDF file
- MENG X.: A Study of “Senior to Senior Support” at the Time of Disaster
in Amami Oshima: A Case of Supporting Elderly People in the Severe Rainstorm
Disaster in Nishinakama Village (pp119-135) → PDF file
- South Pacific Newsletter No. 24 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2013
Contents
Report on Visiting Fellowship at Kagoshima University (Henry JOHNSON)
Student Experience in Kagoshima University (Jokim KITOLELEI)
Internatinal Symposium (link to Japanese Page)
Research Seminars (link to English Page)
Field Research (link to Japanese Page)
Recent Publications (South Pacific Studies, Occasional Papers, Toshoken Dayori)
- Toshoken Dayori No. 65 (PDF)
Published on Mar. 2013
- Occasional Papers No. 53 (Link) Published on Feb. 2013
「Research on the Influence of Globalization and Global Warming on Life
in Chuuk Atoll」
- Research Seminar No.137, 15 April 2013
「My 40 Years Fascinated with the Foraminifera」
HATTA Akio (Faculty of Education, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.136, 18 February 2013
「My Ecological Research of a Tropical Forest during the Last 40 Years」
YONEDA Tsuyoshi (Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.135, 28 January 2013
「Island as metaphor in contemporary thought ?Study of the Deleuzian concept of Island?」
KONDO Kazunori (Faculty of Law, Economic and Humanities, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- South Pacific Studies 2012 Vol. 33 No.1 (Link)
Published on Oct. 2012
Research Papers
- RAZON B. C., LIAO L. M. and NAKAGOSHI N.: Success and Failure of Marine
Protected Area Management Affecting the Fish Catch by Adjacent Fishermen
in Sarangani Bay, Mindanao, Philippines (pp1-23) → PDF file
- NARSEY W. L.: Poverty Analysis in Vanuatu: A Critical Review and Alternative
Formulation (pp25-51) → PDF file
Materials
- HIDAYAT H., KONO Y. and LE X. P.: From Plantation Forestry to the Pulp
and Paper Industry: A Case Study of Vietnam (pp53-78) → PDF file
- New Visiting Professor !! (13 Nov 2012)
Dr. Herman HIDAYAT came to RCPI as a visiting professor from Indonesian Institute of Sciences. He will stay here until the end of March, 2013. His research theme is: Comparative studies on forest conservation in Japan and Indonesia. His major is Forest policy.
- Research Seminar No.134, 3 December 2012
「Forest Resources in Papua and West Papua, Indonesia: Problems and Challenges」
HIDAYAT Herman (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Toshoken Dayori No. 64 (PDF)
Published on Oct. 2012
- Research Seminar No.133, 5 November 2012
「How it came to be accepted that the genealogy of the Amami Islands was annihilated by fire: The theory in relation to modern and recent history」
YUGE Masami (Council for the Protection of Cultural Properties of Amami-city)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.132, 15 October 2012
「Structure of social change in the prehistoric age on the Ryukyu Archipelago」
SHINZATO Takayuki (Research center for Archaeology, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.131, 20 September 2012
「Explosive Subaqueous Eruptions and Their Products」
KANO Kazuhiko (The Kagoshima University Museum)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Special Research Seminar, 28 July 2012
「Co-management of coastal resources in Fiji: Focused on FLMMA and MPAs」
KAKUMA Shinichiro (Okinawa Prefectural Government)
15:00-16:30, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- New Visiting Professor !! (18 June 2012)
Prof. Henry Johnson came to RCPI as a visiting professor from The Otago University on 18 June,
2012. He will stay here until October 31. His research theme is: Transmitting Taiko within, Between and Beyond the Japanese Nansei Islands. His major is Ethnomusicology.
- Research Seminar No.130, 9 July 2012
「Language Revitalization on Jersey, Channel Islands」
Henry JOHNSON (Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.129, 25 June 2012
「Island Partnership and Barter Economy: Prospects from the environmental
history of Amami and Okinawa Archipelagos」
ANKEI Yuji (Yamaguchi Prefectural University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.128, 15 May 2012
「Fukuoka Mosque: A case of recent Muslim’s community development in Japan」
TIRTOSUDARMO Riwanto (Research center for Society and Culture, Indonesian
Institute of Sciences)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- The Amami Islands Their People, Culture and Development (Amami Access Centre
Committee Kagoshima University ed. 2007)
PDF (13.3M)
Contents
Preface
Panel Discussion
Symposium Presenters
Tourism and the Return to Japanese Sovereignty
(Hanai Kozo)
Rainfall Erosion on Yakushima (Jitosono Takashi)
Sesame Production on Kikai (Kitazaki Koji)
Amami Authors (Maetoshi Kiyoshi)
Coral Reefs and Marine Leisure Safety (Nishi Ryuichiro)
The Amami Diaspora (Ohashi Ayuhito)
Sweet Potato Weevils (Tsuda Katsuo)
An Amami Industry: Brown Sugar Shochu
(Yamamoto Kazuya)
Newsletter DContributors
Abandoned Cars (Doi Masanori)
Local Resources and the Business World in Amami
(Hagino Makoto)
Island Rulers and the High Seas (Nitta Eiji)
The Refinement of Shimuta (Nishimoto Hisaaki)
Impressions on Okinoerabu Research
(Sakida Mitsunobu)
Recent Studies in the trade of shells in Amami
(Shinzato Takayuki)
Attending Classes in the Amami Access Centre
(Takarabe Megumi)
Environmental Protection and the Role of Local
Government (Uneme Hirofumi)
- Position Vacant !!! (10th April 2012)
- Visiting Professor or Associate Professor (Applications are accepted from
1st May to 31st August 2012)
- Application Instruction (PDF)
- Application Form (Word, PDF)
- Please see the past visiting researchers
- South Pacific Studies 2012 Vol. 32 No.2 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2012
Research Papers
- YAMAMOTO M., NASRIL N., NINOMIYA T., KUBO T. and TOMINAGA S.: Fruit Characteristics,
Chromosome and DNA Profiles of Four Mandarins (Citrus reticulata Blanco) Collected in West Sumatra, Indonesia (pp59-69) → PDF file
- NAKANO K.: A Markedly Important Aspect of the Human Ecology of Swidden
Cultivation: the Labour Requirements for Producing Staple Crops in Solomon
Islands and North Thailand (pp71-103) → PDF file
Materials
- NARSEY W. L.: The Regression of Marine Consumption in Fiji: Changes 2002-03
to 2008-09 (pp105-127) → PDF file
- Research Seminar No.127, 7 May 2012
「“Koshikijima no Toshidon” and the UNESCO」
FOSTER Michael (Indiana University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- South Pacific Newsletter No. 23 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2012
Contents
Kagoshima University and Kagoshima: Learning Curves (Wadan Lal NARSEY)
Symposium (link to Japanese Page)
Workshop (link to Japanese Page)
Research Seminars (link to English Page)
Field Research (link to Japanese Page)
Recent Publications (South Pacific Studies, Occasional Papers, Toshoken Dayori)
- Toshoken Dayori No. 63 (PDF)
Published on Mar. 2012
- Research Seminar No.126, 16 Apr. 2012
「The oceanographic cruise and the sea based on past experience」
ICHIKAWA Toshihiro (Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.125, 12 Mar. 2012
「A retrospection ? the Amami Access Centre and my research」
YAMADA Makoto (Faculty of Law, Economic and Humanities, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.124, 29 Feb. 2012
「Action, Pedagogy, Theory: A Commentary on Pacific Islander Studies」
Keith L. Camacho (Department of Asian American Studies, University of
California, Los Angeles)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.123, 20 Feb. 2012
「Wonderful marine world for geology」
OHKI Kimihiko (the Kagoshima University Museum)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.122, 9 Feb. 2012
「Prehistoric development of domestication studied by isotope analysis of
fossil bone from archaeological sites around the East China Sea」
MINAGAWA Masao (Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.121, 16 Jan. 2012
「The plant life-types of coastal vegetation in Chuuk and Nansei Islands」
KAWANISHI Motohiro (Faculty of Education, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- "Beyond Satsuma - Small Islands in Southern Japan" was conversed
to an electronic documentation (16 Dec 2011)
Contents
Former part (pp1-77) (PDF)
Lattar part (pp78-136) (PDF)
- New Visiting Professor !! (10 Dec 2011)
Dr. Zoarder Faruque AHMED came to RCPI as a visiting professor from The Bangladesh Agricultural
Universit. He will stay here until the end of March, 2012. His research
theme is: Ecosystem-based sustainable development and responsible management of
some commercial fish species in south islands of Japan.
- Research Seminar No.120, 19 Dec. 2011
「Fisheries in Bangladesh and its contribution to the national economy」
Zoarder Faruque Ahmed (Research center for the South Pacific, Kagoshima
University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Toshoken Dayori No. 62 (PDF)
Published on Sep. 2011
- South Pacific
Studies 2011 Vol. 31 No.2 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2011
Research Papers
- CAMPBELL I.: Tongan Political Reform: The Odd-One-Out in Pacific Politics (pp1-16) → PDF file
- HOSSAIN Md. S., HOSSAIN Md. A., MAMUN Md. A., ALI Md. Z., BULBUL M., KOSHIO
S. and KADER Md. A.: Evaluation of Rice Bran and Wheat Bran as Supplemental
Feed Compared to a Commercial Feed for Monoculture of GIFT Strain of Tilapia
(Oreochromis niloticus) in Bangladesh (pp17-30) → PDF file
- KOBARI T., HIJIYA K., MINOWA M. and KITAMURA M.: Depth Distribution, Biomass
and Taxonomic Composition of Subtropical Microbial Community in Southwestern
Japan (pp31-43) → PDF file
Notes
- INOUE Y.: A Pilot Analysis of the Role of Learning Styles in Online Learning
Environments: The Case of an American Pacific Island University (pp45-58) → PDF file
- Research Seminar No.119, 14 Nov. 2011
「Suffered from the disaster in Utopia -message from Harano Agricultural
Museum-」
HARANO Kozo (Harano Agricultural Museum, Amami Culture Foundation)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.118, 17 Oct. 2011
「Kerama Deer and Children」
ENDO Akira (Faculty of Human Development, Minami-Kyushu University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.117, 13 Sep. 2011
「Special status of Japan in International Cooperation」
KATO Yasuhisa (center for International Planning, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Research Seminar No.116, 4 July 2011
「Phylogenic relationships and characteristics of local citrus grown in
Amami Islands」
YAMAMOTO Masashi (Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- International Symposium 『Small Islands -Ecology, Taxonomy and Ethnobiology-』 (Link)
was held in Bogor, Indonesia, on 23th June 2011.
- Occasional Papers No. 52 (Link) Published on Mar. 2011
「The Development Towards Af f luent and Homeostatic KAGOSHIMA Islands」
- Research Seminar No.115, 20 June 2011
「Poverty Issues in Pacific Islands」
NARSEY Wadan (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- Position Vacant !!! (16th May 2011)
- Visiting Professor or Associate Professor (Applications are accepted from
1June to 31 August 2011)
- Application Instruction (PDF)
- Application Form (PDF)
- Please see the past visiting researchers
- New Visiting Professor !! (11 May 2011)
Dr. Wadan Lal NARSEY came to RCPI as a visiting professor from The University of the South
Pacific. He will stay here until the end of November. His research theme
is: Quantitative poverty analysis for Fiji, Tuvalu, Solomon.
- Research Seminar No.114, 23 May 2011
「An Aspect of the Issues on Processes for Autonomisation in the Pacific: through case studies on Cook Islands / Niue in the Review by New Zealand Governmental Committee, and on Rapanui Activities for Autonomisation against the response of Chile」
TAMAI Noboru (Department of Intercultural Studies, Oita Prefectural College
of Arts and Culture)
16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th
Floor
- South Pacific
Studies 2011 Vol. 31 No.2 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2011
Research Papers
- KAWAI, K., KUWAHARA, S., TERADA, R., TOMINAGA, S.,NODA, S. and NAGASHIMA,
S.: Influence of Environmental Changes on the Micronesian Region: Case
Study of Islands in the Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia (pp57-70) → PDF file
Notes
- ZAYAS, C. N.: Describing Stewardship of the Common Sea among Atob Fishers of the Pacific Rim Islands - Cases from the Philippines, Taiwan
and Japan (pp71-80) → PDF file
- KUWAHARA, S.: Development and Conservation Issues Relevant to the World
Natural Heritage Listing of Amami (pp81-92) → PDF file
- Occasional Papers No. 51 (Link) Published on Mar. 2011
「Interdiciplinary Research in the Small Islands, Subtropical Zone」
- Toshoken Dayori No. 61 (PDF)
Published on Mar. 2011
- South Pacific Newsletter No. 22 (Link)
Published on Mar. 2011
Contents
Reflections on My Attachment at the Kagoshima University (Vina RAM-BIDESI)
Fishing for Truth (Ian CAMPBELL)
Symposium (link to Japanese Page)
Research Seminars (link to English Page)
Field Research (link to Japanese Page)
New Staff (Sota YAMAMOTO)
Recent Publications
- Research Seminar No.113, 18 Apr 2011
「What can marine microbiology achieve for activation of the local government and regional community in inland?」
MAEDA Hiroto (Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima U.)
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- Research Seminar No.112, 7 Mar 2011
「Where the Japanese Pandanus from ? Botanical topics of Pandanaceae.」
MIYAMOTO Junko (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima U.)
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- Research Seminar No.111, 24 Jan 2011
「Continuous GPS observation in Tokara islands, Kagoshima, Japan」
NAKAO Shigeru (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima U.)
「Seismic observation in the northern part of Nansei-Syoto Islands, Kagoshima,
Japan」
YAKIWARA Hiroshi (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima U.)
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- Research Seminar No.110, 6 Dec
「Venice’s Rule on Cretet」
TONAI Tetsuya (Faculty of Law, Economics and the Humanities, Kagoshima
U.)
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- South Pacific
Studies
2010 Vol. 31 No.1
Research Papers
- HANLON D.: Aloha for Their Violence: Locating the NFL’S Pro Bowl within
Contemporary Hawai’i and the Deeper Hawaiian Past (pp1-16) → PDF file
- RAM-BIDESI V.: Employment Opportunities for Women in the Tuna Industry
in Small Islands: is it Really Restrictive? A Case Study of Fiji Islands
(pp17-42) → PDF file
- YAMAMOTO S.: Use of Capsicum Peppers in the Batanes Islands, Philippines (pp43-56) → PDF file
- Toshoken Dayori No. 60
Published in Sep 2010
- Tatoken Dayori No. 59
Published in June 2010
- Research Seminar No.109, 8 Nov
「Visual record of Kagoshima Maru II ancient
-Maiden Voyage to Naples half a century ago-」
TAGUCHI Kazuo (Professor Emeritus, Kagoshima U.)
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- Research Seminar No.108, 21 Sep
「Written in Stone: What the stone artefacts of an ancient archaeological
site can tell us」
Marion Campbell (archaeologist)
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- Field Survey in Micronesia !
Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia
Aug. 5th to Sep. 8th in
- Research Seminar No.107, 12 July
「Tongan Political Reform: the Odd-One-Out
among the Pacific Islands」
Ian Campbell (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
「Capsicum used in Asia」
Sota Yamamoto (Research center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University)
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- Research Seminar No.106, 14 June
「ISLANDS AND VOLCANO」
Gozo Yoshimasu (Josai International University)
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- Research Seminar No.105, 17 May
「Modernization in Japan and
Kagoshima」
MINAMURA Takeichi （Faculty of Low, Economics and Humanities）
「Underground resources at plate boundary」
NEDACHI Munetomo （Faculty of Science）
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- Research Project in 2009
- Interdisciplinary Research in Nansei Islands: Kuchinoerabu Islands (11
May-14 May 2009)
- Research on the Influence of Globalization and Global Warming on Life in
Kosrae (3 December -16 December 2009)
- Statistac Data Base on Kagoshima (in
Japanese)
- Islands Forum・International Meeting , 22 May
" Irosin Drilling Project Meeting"
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