(Grant acquiring) Themes of FY 2000 Scientific Research Ｂ［New］

Division/Sub-division	Orientation	Theme No.	Research Theme	Research representative
Division/Sub-division	Orientation	Theme No.	Research Theme	Research Institution and Section	Job Title	Name
Machine Engineering
Workshop Processes and Production Engineering	Physics	12574001	Investigation and Research into Operationality from a Mental and Physical Perspective of a Machining Center for Metal Molds Manufactured in Japan	Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Professor	Yoshimi Ito
Intelligent Mechanics and Machine System	Physics	12574002	Investigation and Research into Mobile Equipment Such as Welfare Equipment - Wheelchairs in Particular	Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University	Professor	Hisaichi Ohnabe
Civil Engineering
Ground Engineering	Physics	12574003	Comparative Study between Japan and Taiwan of Earthquakes and Collapses caused by Subsequent Rainfall	Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, Kobe University	Professor	Takashi Okimura
Hydraulics and River Engineering	Physics	12574004	Observation-based Research concerning Relations between Evaporation/Rainfall and Salt Accumulation in Semi-arid Western Australia	Faculty of Engineering, Daido Institute of Technology	Professor	Eiichi Shimojima
Civil Environmental System	Chemistry	12574005	Clarification of the Mechanism of Ground-water Pollution from Ammonia and the Evaluation of its Effect on Water Supply in Hanoi	Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University	Associate Professor	Satoshi Takizawa
Architecture
Building Structure and Materials	Physics	12574006	Demonstrative Investigation and Research concerning Dynamic Behavior of the Ground and Structures in the Vicinity of the Focal Region of the Chi-Chi Earthquake in Taiwan	Graduate School of Human Environment Studies, Kyushu University	Associate Professor	Hiroshi Kawase
Building Structure and Materials	Physics	12574007	Research concerning Earthquake Resistance of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings in the Republic of Turkey	Faculty of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology	Professor	Tsuneo Okada
Building Science and Building Equipment	Arts	12572023	Research concerning the Traditional Home Environment and Water Utilization Characteristics in Myanmar	School of Science and Technology, Meiji University	Professor	Kyosuke Sakaue
Building Science and Building Equipment	Physics	12574008	Environmental Conservation in Cities and Agricultural Villages in the Yellow Soil Region in China in the Process of Modernization through Sustainable Development of Yao-dong	College of Science and Technology, Nihon University	Professor	Akira Yoshida
City Planning and Building Planning	Arts	12572024	Research concerning the Urban Planning System with Resident Participation for the Purpose of Improving the Living Conditions of Cities in Developing Countries	Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Associate Professor	Tetsuo Kidokoro
	Arts	12572025	Research concerning Countermeasures for Soil Pollution in Former Factory Sites and the Redevelopment of the Sites - An Examination of Sustainable Measures from an Urban Planning Perspective	Faculty of Human Life and Environment, Nara Women's University	Associate Professor	Touru Nakayama
	Arts	12572026	Investigation and Research concerning the Popularization of Information Indication Systems for Pedestrians in Consideration of the Aged and Disabled Citizens and Related Technical Developments	Faculty of Engineering, Setsunan University	Professor	Naoto Tanaka
	Physics	12574009	Investigation and Research into Housing and Lifestyles in Cold Regions in Northeastern China - Comparative Examination between Japan and China of Northern living Culture and Housing Plan Theory	Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University	Associate Professor	Takahiro Noguchi
	Physics	12574010	Comparative Study between Japan and the UK concerning Measures to Recycle Large Public Housing Complexes	Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University	Professor	Yoshimitsu Shiozaki
	Physics	12574011	Research into Urban Landscapes from the Viewpoint of 19th Century European Landscape Paintings mainly done by Impressionists	Graduate School of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University	Professor	Satoshi Hagishima
Architectural History and Design	Arts	12572027	Wide Area Research into the Actual State of Buildings Constructed under Japanese Rule (from 1905 to 1947) in South Sakhalin	Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University	Associate Professor	Yukihiro Kado
Synthetic Engineering
Resource Development Engineering	Physics	12574012	Fundamental Research to Forecast the Distribution Characteristics of Mineral Deposits and the Quantity of Natural Resources in Southeastern China	Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University	Professor	Hiroaki Kaneda

Division/Sub-division	Orientation	Theme No.	Research Theme	Research representative
Division/Sub-division	Orientation	Theme No.	Research Theme	Research Institution and Section	Job Title	Name
AGRICULTURE
Crop Science	Biology	12575018	Clarification of the Actual State of Photosynthesis and Substance Production in Crops on the Chinese Tibetan Plateau, and the Effect of Increased Carbon Dioxide Emissiond	Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University	Professor	Kazuto Iwama
Horticulture and Landscape Architecture	Arts	12571039	The Investigation and Research into the Ruins of Ancient Gardens in East Asia	Nara National Cultural Properties Institute	Researcher	Yoichi Takase
Agricultural Chemistry
Plant Fertilizer and Manure and Soil Science	Chemistry	12574013	Multifaceted Evaluation of Tropical Forest Soil Fertility in Southeast Asia Used for Agricultural Purpose and the Restoration of Soil Fertility	Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University	Associate Professor	Masanori Nonaka
Applied Microbiochemistry and Applied biochemistry	Biology	12575019	Search for New Psychrotrophic Bacteria and the Development of Useful Enzymes	Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University	Professor	Nobuyoshi Esaki
Forestry
Forestry	Arts	12572028	Political Ecological Forest Management with Resident Participation	Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Science, Tokyo University	Associate Professor	Makoto Inoue
	Biology	12575020	Clarification of the Causes and Effects of River Basin Deterioration in the Lampati River, Thailand, and Its Restoration from the Perspective of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering	Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Tsukuba	Associate Professor	Hideji Maita
	Biology	12575021	Research into Mountain Disasters which Occurred Following the 1999 Taiwan Earthquake	Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University	Professor	Setsuo Hayashi
	Biology	12575022	Climate Reconstruction of the Past 500 Years of Monsoon Asia Based on Dendrochronology	Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University	Professor	Tatsuo Sueda
Fisheries
Fisheries in General	Biology	12575023	Survival Strategies of Mudskippers and Marine Gobies in Mangrove Swamps in Subtropical Oceania	Faculty of Fisheries, Nagasaki University	Professor	Atsushi Ishimatsu
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Economics	Arts	12572029	Comparative Study concerning the Development of Cyclic Agriculture and the Formation of the Bio-Thermal Energy Market in European Nations	Department of Animal Production and Agricultural Economics, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine	Professor	Ichio Sasaki
	Arts	12572030	Comparison between Japan and Canada Concerning Economic Development and the Transformation of Agricultural Village Communities as a Result of Globalization	Institute of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Tsukuba	Professor	Nobuhiro Tsuboi
	Arts	12572031	Research concerning Taiwanese Mid- and Small-sized Agricultural Businesses Independently Managed or Concurrently Engaged in Other Businesses and Their Move to the Southern Chinese Market	Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University	Professor	Koichi Kato
	Arts	12572032	Comprehensive Research concerning Relations between the Development of Traditional Vietnamese Manual Industry in Agricultural Villages and the Modernization of Agriculture and Agricultural Villages	Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu University	Professor	Masao Tsuji
	Arts	12572033	Comparative Study into the Economic Effect of Alternative Trading of Agricultural and Marine Products and Regional Development	Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University	Professor	Koichi Ikegami
Agricultural Engineering
Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering and Rural Planning	Arts	12571040	Sustainable Agriculture and the Development of Agricultural Communities from Minor Ethnic Groups in Bangladesh and Myanmar	Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University	Associate Professor	Kazuo Ando
	Physics	12574014	Desalination and Water-saving Cultivation Systems in Arid Regions	Faculty of Engineering, Fukui University	Professor	Teruyuki Fukuhara
	Physics	12574015	Research concerning the Sustainability of Water Resources in the Lower Reaches of the Blue Nile and the Modernization of Irrigation Agriculture	Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University	Professor	Takeshi Hata
Biological Environment	Biology	12575024	Ecological Distribution and Species Diversity of Microorganism in Soil to Produce Fungal Toxin and Human-pathogenic Fungi in Brazil	National History Museum and Institute, Chiba	Researcher	Yoshikazu Horie
Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine
Animal Science and Grassland Science	Biology	12575025	Investigation and Research concerning the Ascertainment of Potential Capacity of Ruminant Livestock in Tropical Asia	Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University	Associate Professor	Hajime Kumagai
Applied Animal Science	Biology	12575026	Research into Germ Plasm Stocks of Existing Domestic Animals and Wild Relatives and Research concerning Preservation Measures in Myanmar	Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University	Professor	Yoshizane Maeda
Basic Veterinary Medicine and Basic Animal Science	Biology	12575027	Evolution of the Theileria Molecular System in Central and South America	Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University	Professor	Misao Onuma
Basic Veterinary Medicine and Basic Animal Science	Biology	12575028	Molecular Epidemiological Investigation and Research into Piroplasmosis in Domestic Animals in Brazil	Research Center for Protozoan Molecular Immunology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine	Professor	Kozo Fujisaki
Applied Veterinary Medicine	Biology	12575029	Research concerning the Diagnosis and Prevention of Anthrax and Brucellosis, - Both Risk Level 3 Disearses	Department of Animal Production and Agricultural Economics, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine	Associate Professor	Sou-ichi Makino
Applied Veterinary Medicine	Biology	12575030	Etiological and Molecular Genetic Research into Scrapie in Mongolia	Department of Animal Production and Agricultural Economics, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine	Professor	Morikazu Shinagawa
Interdisciplinary Agricultural Science
Biological Resource Science	Biology	12575031	Molecular Evaluation and Developmental Research into Soybean Germ Plasm Stocks	Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University	Professor	Yoshiya Shimamoto