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  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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  • 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 Mar. 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)

  • 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.)

    16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor

  • 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.)

    16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor

  • 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.)

    16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor

  • Research Seminar No.110, 6 Dec
    「Venice’s Rule on Cretet」

     TONAI Tetsuya (Faculty of Law, Economics and the Humanities, Kagoshima U.)

    16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor

  • 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.)

    16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor

  • Research Seminar No.108, 21 Sep
    「Written in Stone: What the stone artefacts of an ancient archaeological site can tell us」

     Marion Campbell (archaeologist)

    16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor

  • 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)

    16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
  • Research Seminar No.106, 14 June
    「ISLANDS AND VOLCANO」

     Gozo Yoshimasu (Josai International University)

    16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
  • 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)

    16:30-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor
  • 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"
    13:00-, The Interdivisional Education and Research Building , 5th Floor




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