2022 fiscal year

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Development of observational procedures of coastal fronts using drones to uncover accumulation mechanisms of ocean plastics

  Principal investigator ／ Atsuhiko Isobe (Kyusyu University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Plastic litters and microplastic pollution in digestive tracts of sea turtles from Japanese coastal waters

  Principal investigator ／ Haruhiko Nakata (Kumamoto University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Analysis of stress response mechanisms in the coastal environment of the freshwater ciliate Colpoda

  Principal investigator ／ Yoichiro Sogame (National Institute of Technology, Fukushima College)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Temporal trends of asbestos pollution reconstructed from sedimentary records

  Principal investigator ／ Jun Inoue (Osaka Metropolitan University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Aquatic organism community structure and dynamics based on spatial and temporal variation in river habitats

  Principal investigator ／ Shinji Takahashi (Tohoku University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Comparison of mercury and other trace element concentrations between dam and fetus in wild animals with high mercury content.

  Principal investigator ／ Sawako Horai (National Institute for Minamata Disease)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Development of methodology using environmental DNA as a tool for assessing long-term plankton dynamics

  Principal investigator ／ Narumi Tsugeki (Matsuyama University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  The trends of mass balance of persistent organic pollutants and potential biological risks in the environment

  Principal investigator ／ Kento Ito (Kyoto University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Analyzing “Bountiful Sea”: Developing a cross-disciplinary method for questionnaire

  Principal investigator ／ Kazumi Wakita (Tokai University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Evaluation of trace element accumulation in Mexican crocodile

  Principal investigator ／ Izumi Watanabe (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Identification of genes and its function in Morelet’s crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii) by de novo RNA-seq analyses

  Principal investigator ／ Midori Iida (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  POPs profile analysis of marine plastics in the stomachs and intestines of stranded whales in Japan

  Principal investigator ／ Toru Oeda (University of Tukuba)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Elucidation of the imbalance mechanism of helper T cell subsets mediated by aromatic hydrocarbon receptors and evaluation of susceptibility to fish diseases

  Principal investigator ／ Masatoshi Yamasaki (Kagoshima University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Sea surface height observation experiments from moving platforms

  Principal investigator ／ Kaoru Ichikawa (Kyushu University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Trace element analysis of sea turtles to elucidate trace element accumulation in large aquatic reptiles

  Principal investigator ／ Yuki Oya (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Assessment of the metabolism of 2,3’,4,4’,5-pentachlorobiphenyl via human cytochrome P450 2A6 by in silico analysis and in vitro metabolic study

  Principal investigator ／ Shusaku Hirakawa (Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Observational analysis of the change of the turbulence just below surface waves in the coastal area

  Principal investigator ／ Masanori Konda (Kyoto University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Effects of dissolved inorganic nitrogen from different sources on seasonal variation of surface chlorophyll in the East China Sea

  Principal investigator ／ Fan Xu (Tianjin University of Science and Technology)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Development of the numerical model of marine ecosystem in Wakasa Bay

  Principal investigator ／ Atsushi Kaneda (Fukui Prefectural University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Screening of naturally occurring and anthropogenic AHR ligands and molecular mechanisms of ligand preference

  Principal investigator ／ Eun-Young Kim (Kyung Hee University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Examination for analysis method of time-series variation on plant biomass production from land to lake area around south side of Lake Biwa

  Principal investigator ／ Yasufumi Satoguchi (Lake Biwa Museum)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Evaluation of comprehensive search method for organohalogen compounds in sediment core sample by using high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometer and selective detector

  Principal investigator ／ Teruyo Ieda (National Institute for Environmental Studies)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Mobile Ship Observation for KYUCHO in the Bungo Channel according to the ocean prediction

  Principal investigator ／ Toru Miyama (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Effects of sediments collected from Seto Inland Sea to aquatic organisms

  Principal investigator ／ Seiichi Uno (Kagoshima University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Study on turbulent mixing processes at tidal fronts

  Principal investigator ／ Eisuke Tsutsumi (The University of Tokyo)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Pharmacokinetic parameters of chemicals in daily use products

  Principal investigator ／ Tomohiko Isobe (National Institute for Environmental Studies)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Historical pollution trends of heavy metal in Beppu Bay using the bottom sediment

  Principal investigator ／ Tetsuro Agusa (Prefectural University of Kumamoto)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Evaluation of immune response to OTC in red seabreams

  Principal investigator ／ Su-Min Bak (Korea Institute of Toxicology)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Effect of reclamation project on sediment scouring and silting in Bohai Bay

  Principal investigator ／ Ruiqing Wang (Tianjin University of Science and Technology)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Numerical studies on Japanese anchovy larval growth and transport in the Yellow Sea

  Principal investigator ／ Yanan Wang (Ocean University of China)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Interannual variations of SST fronts in the Peru coast

  Principal investigator ／ Xiaolu Tian (Ocean University of China)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Analysis of the diversity and evolution of arthropod viruses using endogenous viral elements

  Principal investigator ／ Masayuki Horie (Osaka Metropolitan University)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  The potential distribution of adult Antarctic Krill in the Amundsen Sea

  Principal investigator ／ Lulu Liu (Tianjin University of Science and Technology)

• General collaboration on chemical pollution and coastal environment researches

  Using Insect Specific Viruses for Arbovirus Control in Mosquitoes

  Principal investigator ／ Maria Carla SALEH (Institut Pasteur)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Research 1

  Integrating a Genomic Perspective towards Biological Control Approaches: The Case in Arthropod Vectors

  Research 1: Pathogen and pest control with reduced drug dependence and environmental impact: towards sustainable infectious disease control and agriculture

  Principal investigator ／ Thaddeus CARVAJAL (De La Salle University)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Research 1

  Integrating a Genomic Perspective towards Biological Control Approaches: The Case in Agricultural Pests and its Natural Enemies

  Research 1: Pathogen and pest control with reduced drug dependence and environmental impact: towards sustainable infectious disease control and agriculture

  Principal investigator ／ Ma. Luisa ENRIQUEZ (De La Salle University)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Research 1

  Insecticide resistance status and future insecticide choices for vector control strategies in Bangladesh

  Research 1: Pathogen and pest control with reduced drug dependence and environmental impact: towards sustainable infectious disease control and agriculture

  Principal investigator ／ Ashekul Islam (Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Research 1

  Antimicrobial resistance profiling along Selangor River, Malaysia

  Research 1: Pathogen and pest control with reduced drug dependence and environmental impact: towards sustainable infectious disease control and agriculture

  Principal investigator ／ Choon Weng Lee (Universiti Malaya)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Research 1

  Antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes contamination in finfish and shellfish aquaculture of Bangladesh and evaluation of human health risk

  Research 1: Pathogen and pest control with reduced drug dependence and environmental impact: towards sustainable infectious disease control and agriculture

  Principal investigator ／ Anwar Hossain (University of Dhaka)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Research 2

  Effects of tyrosinase inhibitors on metabolism of neurotransmitters and behavior in early developing zebrafish

  Research 2: Creation of platform for signal toxicity evaluation starting from the development of neurotransmission network disturbance detection method

  Principal investigator ／ Hiroki Teraoka (Rakuno Gakuen University)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Research 2

  Investigation of metabolome extraction methods related to neurotransmitter and thyroid hormone concentrations in brain

  Research 2: Creation of platform for signal toxicity evaluation starting from the development of neurotransmission network disturbance detection method

  Principal investigator ／ Akifumi Eguchi (Chiba University)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Research 2

  Exploring novel biomarkers for disturbance of microglia-neuron signaling by chemical exposure

  Research 2: Creation of platform for signal toxicity evaluation starting from the development of neurotransmission network disturbance detection method

  Principal investigator ／ Tetsushi Hirano (University of Toyama)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Research 2

  The effects of environmental chemicals exposed cell-derived exosomes on the development and functions of neuronal cells

  Research 2: Creation of platform for signal toxicity evaluation starting from the development of neurotransmission network disturbance detection method

  Principal investigator ／ Wataru Miyazaki (Hirosaki University)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Research 2

  Establishment of testing method for developmental neurotoxicity of chemicals and development of sensitive biomarkers using zebrafish embryos

  Research 2: Creation of platform for signal toxicity evaluation starting from the development of neurotransmission network disturbance detection method

  Principal investigator ／ Akira Kubota (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Research 2

  Development of in vivo imaging techniques to detect chemical signaling toxicity～Visualization of disturbed brain regions using ~Arc-Cre/ ERT2;Ai14 mice

  Research 2: Creation of platform for signal toxicity evaluation starting from the development of neurotransmission network disturbance detection method

  Principal investigator ／ Yoshinori Ikenaka (Hokkaido University)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Others

  Integrated assessment of chemical pollution and its impacts on wild populations of Crocodylus moreletii in the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula

  Others: New discipline and interdisciplinary fusion research proposed by applicants

  Principal investigator ／ Mauricio González Jáuregui (Autonomous University of Campeche)

• Creation of new discipline and Interdisciplinary fusion research

  Others

  Cytogenetics on cetaceans

  Others: New discipline and interdisciplinary fusion research proposed by applicants

  Principal investigator ／ Nozomi Kurihara (Utsunomiya University)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Physical-ecosystem numerical model for Jakarta Bay

  Principal investigator ／ Endro Soeyanto (National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Contamination status, emission sources, and exposure risk of halogenated flame retardants and organophosphate esters in settled dust from informal waste processing workshops in northern Vietnam

  Principal investigator ／ Quoc Anh Hoang (University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Assessment of biological community in sediment contaminated by PAHs: Linking source apportionment to biodiversity

  Principal investigator ／ Haotian Sun (Northwest University)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Spatial distribution of multiple biological communities in Beiluo river located in the Loess Plateau, China: Influence of PAHs contamination and land-use changes

  Principal investigator ／ Jiahua Guo (Northwest University)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Investigation on the Occurrence of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) Residues in Sea Water and Fresh Water from Jakarta Bay and Lower Reach of Rivers at Jakarta Great Area

  Principal investigator ／ Agus Sudaryanto (National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Analysis of the spatial and temporal variability of DMS in the East China Sea and the impact process analysis

  Principal investigator ／ Siyu Li (Tianjin University of Science and Technology)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Forecast of green tide distribution in the Yellow Sea in the next 10 years

  Principal investigator ／ Shiying Lin (Tianjin University of Science and Technology)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Dynamics of Salinity Intrusion in Chao Phraya River Estuary – Thailand: Past, Present and Future Behaviors under Climate Change

  Principal investigator ／ Tanuspong POKAVANICH (Kasetsart University)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Spatiotemporal analysis of Malaria in West Java, Indonesia: An Evaluation and Recommendation of Elimination Strategies

  Principal investigator ／ Lia Faridah (Universitas Padjadjaran)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Interannual Variations of the Zhejiang Coastal Upwelling and its Influences on Nutrient Fluxes and Primary Production

  Principal investigator ／ Yifei Luo (Ocean University of China)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Investigation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in 10 shark species from Indonesia: Species-specific accumulation, feeding ecology interaction, and implication for human exposure

  Principal investigator ／ Selvia Oktaviyani (National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Numerical simulation and flux calculation of persistent organic pollutant concentration profiles in offshore sediments

  Principal investigator ／ Donglin Yu (Ocean University of China)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Assessment of environmental contamination in water and cultured fish samples in San Pablo lakes, Philippines

  Principal investigator ／ Maria Claret Tsuchiya (University of the Philippines Los Banos)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  The development of an ecosystem model to reproduce green Noctiluca red tide for the upper Gulf of Thailand

  Principal investigator ／ ANUKUL BURANAPRATHEPRAT (Burapha University)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Characterization of Biota Accumulation and Human Exposure to PCBs and BFRs in Surabaya, the Second Highest Industrialized City of Indonesia

  Principal investigator ／ Muhammad Ilyas (National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia)

• International joint research on Asian environmental problems

  Host-virus interactions on mosquito-borne viral infectious diseases

  Principal investigator ／ Justin Jang Hann Chu (National University of Singapore)

• International symposium and research meeting

  Recent trends in biological control: Interdisciplinary approaches for vector-borne diseases and agricultural pest management

  Principal investigator ／ Divina AMALIN (De La Salle University)

• International symposium and research meeting

  Workshop for fishery environment studies in the Seto Inland Sea

  Principal investigator ／ Tsutomu Tokeshi (Fukui Prefectural University)

• International symposium and research meeting

  Meeting for proceeding an application of high-frequency ocean surface radar

  Principal investigator ／ Yoshihiro Okumura (Kansai University)