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Aqua Science International Symposium:
“Toward the Sustainable Aqua-Environment”
Date: 11/1/2025 Sat. – 11/2/2025 Sun. 2 days
Venue: Inamori hall, Inamori Center, Kyushu University (Fukuoka City, Japan)
1st day
11/1/2025 Sat. 10:00 – 18:00
Research meeting for research results report in “Aqua Science”
Language: Japanese, simultaneous interpretation in English
10:00-10:15 Welcome and Introduction
Kunio Araya Representative (Professor, Kyushu University)
10:15-11:00 Keynote Speech
Taikan Oki (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Water Minfra for Water Management in the Anthropocene
11:00-12:40 Session 1: Case Studies in Eastern Hokkaido Area
Yukie Kato (Curator, Kushiro City Museum)
Study of plant research history and changes of flora in Kushiro area
Susumu Egashira (Vice President, Otaru University of Commerce)
The Position of Human Society in Water Environmental Protection in Hokkaido:
From a History of Development and Coexistence
Yuichiro Fujioka (Associate Professor, Kyushu University)
Production of Environmental Education Materials on the Development and Conservation of the Kushiro Wetlands
12:40-13:40 Group Photo & Lunch
13:40-15:10 Session 2: Case Studies in Northern Kyushu Area
Norio Onikura (Professor, Kyushu University)
Fishes after heavy rain disaster
Satoshi Watanabe (Associate Professor, Kyushu University)
Investigation into the Dynamics of the Water Circulation System in Northern Kyushu
Yuta Itsumi (Assistant Professor, Kyushu University)
The Meaning of “River” in Yanagawa: Sharing the Experiences and Perceptions of Local Residents
15:10-16:00 Poster Session 1 & Coffee Break Presenter list
16:00-17:50 Session3: Case studies in Ryukyu Islands
Kunio Araya (Professor, Kyushu University)
Introductory Speech
Nahoko Shimada (External Researcher, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature)
The Life History of Spring Water and Sacred Sites on Okinawa Island: Living with Water in “Yuragi”
Atsushi Tominaga (Professor, University of the Ryukyus)
Evolutionary history and conservation of amphibians in the Ryukyu Archipelago:
Impacts of invasive species and habitat fragmentation
Tadashi Kitano (Professor, Tokai University)
Ex-situ Conservation and Reintroduction Effort s for Endangered Aquatic Insects in the Ryukyu Archipelago
17:50-18:00 Advisery Remarks
Tetsushi Sonobe (Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
Taikan Oki (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
18:00 Closing
(19:00 Social Gathering)
2nd day
11/2/2025 Sun. 9:00 – 12:30
Topics provided by foreign invitees and General Discussion
Language: English
09:00-09:05 Opening
09:05-10:25 Session 4: Case studies in Asia
Somsak Panha (Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
Hub of Knowledge: Mekong River Basin Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization: An Initial Stage on Sustaining Aqua-Human Societies in Thailand
Ekgachai Jeratthitikul (Assistant Professor, Mahidol University, Thailand)
Freshwater mussels family Unionidae of Indochina: Systematics, biogeography, and conservation
Joann C. W. Chang (Researcher, Taipei Zoological Foundation, Taiwan)
Partners Indeed: Collaborative Networks among NGOs, Government, Enterprises, and Universities — Building Bridges for Wildlife Conservation Education acrossSectors and Borders
Hor Sanara (Dean, Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia)
Examining the impacts of land resources and youth education on agricultural livelihood in Battambang Province
10:25-11:10 Poster Session 2 & Coffee Break Presenter list
11:10-12:10 General Discussion (Authorized personnel only)
12:10-12:15 Closing Remarks
Kunio Araya Representative (Professor, Kyushu University)
Presenter for Poster Session 1, 2 (random order)
- Sujeephon Athibai (Associate Professor, Khonkaen University, Thailand)
- Yodchaiy Chuaynkern (Associate Professor, Khonkaen University, Thailand)
- Chantip Chuaynkern (Associate Professor, Khonkaen University, Thailand)
- Rachanee Nammatra (Associate Professor, Mahasarakham University, Thailand)
- Chortip Kantachot (Assistant Professor, Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand)
- Ueangfa Bantaowong (Assistant Professor, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Thailand)
- Teerapong Seesamut (DR, Rangsit University, Thailand)
- Noboru Katayama (Professor, Otaru University of Commerce)
- Terukazu Kumazawa (Professor, Osaka University of Economics)
- Yuka Oishi (Associate Professor, Kobe University)
- Yuichi Kano (Researcher, Kyushu Open University)
- Kiyoshi Ide (Research Associate, National Institute for Environmental Studies)
- Hironori Hayashi (Associate Professor, Kyushu University)
- Yohei Yamasaki (Graduate Student, Kyushu University)
*The bold titles are fixed. We sincerely apologize for this mistake.

