H-1

The 35rd International Symposium on the Okhotsk Sea & Polar Oceans
at Mombetsu

Session H
Activities to Promote
Industry-Government-Academia (I-G-A)
Collaborative Researchon the Arctic Region
February 18, 2020

〇Masato TANAKA
Japan Arctic Research Network Center(J-ARC Net)
Hokkaido University

Rapid decrease of Arctic sea ice
Prospects for Arctic sea ice area in September

Influence of global warming⚫ Decrease of sea ice⚫ Rise of sea level⚫ Changes of vegetation and ecosystem
by rise of sea temperature, and Sea
acidification etc.
⚫ Changes of economic activities andutilization for industries
For future proposal

Prospects for Arctic sea ice area in September,
2050（IPCC AR5 WG1 Technical Summary TS-Fig.17）⚫ What happens ?
⚫ Influence to region and humansociety？
⚫ Countermeasure and sustainableutilization ?
⚫ Geographic environment changes inHokkaido as the northernmost
prefecture ？ etc.

Activities of J-ARC Net for the Arctic Region from FY2016 to 2021
Supporting
Research Communities

HU-ARC

Promoting Industry-GovernmentAcademia (I-G-A) Collaboration

Industries

Governments

Research Communities
Stakeholders

NiPR-AERC

JAMSTEC-IACE

Creation of new academic field conductive to solve issues in the Arctic region regarding
Environment preservation and sustainable utilization on the Arctic region(1) Promoting advanced and interdisciplinary collaborative research(2) Planning and promotion between research community, industry and government(3) Nurturing personnel having broad outlook and leadership to solve international
problems

Activities of J-ARC Net for the Arctic Region founded in April, 2016
Supporting Research Communities Project(RC Project)(1) Challenging Exploratory Interdisciplinary Joint
ResearchPromotion Industry-Government-Academia(I-G-A) Collaboration Project(I-G-A Project)(1) I-G-A Collaboration Feasibility Study(2) Joint Promotion Research(2) I-G-A Collaboration Planning Meeting(3) Joint Research Meeting(3) Arctic region Open Seminar

Promoting researcher nurture programs
Providing Arctic science course and Field Courses in Arctic region for not only personnel in researchers but
also in industries and governments

Disseminating results
Inviting experts to International symposium for discussion of our future activities
Opening intensive information to the public with website

Prospective effects
Creation of innovative academic fields and new industries, Adoption of new viewpoints and technologies,
Promotion of international collaboration, Supply of personnel with broad outlook and Contribution toincrease Japanese presence,
through advanced and interdisciplinary research

Arctic region Open Seminar in FY2016, 2017,2018 and 2019
■To provide the latest information of Arctic region in natural and social sciences■To promote new entry to activities to solve issues in Arctic region■For personnel in industries and governments
Subjects

Titles of lectures

I/G/A

1stFuture Arctic Region,
Jan.17,
Northern Sea Route2017@Sapporo (NSR) and Hokkaido(1)Utilization strategy for NSR in Hokkaido(2)Perspective & Challenge for transit shipping by NSR(3)Application Technology & Dev. needed by NSR(4)Investigation for NSR & Russia in Hokkaido(5)Arctic & World(6)Future Arctic

44/19/24

2ndMar.17,
2017@Tokyo(1)Utilization strategy for NSR in Hokkaido(2)Arctic Shipping and its perspective in Finland(3)Arctic Shipping and its perspective for Yamal-LNG(4)Perspective & Challenge for transit shipping by NSR(5)Utilization for submarine cable in the Arctic region

27/ 5/ 29

Utilization for North
Sea and NSR, and its
Perspectivecontinued

Arctic region Open Seminar in FY2016, 2017,2018 and 2019
I/G/A
3 rdUtilization for Arctic
Jul.24,
Region conductive to2017@Sapporo Creation of Industries

Trend of the economic
4rddevelopment
Dec.14,and international
2017
governance@Sapporo around the Arcticregion(1)Shipping Logistics(2)Oil & Gas Development(3)Yamal LNG-PJ(4)Tele-communication (Submarine cable)(5)Fishery(6)Agriculture & Food(1)Necessity and possibility of economic Dev.
in Russian Arctic(2)International relations around the Arctic region(3)Current situation & perspective internationallaw related to the Arctic(4)The Arctic region policy & its perspectivein Russia(5)The Arctic region policy & its perspectivein China(6)International situation & Japanese correspondence
around the Arctic region

75/24/27

25/14/26

continued

Arctic region Open Seminar in FY2016, 2017,2018 and 2019

Progress of the latest
5 th
Arctic research andJul.20,
the possibility of
2018
application to industry@Sapporo and society

6 thDec.12,
2018@TokyoPossibilities andchallenges ofapplication to industry
on the latest Arctic
observation andprediction technology(1)The Arctic research from the AMAP-WG report(2)Climate impact from the Arctic to Japan and its
prediction(3)New application model of Arctic sea route –possibility and challenges(4)Influence of climate change on life history andbiomass dynamics of salmon(5)Current situation and prospects of the Arctic
tourism and cruises(6)Feasibility of the Arctic Ocean Submarine Cableand its ripple effect - From TOW3
(1)Arctic region observation by climate change
observation satellite "Shikisai" (2)Changes andtrends of permafrost in the Arctic region(2)Changes and trends of Arctic permafrost due to climatechange and their effects(3)Fishery resources in the northern area underclimate change ～Economic impact assessment～(4)Arctic Ocean Observation and expectation for
icebreaker by Marine Earth Research Vessel "Mirai“(5)Observation of the Arctic ocean and sea iceon the latest icebreaker and its application(6)Prospects of observation and prediction
technology for navigational support in the Arctic
Ocean and expectations for icebreakers

I/G/A

21/19/32

29/ 2/27

Arctic region Open Seminar in FY2016, 2017,2018 and 2019

7 thChanging Arctic
Jul.24,
environment and its
2019
impact on Hokkaido@Sapporo8 thDec.12,
2019@TokyoCurrent status andprospects ofArctic oil & gas
development

I/G/A(1) Arctic climate change ～Real Images, forecasts andimpact on Japan and the World(2) Arctic climate change and its impact on the weather
in Hokkaido(3) Impact of Arctic climate change on fisheries inHokkaido
25/3/41(4) Relationship between climate and environmental
conditions in the Arctic and forest fire, and the impactof air pollution on Hokkaido(5) Expectations for Arctic Research: From the Viewpointof Food and Health in Hokkaido(1) Oil and & development strategies and trends on Russian ArcticRegion(2) Track records of Yamal LNG project and initiatives for new
Arctic project(3) Use of the North Sea Route: Current status, issues, andresearch of ships and navigation(4) Roles and impacts of international environmental law on 19/ 8/26
oil & gas development in the Arctic and domestic
environmental law in the Yamal region(5) Development and Environmental Changes in the Arctic(Yamal Region): Impacts on Indigenous Peoples andCommunities(6) General discussion

Total 591

265/94/232

8 th Arctic Region Open Seminar“Current status and prospects of Arctic oil & gas development”

Q & A session at the lecture"Russian Arctic Oil & Gas
Development Strategies and Trends"

Q & A session at the lecture"The Role and Impact of international anddomestic Environmental Laws of the Yamal
region on Oil and Gas Development”

Survey from stakeholders on the 7 th and 8 th Arctic region Open Seminar【Q1】Was the seminar usefulfor you ?

【Q2】Which natural science fields
in the Arctic region can you expect
the possibility of social
implementation efforts ?
Ocean & Sea Ice
Climate change
Shipping
Natural disaster
Environmental…

【Q3】Which human and social
science fields in the Arctic region
can you expect the possibility ofsocial implementation efforts ?
International relation
Human society
EconomyGovernanceMeteorological observation
Biological ecology

Law & Regulation

Aviation & Space(satellite)

Politics

Telecommunication
Cryosphere
Health & Sanitation

Terrestrial & Permafrost

People, Language &…
Education &…
Archeology

Atmosphere
Architect. & Civil eng.
Math. & Statistics
OthersMedical treatment(%) 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0

Literature & History
Philosophy & Religion
Others(%) 0.05.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0

Survey from stakeholders on the 7 th and 8 th Arctic region Open Seminar【Q4】Which Industrial fields in the Arctic region can 【Q5】What are you expected to this Open Seminarpromoting new entry to industrial activities in theyou expect the possibility of social implementation
Arctic region ?
efforts ?
Shipping & NSR
I-G-A Collaboration

Fishery
Oil & Gas
Tourism

Deeping interest

Agriculture & Food
MineralBreadth of possibility

Aviation & Space(satellite)
ShipbuildingInternational collaboration

Telecommunication
Forestry & Paper making
Medicine & WelfarePolitical proposal

Education
Architect. & Civil eng.,

Promoting to dig out issue

Amusement
Distribution

Economic assessment

Money market
Real estate
Heavy industry & Plant

OthersOthers(%) 0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

(%) 0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

Accepted Collaborative Research Projects in FY2016-29019
Collaborative Researchers
14.0

100

12.9

11.4

243

250

38

10.0
185

184
4100
50

8.0

21

6.0

6.2

150

256

228
180

4.0
164

2.2

2.00
2016

Domestic

2017

2018

International2019

25.0

80

15200

82

12.0

International Ratio(%)

300

27.5900.0FYInternational Ratio

Number of Organization

29430.0

91

25

15

21.5

7060

65
58

18.3

20.0

14350

15.0

4030

6755

20

10.0

66

51

International Ratio(%)

350

Number of Collaborative Researchers

Participating Organizations

5.05.21000.02016

Domestic

2017

2018

International2019

FY

International Ratio

Accepted Collaborative Research Projects in FY2016-29019

323130

50.0

50.0
46.9

2520

1223

38.7

32215

40.0

30.0

1115

20.0

1020

19

17

13.0

10.0

11

500.0
2016

Domestic

2017

2018

international

2019

FYInternational Ratio

3532
312556.3

54.5

52.2

3060.050.02341.9221440.0

18201130.0

101520.01051812131210.000.0
2016

2017

Interdisciplinary

20182019 FYDisciplinary

Interdisciplinary Ratio※Interdisciplinary：HS/NS, HS/E, NS/E and HS/NS/E at Human & Social Science(HS)/Natural(NS) Science/Engineering(E)Interdisciplinary Ratio(%)

60.0

Number of Interdisciplinary Research Projects

35Interdisciplinary Research Projects

International Ratio(%)

Number of Collaborative Research Projects

Collaborative Research Projects

Promoting researcher nurture to solve issues in the Arctic region
Arctic Science Course
Nov.21～22, 2019 at Sapporo and Tokyo
25 participants
Industries:8Governments:2
Researchers:15 (incl. Students:6)

1. Opening, Guidance and Self-introduction
2. Lectures(1) Geography & History(2) Atmosphere(3) Snow and ice(4) Ocean(5) Ocean Ecosystem(6) Terrestrial Ecosystem(7) North Sea Routes(8) Resources Development(9) Human beings andSociety(10)Governance
3. Social Gathering
Feb. in 2019
4. Presentation & Discussion
5. Closing

Field Course
Feb.24-Mar.4, 2020 at Russia
Winter School on “Environmentat andInnovwtion of the North”
at Yakutsk via Vladivostok
Participants : Personnel in Industries,Governments, Researches
Japan: I;2 (Mitsui Co.,Ltd., Ecotech),
G:1(Kyushu Regional Environment Office), A:8 ,Russia:10 (G and A)

Program:(1) City Tour (2) Seminar and Lecture on
Natural Enviro., Economy of Sakha, Life &History & Sustainable Dev. in the North, Arctic
traffic infra., Satellite ecology, and Mammoth
fauna, (3)Excursion of Cities and Suburbs in
Cold Enviro., Sakha Flux Network site, andSpasskaya-Pad Research Station, (4)Tour ofArctic Innovation Center, Yakutsk State
Museum of History and Culture, Permafrost
Kingdom, and Permafrost Institute, (5)Presentation and Discussion etc.

Survey
Whatdofrom
we instakeholders
J-ARC Net on the Arctic region Open Seminar
Worldwide new information and cutting-edge research etc. on Arctic
J-ARC Net

HU／NiPR／JAMSTEC

Integration ofinformation andhuman Net WorkSocial ,Humanity,
Practical science
Teams
Trans-disciplinary
Cooperation,
Joint Research

Natural Science
Teams・Global warming
・Reducing sea ice
・Melting permafrost
・Change to Fresh water・Change of ecology
・Erosion of shoreetc.

Influenceand evaluation
・Climate Change・Possibility of NSR・Cost of Natural resource
Development
・Change of Fishery Res.
・Change of Tundra,
Forrestetc.

Collaborationwith Industries and Academia
Industries
・Shipping, Marine・Energy, Mining
・Civil, Harbor・Trading ・・・
Universities
Jap, Rus, US,Fin,Nor・・・

Future precise prediction
Platform: Sustainability, Application
Utilization and Feasibility

NSR

Oil & Gas,NaturalResources

Fishery

Tourism

The others

Industrial Structural Revolutionof Society in 21th Century
Creation ofNew Research & Industries

Promoting Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration (I-G-A)

Categories
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スタディ

FS
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スタディ

PM

FY
2018
～2019

NSR2018
2019

Engineer-ing

2019

FutureArctic

課題設定集会

D-2

H-2

H-3
2019

IndustryFields

NSR
Shipping

H-4

Subjects
Summary of the Northern Sea Route trialshipping of containers*1Hokkaido Univ., *2Tomakomai Port Management Association,*3Hokkaido Research Inst. for the 21st Century Co., Ltd.

Arctic Technology & Research Forum toconsolidate opinions from industries*1 Japan Marine United Corporation , *2 The Univ. of Tokyo, *3
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., *4INPEX Corporation, *5Mitsui
O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., *6Zeni Lite Buoy, *7National Inst. of Polar
Research, Ltd., *8Hokkaido University, *9JAMSTEC, *10Engineering Advancement Association of Japan

Future Arctic utilization
Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM)
approachResearchers〇Natsuhiko OTSUKA*1, Hideo SASAKI*2,Eisaku NAKAMURA*3, Tomomi KAKIZAKI*2,Akira MORIKI*1〇Satoru FUKUBA*1, Hajime YAMAGUCHI*2,Hiroshi YOSHINAGA*3, YoshihikoKUROKAWA*4, Takao KASHIWAGI*5, Hajime
YOSHIDA*6, Hironori YABUKI*7, Yuji
KODAMA*7, Keiichirou Ohshima*8, Yasushi
FUKAMACHI*8, Takashi KIKUCHI*9, Akira
KUROKAWA*10〇Natsuhiko OTSUKA*1, Lawson BRIGHAM*2,Eisaku NAKAMURA*3, Tomoaki KAGAWA*4,Fujio Ohnishi*1, Juha Saunavaara*1, Minori
TAKAHASHI*1, Akira MORIKI*1*1Hokkaido Univ., *2 University of Alaska Fairbanks, *3HokkaidoResearch Inst. for the 21st Century Co., *4Hokkaido Local
Government

LNG Transportation from Arctic Sea ~YAMAL LNG Project ~*1 Mitsui O. S. K. Lines,Ltd.

〇Shiro.IZUMI*1, Yuta ORITO*1, Takao
KASHIWAGI*1

Promoting Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration
Categories

FYFields

2019

Ecosystem

StatusReportH-5

Subjects
WGICA(ICES/PICES/PAME working group for
Integrated Ecosystem Assessment of theCentral Arctic Ocean)

Researchers
Sei-ichi SAITOH*1, Natsuhiko OTSUKA*1,Fujio OHNISHI*1, Hein Rune SKJOLDAL*2,John BENGTSON*3*1Hokkaido Univ., *2Institute of Marine Research, *3Alaska Fisheries
Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

FSフィージビ
リティスタディ2019
2020

課題設定集会H-6

Monitoring of surface displacement inpermafrost regions by InSAR analysis and local
needs*1 Hokkaido Univ. *2Iwata Chizaki Inc., *3Yakutsk Permafrost Institute,*4 Mie Univ., *5JAXA, *6Yakutsk State Design and Research Institutefor Construction, *7Institute of the Humanities and the Indigenous
People of North

2019

PMPermafrost

Oil Spill& Frozen
GroundH-7

Research meeting on ISO19906 and frozen
ground engineering*1Systems Engineering Associates, Inc., *2Cryosphere EngineeringLaboratory, *3Hachinohe Institute Univ., *4 Engineering Advancement
Association of Japan, *5Civil Engineering Research Institute for ColdRegion, *6National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Tomakomai
College, *7 Hokkaido Univ., *8Kajima Corporation, *9SEIKEN CO., LTD.,*10SEIKEN CO., LTD., *11Hokkai-Gakuen University, *12National Inst.
of Polar Research〇Go IWAHANA*1, Takumi KAWAMURA*2,Shunji KANIE*1, Alexander FEDOROV*3,Masato FURUYA*1, Yoshihiro IIJIMA*4,Takahiro ABE*5, Takeo TADONO*5, Kazuki
YANAGIYA*1, Anastasia TSEEVA*6, YuriZHEGUSOV*7〇Naoki NAKAZAWA*1, Satoshi AKAGAWA*2,
Takahiro TAKEUCHI*3, Akira KUROKAWA*4,Shinji KIOKA*5, Yuko MATSUO*6, Shunji
KANIE*7, Teru YOSHIDA*8, Hisao IZUTA*9,Hiroshi OGURA*10, Tetsuya TOKORO*11,Toshio SONE*7, Hironori YABUKI*12

Promoting Industry-Government-Academia Collaboration

Categories

FYFields

Subjects

Researchers

2019

Tourism& Cruise

Fundamental Analysis of Significant Issues
Regarding Development of Arctic Tourism〇Takafumi FUKUYAMA*1, Hirofumi UEDA*1, Shuhei
TAKAHASHI*2, Noriaki NISHIYAMA*1, Masato
TANAKA*1, Taro MORI*1, Shuwa HONDA*3, Tomoe
KATO*1, Yuko SHIRAI*1, Fujio ONISHI*1, Juha
SAUNAVAARA*1, Antti-Jussi-YLIHARJU*4

RM
研究集会

H-8
2019

PR共同推進研究PM課題設定集会

Tourism& Cruise

H-9
2019

Tourism& Cruise

H-10*1Hokkaido Univ., *2Okhotsk Sea Ice Museum of Hokkaido,*3The Open University of Japan, *4University of LaplandStudy for Japan's demand on sustainable
Arctic marine tourism〇Masato TANAKA*1, Juha SAUNAVAARA*1, Brooks
KAISER*2, Chris HORBEL*2, Fujio OHNISHI*1,Natsuhiko OTSUKA*1, Eijiro ITO*3, Kayoko UEDA*4,Kengo UNO*5, Satoko IMAGAWA*6*1Hokkaido Univ., *2University of South Denmark, *3Cruise Life
Co. Ltd., *4Cruise Planet, *5Hurtigruten, *6International Cruise
Marketing

Study for issues of sustainable Arcticcruises*1Central Consultant Inc. *2Mitsui O.S.K. Passenger Line Ltd.,*3Silversea Cruises, *4University of Lapland, *5Hokkaido Univ.,*6National Inst. of Polar Research〇Hirohito ITO*1 Naohiko YAMAGUCHI*2, Yusuke
ITOKAWA*3, Stefan Kirchner*4, Masato TANAKA*5,
Juha SAUNAVAARA*5, Fujio OHNISHI*5,Natsuhiko OTSUKA*5, Hironori YABUKI*6

北海道経済同友会〇Atsu Yoshi MANDA, Taku MITSUI,
Jun INOUE,
Storm–mediated ocean–atmosphere heat
Masatake E. HORI, Kazuaki KAWAMOTO andE-3
exchange over the Arctic Ocean:
Kensuke K. KOMATSU
苫小牧工業専門学校
A case study of a Barents Sea cyclone
北日本港湾コンサルティング
一般社団法人寒地港湾技術研究センター
observed in January 2011
System Engineering Association
Cryosphere Engineering Lab.

Thank you very much for your attention !

Let’s join J-ARC Net Project !
・Open Seminar・Feasibility study & Planning Meeting
The deadline to apply for J-ARC Net
joint research ⇒ 2/21
・Researcher Nurture programs etc.
Please contact to;Prof. Masato Tanaka
mtanaka@arc.hokudai.ac.jp
http://www.arc.hokudai.ac.jp
Tel：+81-11-706-9624 Fax:+81-11-706-9623

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