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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 | |
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| 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
FY2011 Research / Activities / Projects
- FY2011 research activity: Corroborative research toward the substantiation of a Cross-Japan-Sea shipping route
- FY2011 project in charge of: Cross-Japan-Sea shipping route
Activities at ERINA
| FY2010 | Current Situation of the NAF Project and the Measures to Be Taken (GTI Transport Experts Seminar in Busan held on 24–25 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 Japan–Korea Professional Engineer Conference (Keynote address) | |
| The Japan–Korea 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 |
| 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 |
