Selected Projects
FY2008
| Project Title |
Nanotechnology |
| Researcher |
SUGIYAMA Susumu |
| Position and Organization |
Professor, Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University |
| Period |
Dispatched 8 times from September, 2009 |
| Counterpart |
Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology, SLINTEC |
| Country |
Sri Lanka |
FY2009
| Project Title |
Development of new diagnostic methods for arbovirus infections |
| Researcher |
INOUE Shingo |
| Position and Organization |
Assistant Professor, Department of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University |
| Period |
Dispatched twice from October, 2009 |
| Counterpart |
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation) |
| Country |
Kenya |
| Project Title |
Future scenario of climate change |
| Researcher |
KUSUNOKI Shoji and 2 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Head, First Research Laboratory, Climate Research Department, Meteorological Research Institute (MRI) |
| Period |
Dispatched 4 times from November, 2009 |
| Counterpart |
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Centro de Previso de Tempo e Estudos Climatico |
| Country |
Brazil |
| Project Title |
Project of assessment of data assimilation techniques based on vertical profile measurement networks of atmospheric constituents in the southern hemisphere (※) |
| Researcher |
MIZUNO Akira and 2 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Professor, Atmospheric Environment Division, Solor-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University |
| Period |
Dispatched 6 times from December, 2009 |
| Counterpart |
Centro de Investigacionese en Laseres v Aplicaciosnes (CEILAP) |
| Country |
Argentina |
※ The project title was revised as “Program for establishment of an observing station for atmospheric constituents in Rio Gallegos, the southernmost part of South America” after the project started.
| Project Title |
Reforestation and forestation in aim of reduction of generation of greenhouse gases and lessening of global |
| Researcher |
KAKUBARI Yoshitaka |
| Position and Organization |
Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University |
| Period |
Dispatched 8 times from March, 2010 |
| Counterpart |
Committee for protection of environment under Government of Republic of Tajikistan |
| Country |
Tajikistan |
| Project Title |
Development of integrated utilization system of oil palm biomass |
| Researcher |
TANAKA Ryohei and 1 researcher |
| Position and Organization |
Director, Department of Biomass Chemistry, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
| Period |
Dispatched 10 times from March, 2010 |
| Counterpart |
Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| Country |
Malaysia |
| Project Title |
Evaluation of multi-hazards in the south basin of Lake Managua, Nicaragua |
| Researcher |
MINOWA Chikahiro and 6 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Research Counselor, Disaster prevention Research Center, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention |
| Period |
Dispatched 9 times from March, 2010 |
| Counterpart |
Centro de Investigaciones Geocientificas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua en Managua (CIGEO-UNAN) |
| Country |
Nicaragua |
| Project Title |
Screening of efficient strains of Bacillus sphaericus for control of dangerous insects and infections (※) |
| Researcher |
OYAIZU Hiroshi |
| Position and Organization |
Professor, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo |
| Period |
Dispatched twice from April, 2010 |
| Counterpart |
Microbial Depository Centre (syn. State Microbial Depository Centre, RCDM), Department of the Centre of Microbiology and Microbial Depository, NAS of Armenia, CMMD |
| Country |
Armenia |
※ The project title was revised as “Molecular identification of entomopathogenic strains and screening of new insecticidal proteins from Bacillus sphaericus and related species” after the project started.
| Project Title |
Reduction of climate change impacts in coastal zones |
| Researcher |
TORII Kenichi and 2 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Professor and Director, Center for Disaster Management Informatics Research, Ehime University |
| Period |
Dispatched 7 times from September, 2010 |
| Counterpart |
Ministry for the coordination of environmental affairs, Sustainable Development Center: Center for Sustainable Development of Coastal Zones (CDS Coastal Zones) |
| Country |
Mozambique |
| Project Title |
Climate changes and their importance to the global carbon cycle (※) |
| Researcher |
NAKAYAMA Keisuke and 2 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology |
| Period |
Dispatched 9 times from October, 2010 |
| Counterpart |
Universidad Tecnologica de Paname (Centro de Investigaciones Hidraulicas e Hidrotecnicas) |
| Country |
Panama |
※ The project title was revised as “Influence of climate changes on the hydrological cycle in the Panama Canal Watershed”, after the project started.
FY2010
| Project Title |
Establishment of Mexico's national center for genetic resources preservation |
| Researcher |
MACHIDA (HIRANO) Ryoko |
| Position and Organization |
Visiting Cooperative Researcher, Gene Research Center, University of Tsukuba |
| Period |
Dispatched twice from July, 2010 |
| Counterpart |
National Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock Research Institute |
| Country |
Mexico |
| Project Title |
Development of motion analysis system for improvement of clinical services and researches in rehabilitation service |
| Researcher |
SAKAI Kazuhiro and 2 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Associate Professor, Department of Prosthetics and Assistive Technology, Niigata University of Health and Welfare |
| Period |
Dispatched 14 times from February, 2011 |
| Counterpart |
Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Center |
| Country |
Thailand |
| Project Title |
Development of nitrogen use efficiency technology to reduce greenhouse gas effect in agriculture system |
| Researcher |
URANO Yutaka and 1 researcher |
| Position and Organization |
Researcher, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| Period |
Dispatched twice from January, 2011 |
| Counterpart |
International Center for Tropical Agriculture |
| Country |
Colombia |
| Project Title |
Collaborative research project on carbon capture and storage (CCS) |
| Researcher |
SATO Toru |
| Position and Organization |
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| Period |
Dispatched twice from March, 2011 |
| Counterpart |
Carbon Storage Research Center (CEPAC), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul |
| Country |
Brazil |
| Project Title |
Planning for a research on the development and application of a high concentration solar generation system used in the desert region |
| Researcher |
NIINO Masayuki |
| Position and Organization |
Chief Advisor, Section of Management and Planning, Foundation for Promotion of Japan Aerospace Technology (JAST) |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 3 times during implementation period |
| Counterpart |
Alexandria University, IGSR, Solar Energy Research Center |
| Country |
Egypt |
| Project Title |
Management of mining waste tailing damp at the region Bor |
| Researcher |
ISHIYAMA Daizo and 5 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Professor (Director of Center for Geo-Environmental Science), Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 15 times from August, 2011 |
| Counterpart |
The Institute for Mining and Metallurgy Bor |
| Country |
Serbia |
| Project Title |
Science and technology research partnership for biomass energy utilizing livestock waste |
| Researcher |
UMETSU Kazutaka and 1 researcher |
| Position and Organization |
Professor, Graduate school of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 10 times from April, 2011 |
| Counterpart |
Institute for Animal Husbandry |
| Country |
Serbia |
| Project Title |
Design of regionally adaptable energy system in Botswana |
| Researcher |
OKUMURA Hideyuki and 2 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 14 times from March, 2011 |
| Counterpart |
University of Botswana |
| Country |
Botsuwana |
| Project Title |
Developing surveillance tools to monitor vectors and viruses for reemerging infectious diseases in Malawi |
| Researcher |
HIGA Yukiko and 1 researcher |
| Position and Organization |
Assistant Professor, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch twice from April, 2011 |
| Counterpart |
University of Malawi Faculty of Science Department of Biology |
| Country |
Malawi |
| Project Title |
Capacity building for development of new therapeutic compounds for Chagas disease in El Salvador |
| Researcher |
KITA Kiyoshi and 1 researcher |
| Position and Organization |
Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 6 times from August, 2011 |
| Counterpart |
Centre for Scientific Research of El Salvador (CICES) |
| Country |
El Salvador |
| Project Title |
Water resources and climate change (※) |
| Researcher |
KOMAI Katsuaki and 2 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Associated Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Enginnering, Kitami Institute of Technology |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 9 times from September, 2011 |
| Counterpart |
La Molina National Agrarian University |
| Country |
Peru |
※ The project title was revised as “Research on the impact of climate change on hydrological processes in watershed and agricultural production in Peru” after the project started.
FY2011
| Project Title |
Hazard geology focusing on the landsides in Tegucigalpa |
| Researcher |
YAMAGISHI Hiromitsu and 2 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Professor, Center for Disaster Management Informatics Research, Ehime University |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 17 times from February, 2012 |
| Counterpart |
Honduras, University of Technology of Engineers |
| Country |
Honduras |
| Project Title |
Developing a glacier inventory in the Argentinean Andes using high resolution ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Satellite) data |
| Researcher |
UKITA Jinro and 3 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Professor, Faculty of Science, Niigata University |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 9 times from March, 2012 |
| Counterpart |
Argentinean Institute for Snow，Ice and Environmental Research （IANIGLA-CONICET） |
| Country |
Argentina |
| Project Title |
Improvement of the agricultural production and the food security |
| Researcher |
SUZUKI Shinnji and 2 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Associate Professor, Department of Bioproduction & Environment Engineering, Faculty of Regional Environment Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 18 times from March, 2012 |
| Counterpart |
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Production, and Marine Affairs-Water Resources |
| Country |
Djibouti |
| Project Title |
Study for sustainable medical herb cultivation |
| Researcher |
HAYASHI Hiroaki |
| Position and Organization |
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 6 times form March, 2012 |
| Counterpart |
State Enterprise Forest and Hunting and Academy of Science of the Republic of Tajikistan, Institute of Botany, Plant Physiology and Genetics |
| Country |
Tajikistan |
FY2012
| Project Title |
Identification of environmental and genetic risk factors in Chilean population |
| Researcher |
KOBAYASHI Maki and 3 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Assistant Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 7 times from July, 2012 |
| Counterpart |
University of Chile |
| Country |
Chile |
| Project Title |
Experts in veterinary science (※) |
| Researcher |
KAMATA Hiroshi and 6 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Professor, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 9 times from August, 2012 |
| Counterpart |
School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, University of Ghana |
| Country |
Ghana |
※ The project title is revised as “Experts in veterinary medicine and other related agricultural sciences” after the project started.
| Project Title |
Hydrotreating of vegetable oils |
| Researcher |
ASAOKA Sachio and 2 researchers |
| Position and Organization |
Professor (Project), The University of Kitakyushu |
| Period |
Scheduled to dispatch 14 times from February, 2013 |
| Counterpart |
National University of Colombia, Medellin Branch |
| Country |
Colombia |
Position and organization of Japanese researchers are as of the time of submission.
