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Ikuo MITSUHASHI
Visiting Fellow
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| 1944 | Born | |
| 1968 | Graduated from the School of Civil Engineering, Kyoto University | |
| 1970 | Completed a postgraduate course at Kyoto University | |
| 1970 | Entered the Ministry of Transport | |
| 1977 | Seconded to the Economic Cooperation Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, serving simultaneously with the Development Cooperation Department | |
| 1982 | Deputy Director, Kansai International Airport Planning Section, Airports Bureau, Ministry of Transport | |
| 1983 | Manager, Miyazaki Airport Construction Office | |
| 1986 | Director, Port Department, Fukui Prefecture | |
| 1993 | Director, Port and Airport Bureau, Miyagi Prefecture | |
| 1995 | Director, 1st Port Construction Bureau, Ministry of Transport | |
| 2001 | Joined ERINA as a Visiting Researcher | |
| 2002 | Awarded a Doctorate of Engineering by Kobe University for research relating to Northeast Asia | |
| 2002 to present | Visiting Fellow at ERINA | |
Other |
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| FY2012 | Part-time lecturer, Aoyama Gakuin University School of Business | |
| Part-time lecturer, University of Niigata Prefecture | ||
| Chairperson, Toyama Prefectural Council for Local Ports and Harbors | ||
| FY2005 | Part-time lecturer, Aoyama Gakuin University School of Business | |
| Part-time lecturer, Niigata Womens's College | ||
| Part-time lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Meisei University | ||
| 2005 | Member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Planning Committee of the NPO "Northeast Asia Transportation Corridor Promotion Network" | |
| 2004 | Chair of the Planning Panel, Niigata Prefectural Council for Ports and Harbours | |
| FY2003 | Part-time lecturer, Keiwa College | |
| Part-time lecturer, Graduate School, Faculty of Economics, Niigata University | ||
| Part-time lecturer, Niigata Women's College | ||
| Part-time lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Meisei University | ||
| 1999 | Assistant to the Director, Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan | |
| 1997 | Executive Director, Mutsu-Ogawara Development Co. | |
Major Projects & Research Interests
- Presentation of the Vision for Northeast Asia Trade Corridors
- Currently involved in large-scale fieldwork and research aimed at ascertaining the status of the transport network throughout Northeast Asia and formulating a vision for its future
FY2012 Research / Activities / Projects
- Corroborative research toward the substantiation of a Cross-Japan-Sea shipping route
- Cross-Japan-Sea shipping route (Project)
Activities at ERINA
| FY2011 | Investigative Survey of Upgrading Measures for the Ports within the Area of Jurisdiction based on the Developments in the Countries on the Facing Shore (Commission from the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau) |
| Survey on the Port Infrastructure and the like for Coal Transportation of Far Eastern Russia, and Huabei and Northeastern China (Commission from the Ports and Harbours Association of Japan) | |
| The Possibility of Inbound Tourism Development in the Surrounding Area of the Damaged Nuclear Power Station [in English] (Presentation of paper at the 7th IFNAT, in Niigata) | |
| The Impact on the International Tourism of Japan from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Radiation Disaster and Recommendations for Improvement [in Japanese] (Presentation of paper at the Tourism Institute of Northeast Asia (Kitakyushu, July)) | |
| Northeast Asian Trade Corridors: The changes over the last ten years and the impact on Japan [in Japanese] (Address at the commemoration of the establishment of the Tsuruga Port Utilization Promotion Council, Fukui Prefecture) | |
| The Impact on the International Tourism of Japan Caused by the Nuclear Power Station Accident that Occurred on 11 March 2011 and the Countermeasures to be Taken [in English] (August 2011, World Hotel Association, in Chongqing, China (paper)) | |
| FY2010 | Current Situation of the NAF Project and the Measures to Be Taken (GTI Transport Experts Seminar in Busan held on 2425 June 2010) |
| Current Situation of and Issues for the Joint Company called NAF (GTI Transport Experts Seminar in Tottori held on 16 December 2010) | |
| Something Required Now: The Creation of New Exchange and Cohesive Strength with the World (Kowan [Ports and Harbours], Vol. 88, March 2011) | |
| FY2009 | The History of and Current Issues regarding the Northeast Asia Ferry (Presentation of paper at UNDP Greater Tumen Initiative Transport Workshop in Hunchun) |
| Development of Infrastructure Improvements for the Tumen River Corridor (Presentation of paper at UNDP Greater Tumen Initiative Transport Workshop in Hunchun) | |
| The Potential for Japan Sea International Ferries (Address, National and Regional Planning Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) | |
| The Activation of the Kansai Region as Seen from East Asia (Keynote address, Kinki Bloc Governors' Association (Yonago, Tottori Prefecture)) | |
| Research concerning the establishment of cross-Japan Sea shipping routes | |
| FY2008 | Sakata Chamber of Commerce and Industry general meeting commemorative lectures (Keynote address) |
| Workshop on the Creation of an Asian International Transportation Network in Sakaiminato (Keynote address) | |
| Tsuruga Port Seminar (Keynote address) | |
| FY2008 Port and Airport Research Symposium (Keynote address) | |
| Sakata Port Symposium in Sendai (Keynote address) | |
| Fifth International Forum on Northeast Asian Tourism (Presentation of paper) | |
| Pan-Japan Sea International Logistics Symposium (Keynote address) | |
| 38th JapanKorea Professional Engineer Conference (Keynote address) | |
| The JapanKorea Tunnel Research Institute Lecture Meeting (Keynote address) | |
| Second Northeast Asia Economic Cooperation Forum (Presentation of paper) | |
| Yanji China International Fair for Investment & Trade and the Fourth Tumen River International Investment & Trade Fair (Presentation of paper) | |
| Lecture Meeting, Japan Railway Engineers' Association (Keynote address) | |
| First International Forum on Northeast Asia Regional Cooperation and Development (Presentation of paper) |
Major Papers
| Title | Journal | Publisher | Year of Publication |
| Guanyu zhenxing Dongbeiya lüyouye chengli difang zhengfu jijin de jianyi [Recommendations on the Establishment of Local Government Funds for the Promotion of the Northeast Asian Tourism Industry] [in Chinese] | Guoji lüyougoutong yu hezuo [International Tourism: Communication and cooperation] [in Chinese] | The Duan Press | 2012 |
| The National Growth Strategy as Seen from Northeast Asia [in Japanese] | People and National Land Policy 21, March edition, Vol. 35, No. 6 | 15 March 2010 | |
| Challenges for the Establishment of International Ferry Services Crossing the Sea of Japan [in Japanese] | Kowan Nieki [Port Cargo-Handling], Vol. 55, No. 2 | Japan Association of Cargo-handling Machinery Systems | March 2010 |
| Toward the Dawning of the Era of Cross-Japan Sea Ferry Services [in Japanese] | Kowan [Ports and Harbours], Vol. 87, March edition | The Ports and Harbours Association of Japan | March 2010 |
| Niigata Port, Offspring of Osaka Port (essay) [in Japanese] | Osaka Port | Osaka Port Promotion Association | |
| The Current State of Multimodal Transport in International Trade in Japan and an Examination of its Use | International workshop on an integrated international transport and logistics system for Northeast Asia, Ulaanbaatar, organized by ESCAP | April 2005 | |
| Joint Study of the Future Development of Marine Transport Corridors in Northeast Asia | Presented at the 4th Meeting of Northeast Asia Port Directors | March 20-24 2005 | |
| The Future Direction of Development at Pyeongtaek Port Based on Lessons from Advanced Areas of the World | International Seminar on the Promotion of Pyeongtaek Port | 15 February 2005 | |
| Towards the Formulation of a Masterplan for Tourism Development in Northeast Asia | The Dalian and Tokyo forums, and the 2005 international forum on Northeast Asian tourism, Daegu, ROK | ||
| The Vision for a Japan-ROK Undersea Tunnel, Changes in Transport Systems and the Future Prospects Thereof | Busan Symposium | August 2003 | |
| Probability of Container Transport across the Eurasian Continent Based on On-Site Survey (Co-authored) | EASTS Journal | October 2001 | |
| Transportation Infrastructure in Northeast Asia (Co-authored) | East-West Center | August 2001 | |
| The Future Directions of Northeast Asia Trade Corridors (Co-authored) | WCTR 2001 Seoul | July 2001 |
