Regional Sustainable Development Review: Japan

International Cooperation

Ryutaro Yatsu, Global Environment Department, Environment Agency of Japan, Japan

Combating Poverty

Changing Consumption Patterns in Japan

Midori Aoyagi-Usui, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

Demographic Dynamics in Japan

Naohiro Ogawa, Population Research Institute, Nihon University, Japan

Protection and Promotion of Human Health in Japan

Reiko Kishi, J. Goshima and Akiko Isu, Department of Public Health, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Japan

Promoting Human Sustainable Development

Tsuyosi Fujita, Osaka University

Integration of Environment and Development in Decision Making

Protection of the Atmosphere

Yoshitaka Fukuoka, Rissho University

Integrated Approach to the Planning and Management of Land Resources

Kazuyuki Konagaya, Osaka City University

Combating Deforestation

Yoshihisa Fujita, Aichi University

Combating Desertification and Drought

Mingyuan Du, National Institute of Agro-Environment Sciences

Sustainable Mountain Development

Yoshihisa Fujita, Aichi University

Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development

Akira Tabayashi, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

Conservation of Biological Diversity

Tetsukazu Yahara, Kyushu University

Environmentally Sound Management of Biotechnology in Japan

Akiko Murayama, Biotechnology Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan

Masato Ikegami, Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Japan

Protection of Oceans and Their Living Resources - Japan

Makoto Shimizu, Professor emeritus, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Protection of Freshwater Resources

Tadashi Arai, Rissho University, Japan

Soil and Groundwater Contamination and Remediation in Japan

Tatemasa Hirata, Wakayama University, Japan

Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Wastes

Changyuan Tang, Chiba University

Environmentally Sound Management of Solid Wastes and Sewage-Related Issues

Mariyo F. Watanabe, Rissho University

Safe and Environmentally Sound Management of Radioactive Wastes

Hideki Yoshida, Muroran Technical University

Strengthening the Role of Major Groups

Global Action for Women Towards Sustainable and Equitable Development

Hiroko Hara, Ochanomizu University

Children and Youth in Sustainable Development

Recognizing and Strengthening the Role of Indigenous People and Their Communities

Kazuyoshi Otsuka, National Institute of Ethnology

Strengthening the Role of NGOs: Partners for Sustainable Development

Kiyomi Kogo, Tohoku Gakuin University

Local Authorities Initiatives in Support of Agenda 21 - Japan

H. Shimizu, Global Environmental Forum, Japan

Strengthening the Role of Workers and their Trade Unions

Hiromasa Suzuki, Waseda University

Strengthening the Role of Business and Industry

Satoru Kato, Japan

The Scientific and Technological Community

Motoyuki Suzuki, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan

Strengthening the Role of Farmers

Yoshiyuki Yoshida, Takasaki City University of Economics

Financial Assistance

Kazuo Matsushita, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Technology Transfer

Ryo Hirasawa, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy

Science for Sustainable Development

Education, Public Awareness, and Training

Masahiro Takahashi, Environmental Education Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan

National Mechanisms and International Cooperation for Capacity Building - Japan

Hisako Omagari, Office of International Cooperation, Japan Environmental Sanitation Center, Japan

Hidetoshi Kitawaki, Faculty of Regional Development Studies, Toyo University, Japan

Tomonori Matsuo, Faculty of Regional Development Studies, Toyo University, Japan

International Institutional Arrangements

Ryutaro Yatsu, Global Environment Department, Environment Agency of Japan, Japan

International Legal Instruments and Mechanisms in Japan

Mineo Kato, Faculty of Economics, Yokohama National University, Japan

Information for Decision Making

Takehiko Murayama, Faculty of Administration & Social Sciences, Fukushima University, Japan

Agreements: Biodiversity Convention

Takeo Tanimoto, Utsunomiya National University

Agreements: Climate Change Convention

Hidefumi Imura, Kyushu University

Forestry Principles in Japan

Toshiaki Nishino, Takasaki City University of Economics

Agreements: Rio Declaration

Yasuko Kawashima, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

Global Forum NGO Treaties: Linking Japan to the World

Satoko Mori, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Meisei University, Japan

Management Responses: Changing the Way We Work

Peace and Security

Kuniko Inogushi, Sophia University, Japan

Security of Future Employment and Self-fulfillment

Meeting Energy Needs

Kan-ichiro Matsumura, Sanwa Consulting Group

Culture

Yuki Konagaya, National Museum of Ethnology

The View of Nature in Japanese Literature

Hajime Abe, Toyo Women's College

Towards A Sustainable Civilization and Society: A Socio-cultural Ecological Perspective from Japan

Koyu Furusawa, Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society, Japan

Future Scenarios: Predicting Our Environmental Future

Toshiaki Ichinose, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Japan

Itaru Yasui, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan