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What's new
- Position Vacant !!! (21th May 2013)
- 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.)
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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