First-year fellowship recipients at the World Maritime University are invited to Japan each year to acquire knowledge and a deeper understanding of Japanese maritime affairs.
During the fiscal year under review, 25 fellowship students visited Japan from September 26 to October 3, 1999. They visited the Japan Coast Guard, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (formerly Ministry of Transport), Ship Research Institute, Electronic Navigation Research Institute, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Class NK), Yokohama Port, Sumitomo Heavy Industries' Yokosuka Shipyard, Mega-Float, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC), Kobe Harbor, Marine Technical College and Kobe University of Mercantile Marine. A special program was also convened at the Foundation on the topic, "Maritime Safety and Environmental Protection in Japan." Presentations by Mr. Kuniaki Sasaki, General Manager, Disaster Prevention Department of the Maritime Disaster Prevention Center, and Mr. Tsuyoshi Ichiku, Director of The Japan Ship Owners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, were followed by discussion. In addition to providing opportunities to become familiar with Japanese maritime affairs, the program helped participants build a maritime-related professional network.
Regional Administrators' Professional Development Fellowship Program \26,256,895
Fellowships under this program target young Japanese regional government officials who are interested in reforming local government administration to meet the needs of a changing economy and society. The program aims to help local Japanese officials strengthen their international perspectives through the promotion of mutual understanding and information exchange regarding culture, traditions and systems of a particular country by studying abroad. Launched in fiscal 1998, this program will continue for six years.
During the fiscal year under review, fellowships were presented to the following five officials.
Leaving Japan June 1998 and Returning June 2000
Fellowship Recipient (Renewal): Toshifumi Sawazaki (Fukui Prefectual Government)
Academic Program: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (U. S.)
Master of Business Administration
Total Fellowship: US$43,000
Fellowship Recipient (Renewal): Naohiko Shibata (Osaka Prefectual Government)
Academic Program: University of Southern California (U.S.)
Master of Public Administration
Total Fellowship: US$48,000
Fellowship Recipient (Renewal): Takashi Tezuka (Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications [Formerly, Ministry of Home Affairs])
Academic Program: Harvard University (U.S.)
Harvard Law School, International Tax Law
Total Fellowship: US$48,000
Leaving Japan July 1999 and Returning June 2001
(Planned)
Fellowship Recipient (New): Mirai Shibata (Ibaraki Prefectual Government)
Academic Program: Seattle University (U.S.)
Master of Public Administration
Total Fellowship: \4,800,000
Fellowship Recipient (New): Shinichi Baba (Fukuoka City Government)
Academic Program: Portland State University (U.S.)
Master of Public Administration, Mark O. Hatfield School of Government
Total Fellowship; \4,300,000
Transport Administrators' Professional Development Fellowship Program \17,237,364
This five-year program was initiated in fiscal 1995 for the purpose of promoting the professional development of leaders in the transport administration field.
