Research Results

【Awards】

1. 2023 Kanto Branch Conference of the Japanese Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer Science—Outstanding Poster Award
   Recipient: Yutaro Takahashi
2. 2023 Japan Society for Risk Science “Encouragement Award”
   Recipient: Momo Takada
3. 12th Symposium on Environmental Radioactivity Decontamination Research—Outstanding Poster Award
   Title: “Support and Opposition to the Policy on Final Disposal Outside the Prefecture (2): An Interview Survey”
   　Recipients: Momo Takada, TetsuoYasutaka, Michio Murakami, Susumu Onuma, Yuhide Shibata
   Title: “Analysis of the Influence of Geographical Conditions on the Decay of Spatial Dose Rates in Forests within Former Nuclear Disaster Evacuation Zones”
   　Awardees: Ryo Osawa, Uki Nagano, Tetsuo Yasutaka
4. Reiwa 5 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Commendation (Science and Technology Award, Science and Technology Promotion Category)
   Title: “MAss gathering Risk COntrol and Communication (MARCO)”
   (Principal Investigator: Professor Kiyoya Imoto, Human Genome Analysis Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo)
   Recipients: Seiya Imoto, Michio Murakami, Tetsuo Takada, Tomoaki Okuda, Kenkichi Fujii

【Peer-Reviewed Papers/Letters, etc.】

1. Seiji Hayashi, Mirai Watanabe, Masami Kanao Koshikawa, Momo Takada, Seiichi Takechi, Mai Takagi, Masaru Sakai & Masanori Tamaoki (2023) Explaining the variation in 137Cs aggregated transfer factor for wild edible plants as a case study on Koshiabura (Eleutherococcus sciadophylloides) buds, Scientific Reports, Volume 13, Article Number: 14162 (2023) [ Paper here ]
2. Tetsuo Yasutaka, Tsukasa Fujita, Wataru Naito, Masaki Onishi, Michio Murakami, Kiyoya Imoto, Tomoaki Okuda (2024) Assessment of COVID-19 Infection Risks at Graduation and Entrance Ceremonies, Journal of Risk Studies, 2024, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 167–178[ Paper here ]
3. Momo Takada, Michio Murakami, Susumu Ohnuma, Yukihide Shibata & Tetsuo Yasutaka (2024) Public Attitudes toward the Final Disposal of Radioactively Contaminated Soil Resulting from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident, Environmental Management, February 2, 2024 [ Paper here ]
4. Momo Takada, T. Schneider (2023) Radiation doses to non-human species after the Fukushima accident and comparison with ICRP’s DCRLs: A systematic qualitative review, Radioprotection Volume 58, Number 3, July–September 2023 [ Paper here ]
5. Momo Takada, Yujiro Kuroda, Yumiko Kanai, and Tetsuo Yasutaka (2023) Impacts of environmental decontamination on the rebuilding of returnees’ lives after the Fukushima accident, Journal of Radiological Protection, Volume 43, Number 3 [ paper here ]
6. Moe Kawashima, Michio Murakami, Tomoyuki Kobayashi, Yoshitake Takebayashia, Masaharu Tsubokur, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Tomoaki Tamaki (2023) Post-traumatic growth caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and response to coronavirus disease 2019, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction Volume 95, September 2023 [ Paper here ]
7. Kosuke Shirai, Momo Takada, Michio Murakami, Susumu Ohnuma, Kazuo Yamada, Masahiro Osako, Tetsuo Yasutaka (2023) Factors influencing acceptability of final disposal of incinerated ash and decontaminated soil from TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, Journal of Environmental Management Volume 345, November 1, 2023
   [ Paper here ]
8. Jun-ichi Takeshita, Michio Murakami, Masashi Kamo, Wataru Naito, Tetsuo Yasutaka & Seiya Imoto (2023) Quantifying the effect of isolation and negative certification on COVID-19 transmission, Scientific Reports, Volume 13, Article number: 11264
9. Osamu Takahata, Shinji Miyaguchi, Takuya Harada, Mitsuru Kuwahara, Seiya Munakata, Yoshifumi Akiyama, Seiko Monma, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Komine Hideo (2023) Inference of Acidification Mechanisms within Road Embankments Using Neogene Sandstone Containing Pyrite, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2023, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 123–138 [ Paper here ]
10. Sereyroith Tum, Shinji Matsumoto, Miu Nishikata, Tetsuo Yasutaka (2023) Assessment of seasonal changes in groundwater quality of a waste rock dump in a temperate continental climate, northern Japan, Chemosphere, Volume 327, 2023, 138482, ISSN 0045-6535
    [ paper here ]
11. Michio Murakami, Kenkichi Fujii, Wataru Naito, Masashi Kamo, Masaaki Kitajima, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Seiya Imoto (2023) COVID-19 infection risk assessment and management at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games: A scoping review, Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023, ISSN 1876-0341 [ Review here ]

【Non-Peer-Reviewed Papers/Letters, etc.】

1. Michio Murakami, Michiaki Kai, Masaharu Tsubokura, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Reiko Kanda, Ugo Shimizu, Ryoko Ando, Minoru Yoneda (2023) Report on the 36th Spring Symposium of the Japanese Society for Risk Science: Discussing the Present from Fukushima—A Comprehensive View of Lessons and Prospects for Risk Governance—, Journal of Risk Science, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2023 pp. 91–95 [ Paper here ]

【Media Coverage】

1. September 12, 2023 [NHK Fukushima] 12 and a Half Years Since the Earthquake and Nuclear Accident: Challenges Surrounding Decontamination Waste

【Awards】

1. AIST FY2022 President’s Award (Research)
   Title: “Development and Commercialization of Environmental Remediation Technology Using Prussian Blue”
   Awardees: Toru Kawamoto, Hisashi Tanaka, Kimitaka Minami, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Parajuli Durga, Akira Takahashi, Yukiya Hakuta, Hatsuhō Noda, Yudai Shuto
2. The Society for Environmental Radioactivity, Decontamination, Interim Storage, and Environmental Restoration (General Incorporated Association)
   　　Encouragement Award: Momo Takada
3. The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, FY2021 Field Innovation Award
   Title: “Field Application of Audio-Visual Recognition Technology for the Safe Hosting of Large-Scale Events”
   Recipients: Masaki Onishi, Yoshiaki Bando, Shintaro Takenaga, Eito Tsuji, Wataru Naito, Tetsuo Yasutaka

【Peer-Reviewed Papers/Letters, etc.】

1. Tetsuo Yasutaka, Masaki Onishi, Wataru Naito, Yoshiaki Bando, Tomoaki Okuda, Michio Murakami (2023) Maximum proportion of masks worn: Collaborative efforts in Japanese professional soccer, Journal of Infection and Public Health, Available online March 15, 2023
   [ Paper here ]
2. Momo Takada, Tetsuo Yasutaka (2022) Estimation of Long-Term Internal Radiation Dose from Home Consumption of Wild Vegetables in Former Evacuation Zones, Journal of Risk Studies, 32 (3) , 205–214 [ Paper here ]
3. Michio Murakami, Susumu Onuma, Yuhide Shibata, Momo Takada, Tomoyuki Kobayashi, Aya Goto, Tetsuo Yasutaka (2022) Precautions and Response Methods for Surveys Requiring Participant Cooperation. Journal of Risk Studies, 32(3), 243-249 [ Paper here ]
4. Tetsuo Yasutaka (2022) Special Issue of *Journal of Risk Studies*: “10 Years Since the Great East Japan Earthquake”—Disasters and Risk, Remaining Challenges, and Preparedness. *Journal of Risk Studies*, 32(1), 1-3. [ Click here for the article ]
5. Shinobu Awata, Tetsuo Yasutaka (2022) “Institutional Design and Risk-Based Analysis of Final Disposal of Removed Soil Outside the Prefecture.” Journal of Risk Studies, 32(1), 5-10. [ Click here for the article ]
6. Murakami, M., Fujita, T., Li, P., Imoto, S., Yasutaka, T. (2022). Development of a COVID-19 risk assessment model for participants at outdoor music festivals: evaluation of the validity and control measure effectiveness based on two actual events in Japan and Spain. PeerJ, 10, e13846. [Development of a COVID-19 Infection Risk Assessment Model for Outdoor Music Festivals: Evaluation of Validity and Effectiveness of Control Measures Based on Two Actual Events in Japan and Spain] [ Paper here ]
7. Ghaznavi, C., Yoneoka, D., Kawashima, T., Eguchi, A., Murakami, M., Stuart-Gilmour, Kaneko, S., Kunishima, H., Naito, W., Sakamoto, H., Maruyama-Sakurai, K.,　Takahashi, A., Takayama, Y., Tanoue, Y., Yamamoto, Y., Yasutaka, T., Miyata, H., Nomur, S. (2022). Factors associated with reversals of COVID-19 vaccination willingness: Results from two longitudinal, national surveys in Japan, 2021–2022. The Lancet Regional Health—Western Pacific, 27, 100540. [Factors associated with changes in willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine: Results from two longitudinal national surveys in Japan, 2021–2022] [ Read the article here ]
8. Nomura, S., Eguchi, A., Yoneoka, D., Murakami, M., Ghaznavi, C., Gilmour, S., Kaneko, S., Kawashima, T., Kunishima, H., Naito, W., Sakamoto, H., Maruyama-Sakurai, K., Takahashi, A., Takayama, Yuta, Tanoue, Y., Yamamoto, Y., Yasutaka, T., Miyataacn, H. (2022). Characterizing reasons for reversals of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Japanese people: One-year follow-up survey. The Lancet Regional Health—Western Pacific, 27, 100541. “Characterizing reasons for reversals of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Japanese people: One-year follow-up survey,” The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific Available online July 21, 2022, 100541 [Characteristics of reasons for changing one’s mind regarding COVID-19 vaccination: A 1 year follow-up survey in Japan] [ Paper here ]
9. Takada, M., Shirai, K., Murakami, M., Ohnuma, S., Nakatani, J., Yamada, Kazuo., Osako, M., Yasutaka, T. (2022). Important factors for public acceptance of the final disposal of contaminated soil and wastes resulting from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station accident. PLOS ONE, 17(6), e0269702.[Key Factors for Social Acceptance of Final Disposal of Contaminated Soil and Waste Originating from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Accident Outside the Prefecture] [ Paper here ]
10. Miu Nishikata, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Kazuya Morimoto, Yukari Imoto (2022). Evaluation of the Effect of Water Contact on Adsorbents Using Pre-soaking Treatment and Serial Batch Adsorption Tests. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 17(2), 195-204. [ Paper here ]
11. Osamu Takahata, Takuya Harada, Shinji Miyaguchi, Mitsuru Kuwahara, Seiko Monma, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Hideo Komine. (2022). Evaluation of the acidification suppression function of road embankment structures. Transactions of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers C (Geotechnical Engineering), 78(2), 83-95. [ Paper here ]
12. Takada, M., Yasutaka, T., Hayashi, S., Takagi, M., Tagami, K. (2022). Aggregated transfer factor of 137Cs in edible wild plants and its time dependence after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1-11. [Transfer factor of cesium-137 in wild edible plants and its time dependence following the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear accident] [ Paper here ]
13. Kamo, M., Murakami, M., Naito, W., Takeshita, J., Yasutaka, T., Imoto, S. (2022). COVID-19 testing systems and their effectiveness in small, semi-isolated groups for sports events. PLOS ONE, 17(3), e0266197.[ Paper here ]
14. Yasutaka, T., Murakami, M., Iwasaki, Y., Naito, W., Onishi, M., Fujita, T., Imoto, S. (2022). Assessment of COVID-19 risk and prevention effectiveness among spectators at mass gathering events. Microbial Risk Analysis, 100215.[COVID-19 Risk and Prevention Effectiveness Among Spectators at Mass Gathering Events-][Paper here]

【Non-Peer-Reviewed Papers/Letters, etc.】

1. Tetsuo Yasutaka, Michio Murakami, Momo Takada, Susumu Onuma, Yuhide Shibata, Yuzo Manpuku (2022) Report on the Special Session: Challenges and New Initiatives for the Final Disposal of Removed Soil and Decontamination Waste Outside the Prefecture, Journal of Risk Studies, 32(3), 215-219
   [ Paper here ]

【AIST: Major Research Achievements, etc.】

1. Assessment of COVID-19 Infection Risks Associated with Vocal Cheering at Sporting Events 　—Part 4: Survey Results from J.League Matches with the Phased Introduction of Vocal Cheering—[ Details ]
2. “Conducting Surveys and Risk Assessments of Infection Prevention Measures at Large-Scale Events in Collaboration with the Government and Various Organizations” [ Japanese Version ] [ English Version ]
3. Survey on Social Acceptance of Final Disposal of Removed Soil and Other Materials from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident—The Importance of Procedural and Distributive Justice Revealed—[ Details ]
4. Risk Assessment of COVID-19 Transmission Associated with Vocal Cheering at Sporting Events
   —Part 1: Pre-evaluation of Matches with the Phased Reintroduction of Vocal Cheering—[ Details ]

【Presentations】

1. “Introduction to Research on Integrated Environmental Restoration and Regeneration in Reconstruction Areas Surrounding Interim Storage Facilities” 19th Conference of the Society for Environmental Radioactivity Decontamination, Tetsuo Yasutaka
2. “Current Status, Challenges, and Preparedness for Environmental Remediation from Nuclear Disasters” The 7th East Asia Forum on Radwaste Management (EAFORM 2022)Tetsuo Yasutaka
3. “Sustainable Remediation of Off-Site Areas Affected by the Fukushima Daiichi NPP” Biannual Meeting of the Network of Environmental Remediation and NORM Management (ENVIRONET IAEA) Tetsuo Yasutaka
4. “Initiatives Toward Sustainable Mine Wastewater Treatment and Standardization of Testing Methods for Materials Used in Adsorption Layer Methods” The Society of Resources and Materials, Japan.ResourcesandMaterials 2022 Tetsuo Yasutaka
5. “Development and Standardization of Rapid Measurement Methods for Radioactive Cs Concentration in Environmental Water and Current Status of Radioactive Cs Concentration in Land” International Conference on Radioactivity Dispersion Simulation and Measurement Technology of Tritiated Water Discharged from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station 　 [PDF: 1.53 MB]　　Tetsuo Yasutaka
6. “Risk Assessment and Countermeasures for COVID-19 Infection” Japan Society for Risk Science , 2022 Annual Spring Symposium, Tetsuo Yasutaka

【Media Coverage】

1. February 25, 2023 [NHK] Demonstration Project for Reuse of Decontaminated Soil: Ministry of the Environment Postpones Start Until Next Fiscal Year Due to Local Opposition
2. October 3, 2022 [Mainichi Shimbun] Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident: 73% Oppose Disposal Site Nearby; Acceptance of Decontamination Waste Declines the Closer It Is to Home—Nationwide Survey / Fukushima
3. September 17, 2022 [NHK] Analysis: “Challenges of Decontamination Waste”
4. September 13, 2022 [Kyodo News] Near Residential Areas “Opposition” 73% to Final Disposal of Decontamination Waste
5. September 6, 2022 [Yomiuri Shimbun] J-League Vocal Cheering: “Proof of Operational Feasibility” to Be Used to Request Easing of Restrictions (Morning Edition, Page 26)
6. September 6, 2022　[Yomiuri Shimbun (Osaka)] Soccer: Report on Vocal Cheering in the J.League (Morning Edition, Page 18)
7. September 5, 2022　[J.League] Report on the Evaluation of Vocal Cheering Operations at Official J.League Matches (Preliminary Report) (Period: Saturday, June 11 – Sunday, August 14)
8. September 5, 2022 [Gekisaka] J.League Concludes Vocal Cheering in Trial Matches Had No Impact on the Spread of Infection
9. September 5, 2022 [SOCCER KING] J.League Reports Results of COVID-19 Operations Review: “Coexistence of Areas Allowing and Prohibiting Vocal Cheering Is Feasible”
10. September 5, 2022 [NHK] J. League Urges Review of Spectator Capacity Limits for Vocal Cheering
11. September 5, 2022　[Goal (Japan)] Tailwind for J.League vocal cheering! No spread of infection in test matches; operation deemed feasible
12. July 22, 2022　[Sankei Shimbun] Headwinds = J.League: The Dilemma of Vocal Cheering; Business Transformation; Search for New Revenue Streams (Morning Edition, Page 6)
13. July 22, 2022　[Sankei Shimbun (Osaka)] West Wind = J.League: The Dilemma of Vocal Cheering—Business Transformation: Search for New Revenue Pillars (Morning Edition, Page 12)
14. July 20, 2022 [Yomiuri Shimbun] J-League Vocal Cheering: Sharing Findings from Review; Liaison Meeting with NPB (Morning Edition, Page 20)
15. July 20, 2022 [Yomiuri Shimbun (Osaka)] J-League Vocal Cheering: Sharing Findings from Evaluation; Liaison Meeting with NPB (Morning Edition, Page 20)
16. July 20, 2022 [Nikkei] Verification of Vocal Cheering: Positive Cases in Two J1 Matches (Morning Edition, Page 40)
17. July 19, 2022 [ J Watcher ] [News] Regarding the Results of Step 2 of the Vocal Cheering Evaluation.
    　　　　　　　“It has become clear that, at present, there has not been a significant spread of infection originating from stadiums (Mr. Mikamo)”
18. July 19 , 2022　【Sanspo】J.League Reports Positive Cases During Vocal Cheering Trial: Two Matches on July 6
19. July 19, 2022　[Nikkei] J.League Reports Positive Cases in Vocal Support Zones: Two Matches from July 6 Operational Trial
20. July 19, 2022 [ Kyodo News] J1 Reports Positive Cases During “Cheering” Trial; Two Matches on July 6
21. July 8, 2022　[Yomiuri Shimbun (Osaka)] Test Matches Held with Infection Control Measures: J.League Trials “Cheering Aloud”; Emphasis on Sense of Unity with Spectators (Morning Edition, Page 11)
22. July 8, 2022 [Yomiuri Shimbun] Test Matches Held with Infection Control Measures: J.League Trials “Cheering Aloud,” Emphasizing Unity with the Crowd (Morning Edition, Page 11)
23. July 7, 2022 [Nikkan Sports] Soccer: Report on vocal cheering in the J.League (Morning Edition, Page 7)
24. July 6, 2022 [Yomiuri Shimbun] When Will Regional Visits Resume? Referencing the J League’s Testing of Cheering Measures to Prevent Crowding (Evening Edition, Page 11)
25. June 22, 2022 [Yomiuri Shimbun] J-League Vocal Cheering: Over 90% Want It to Continue (Page 28)
26. June 22, 2022　[Mainichi Shimbun] J.League “Vocal Cheering”: Zero COVID-19 Positive Cases (Page 16)
27. June 22, 2022　[Sankei Shimbun] Vocal Cheering Poses No Problem: J.League Findings; World Cup Veterans Not Called Up; E-1 Championship; Moriyasu’s Japan to Face U.S. in Europe in September, Among Other Matches (Page 23)
28. June 22, 2022 [Tokyo Shimbun] Soccer: Veterans Including Nagatomo to Be Left Off Roster for East Asia E-1 Championship; Precise Corner Kick That Led to Urawa’s Joy, and More (Page 19)
29. June 22, 2022 [Shizuoka Shimbun] Vocal Cheering: No Issues Found—J.League Investigation Results—COVID-19 (Page 13)
30. June 22, 2022 [Yomiuri Shimbun (Osaka)] Soccer / Volleyball / Triathlon / World Games: Send-off Ceremony for Japanese Delegation (Page 22)
31. June 22, 2022 [Mainichi Shimbun (Osaka)] Mini News (Page 19)
32. June 21 , 2022　[Super WORLD Soccer!] Vocal Cheering Was a Success. And Where Will the Asian Cup Be Held Instead? / Toru Rokugawa on the History of Japanese Soccer
33. June 21, 2022　【Super WORLD Soccer!】 “The Results Are Too Good”: AIST Surprised by Findings on J.League Vocal Cheering—“The Cooperation of the Spectators Was Crucial”
34. June 20 , 2022　【Medical Tribune】Cheering Aloud Is Safe at 25% and 50% Capacity
35. June 17, 2022 [J.League] “We plan to evaluate this based on this weekend’s matches and move forward to the next step.” The 56th COVID-19 Countermeasures Liaison Meeting
36. June 16, 2022　【Ryukyu Shimpo】<J.League> Spectator Cheering Returns to J.League for the First Time in a Long While / First Resumption in Domestic Professional Sports (Page 12)
37. June 15, 2022 [University Journal Online] COVID-19 Infection Risk from Vocal Cheering Increases with Polyurethane Masks
38. June 13, 2022 [TBS] Mask Mandates Not Progressing... Soccer “Vocal Cheering” Resumes on News23
39. June 12, 2022　[Nikkan Sports] Soccer: Reports on vocal cheering in the J.League (Page 10)
40. June 12, 2022 [Sankei Sports] Soccer: Reports on Vocal Cheering in the J.League (Page 6)
41. June 12, 2022 [Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun] J.League YBC Levain Cup: Vocal Cheering Permitted (Page 15)
42. June 12, 2022　[Niigata Nippo] J.League: Cheering Finally Allowed (Page 1)
43. June 12, 2022　[Ibaraki Shimbun] Cheers Echo at Kashima: Partial Reopening After 2 Years and 4 Months—J.League (Page 25)
44. June 12, 2022　[To-O Nippo] J.League YBC Levain Cup/Playoff Game 2: Nagoya, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, and C. Osaka Advance to the Quarterfinals (Page 9)　
45. June 12, 2022 [Kyoto Shimbun] Cheers Return to the J.League: First in Japanese Professional Sports—Vocal Cheering Resumes (Page 31)
46. June 12, 2022 [Kobe Shimbun] J.League Lifts Ban on “Vocal Cheering”—Mask Mandate and Designated Areas in Place; First in Japanese Professional Sports (Page 26)
47. June 12, 2022 [Chugoku Shimbun] Vocal Cheering Partially Permitted: Kashima vs. Fukuoka—First in Japanese Professional Sports—J.League Levain Cup (Page 26)
48. June 12, 2022 [Ehime Shimbun] Levain Cup Playoff Game 2: June 11, Kashima vs. Fukuoka, Fukuoka Away Game (Page 24)
49. June 12, 2022 [Saga Shimbun] J.League: Cheering Returns—A First for Domestic Professional Sports (Page 7)
50. June 12, 2022 [Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun] Levain Cup Playoffs, Game 2: Fukuoka and Others Advance to the Quarterfinals—J.League YBC Levain Cup (Page 10)
51. June 12, 2022 [Yomiuri Shimbun] “We’ve Been Waiting for This”: J.League Begins Testing Vocal Cheering at Kashima Stadium (Page 30)
52. June 12, 2022 [Mainichi Shimbun] First Since COVID: Vocal Cheering Allowed; Voices of Welcome; Supporters Say “It’s Deeply Moving”—Levain Cup Playoff Game 2, June 11 (Page 24)
53. June 12, 2022 [Sankei Shimbun] Levain Cup: Fukuoka and Others Advance to Quarterfinals; J.League Sees Cheers Return; Yamagishi Scores Heroic Goal; Cheers “Bring Smiles” (Page 19)
54. June 12, 2022 [Tokyo Shimbun] J.League: Cheers and Chants Return; Nagoya, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, and Cerezo Osaka Advance to the Quarterfinals; Kubo: “I’ll Aim for Another Goal Next Time” (Page 10)
55. June 12, 2022 [Hokkaido Shimbun] Vocal Cheering Partially Permitted* J.League (Page 23)
56. June 12, 2022 [Yomiuri Shimbun (Osaka)] Vocal Cheering—Finally—J.League Begins Testing at Kashima Stadium (Page 31)
57. June 12, 2022 [Mainichi Shimbun (Osaka)] Soccer: Reports on Vocal Cheering in the J.League (Page 20)
58. June 11 , 2022　[Yomiuri Shimbun] Vocal Cheering in the J.League: Supporters Say, “I Was So Moved I Cried”… Operational Review—a First for Domestic Professional Sports
59. June 11, 2022 [Sports Hochi] Cheers Return to the Stadium: J.League Match Allows Vocal Support for the First Time in 839 Days; Infection Risk Assessed at Kashima vs. Fukuoka Game
60. June 11, 2022 [Sports Hochi ] “Finally, we can cheer out loud!” “We’ve been holding back for so long…” Vocal cheering “returns” to the J.League for the first time in 839 days
61. June 11, 2022 [NHK] J. League Soccer Resumes “Vocal Cheering”—a First Among Major Professional Sports
62. June 11, 2022 [Yomiuri Shimbun] COVID-19 Infection Risk from Vocal Cheering “Equivalent” to Current Levels: AIST Calculations (When Wearing Masks) (Page 29)
63. June 11, 2022 [Yomiuri Shimbun (Osaka)] Vocal Cheering “OK” with Masks: AIST Calculates Infection Risk Is Nearly Equivalent to Current Conditions (Page 27)
64. June 8, 2022 [Hokkaido Shimbun] Soccer: Reports on vocal cheering in the J.League (Page 20)
65. June 7, 2022 [Chunichi Shimbun] COVID-19: Risk Remains Unchanged with Vocal Cheering (Page 18)
66. June 7, 2022 [Hochi Shimbun] Soccer: Report on vocal cheering in the J.League (Page 4)
67. June 7, 2022 [Sankei Sports] Soccer: Report on vocal cheering in the J.League (Page 3)
68. June 7, 2022 [Iwate Nippo] Infection Risk Remains Unchanged with Cheering; Conditions Include Wearing Non-Woven Masks—AIST Analysis Dispels J. League Concerns (Page 16)
69. June 7, 2022　[Nikkan Sports] Soccer: Report on vocal cheering in the J.League (Page 4)
70. June 7, 2022　[Sports Nippon] Soccer: Reports on vocal cheering in the J.League (Page 4)
71. June 7, 2022 [Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun] Sports Flash: J.League Cheering—Infection Risk Remains Unchanged; COVID-19 (Page 9)
72. June 7, 2022　[Sponichi (WEB)] J.League to Set Up “Vocal Cheering” Zones, Starting with the Levain Cup on the 11th
73. June 6, 2022 [Sanspo] Risk Remains Unchanged with Cheering: J.League, AIST Analysis
74. June 6, 2022　[Nikkei] J.League: “Risk Remains Unchanged Despite Lifting Ban on Vocal Cheering”—AIST Analysis
75. June 6, 2022 [Sankei Shimbun] Risk Remains Unchanged with Cheering: J.League and AIST Analysis
76. June 1, 2022 [ J Watcher] [News] The 55th COVID-19 Countermeasures Liaison Meeting was held. Regarding the pilot test of vocal cheering this weekend
    　　　　　　　 “We want to conduct matches in a way that allows clubs, the league, and supporters to cooperate and move forward to the next step” (Chairman Nonomura)
77. June 6, 2022 [Head Topics (WEB)] J.League: “Risk Remains Unchanged Despite Lifting Ban on Vocal Cheering” – AIST Analysis
78. June 6, 2022 [IZA (WEB)] “Risk Remains Unchanged with Cheering” – J.League and AIST Analysis
79. June 6, 2022　[Sankei Shimbun (WEB)] Risk Remains Unchanged with Cheering: J.League, AIST Analysis
80. June 6, 2022　[Nikkei (WEB)] J.League: “Risk Remains Unchanged Despite Lifting Ban on Cheering”—AIST Analysis
81. June 6, 2022　[BIGLOBE News (WEB)] J.League Chairman Nonomura Reports Data Ahead of Vocal Cheering Trial: Risk Remains Virtually Unchanged
82. June 6, 2022　【Yahoo! News (WEB) 】J.League Chairman Nonomura Addresses Vocal Cheering Trial: “Risk Remains Virtually Unchanged,” Research Institute Data Shows
83. June 6, 2022 [Dogma! (WEB)] The 55th COVID-19 Countermeasures Liaison Meeting was held. Regarding the pilot test of vocal cheering this weekend:
    　　　　　　　 “We want to conduct matches in a way that allows clubs, the league, and supporters to cooperate and move forward to the next step” (Chairman Nonomura)
84. June 6, 2022 [goo News (WEB)] J.League Chairman Nonomura Addresses Vocal Cheering Experiment: “Risk Remains Virtually Unchanged,” Research Institute Data Shows
85. June 1, 2022 [Sportsnavi (WEB)] Phased Introduction of Vocal Cheering at Official J.League Matches: Announcement Regarding the Addition of Operational Verification Matches
86. May 31, 2022 [J.LEAGUE] Announcement Regarding the Phased Introduction of Vocal Cheering at Official J.League Matches: Decision to Add Additional Operational Verification Matches
87. May 31, 2022 [J.LEAGUE] Now that we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, we ask for your cooperation in helping us reclaim our passion for soccer together. 55th COVID-19 Countermeasures
    　　　　　　　Coordinating Meeting
88. May 24, 2022　[NHK] 　J.League to Ease Restrictions on Vocal Cheering; Non-Woven Masks Reduce Droplets by 96–99%

[Award】

1. AIST President’s Award (Special Contribution)
   “A Series of Research and Development Efforts and Social Contributions Aimed at Balancing COVID-19 Prevention with Socioeconomic Activities”
   Tetsuo Yasutaka, Wataru Naito, Masaki Onishi, Yoshiaki Bando, Naohide Shinohara, Masafumi Kamo, Yuichi Iwasaki, Yumitsu Furukawa, Hiroyuki Kamekawa, Koji Miyake, Hiroaki Sato, Yuichi Yamaguchi
2. Recipients of the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the 10th Symposium on Environmental Radioactivity Decontamination Research
   “Presentation Title: Survey Results on Local Acceptance of Final Disposal Sites Outside Fukushima Prefecture for Decontamination Waste, etc.”
   Tetsuo Yasutaka 　
3. Encouragement Award from the Society for Environmental Radioactivity Decontamination: Tetsuo Yasutaka[PDF: 1.46MB]
4. the JNST Most Cited Article Award—Recipient 　
   “Rapid quantification of radiocesium dissolved in water by using nonwoven fabric cartridge filters impregnated with potassium zinc ferrocyanide”
   Yasutaka, T., Tsuji, H., Kondo, Y., Suzuki, Y., Takahashi, A., Kawamoto, T.
5. 　 2021 Japan Clay Society Paper Award
   “ Methylene Blue Adsorption Capacity of Bentonite Measured by the Spot Method”
   Yoko Miyoshi, Masaya Suzuki, Kumiko Miyakoshi, Tetsuichi Takagi

[Peer-reviewed paper】

1. Sakurako Sakahara, Uki Nagano, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Yumiko Kanai, and Momo Takada. (2022). The Significance and Effects of Community Exchange Activities Incorporating Radiation Education in Former Evacuation Zones of a Nuclear Disaster: A Case Study of Community Exchange Activities in the Yamakiya District, Kawamata Town, Fukushima Prefecture. Journal of the Japanese Society of Rural Planning, 2(1), 1-6. [ Article here ]
2. Tomohiro Kato, Yukari Imoto, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Takeshi Katsumi. (2021). Evaluation of Leaching Characteristics of Substances Showing Monotonic Decrease in Concentration in Column Tests of Soils Containing Naturally Occurring Heavy Metals and Other Substances. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 16(3), 209-220.[ paper here ]
3. Hiroyuki Kagawa, Yuichi Iwasaki, Kei Kimura, Hironobu Inukai, Keiichi Sasaki, Rui Yasuda, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Saburo Yamagata, and Yuji Kawamura (2021). Changes in Benthic Invertebrate and Attached Algal Communities in Rivers Receiving Mine Wastewater: Do These Biological Communities Respond Differently to Metal Pollution? Journal of the Japanese Society on Water Environment, 44(4), 115-124.[ Paper here ]
4. Yanagisawa, N., Masuda, Y., Asanuma, H., Osato, K., Osato, K., Sakura, K. (2021). Estimation of casing material corrosion rates for supercritical geothermal development. Geothermics, 96, 102149.[ Paper here ]”
5. Kato, T., Gathuka, L. W., Okada, T., Takai, A., Katsumi, T., Imoto, Y., Morimoto, K., Nishikata, M., Yasutaka, T. (2021). Sorption-desorption column tests to evaluate the attenuation layer using soil amended with a stabilizing agent. Soils and Foundations, 61(4), 1112–1122. [Sorption-Desorption Column Tests to Evaluate the Sorption Layer Method Using Sorbent] [ Paper here ]
6. Iwasaki, Y., Fukaya, K., Fuchida, S., Matsumoto, S., Araoka, D., Tokoro, C., Yasutaka, T. (2021). Projecting future changes in element concentrations of approximately 100 untreated discharges from legacy mines in Japan using a hierarchical log-linear model. Science of the Total Environment, 786, 147500.[Predicting Future Changes in Element Concentrations from Approximately 100 Disused and Abandoned Mines in Japan Using a Model][ Paper here ]
7. Namba, H., Iwasaki, Y., Morita, K., Ogino, T., Mano, H., Shinohara, N., Yasutaka, T., Matsuda, H., Kamo, M. (2021). Comparing impacts of metal contamination on macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages in a northern Japanese river. PeerJ, 9, e10808. [Comparison of the impacts of metal contamination on macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages in a northern Japanese river] [ Paper here ]
8. Tomohiro Kato, Yukari Imoto, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Takeshi Katsumi. (2021). A Study on the Influence of Methods for Determining Partition Coefficients Based on Column Adsorption Tests on the Performance Evaluation of Adsorption Layers. Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 16(2), 131-141.[ Paper here ]
9. Tagami, K., Yasutaka, T., Takada, M., Uchida, S. (2021). Aggregated transfer factor of 137Cs in wild edible mushrooms collected in 2016–2020 for long-term internal dose assessment. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 237, 106664.[Calculation of the transfer coefficient of 137Cs in wild edible mushrooms collected from 2016 to 2020 for long-term internal radiation dose assessment][ Paper here ]
10. Murakami, M., Miura, F., Kitajima, M., Fujii, K., Yasutaka, T., Iwasaki, Y., Ono, K., Shimazu, Y., Sorano, S., Okuda, T., Imoto, S. (2021). COVID-19 risk assessment at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Microbial risk analysis, 19, 100162. [ Paper here ]
11. Osamu Takahata, Takuya Harada, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Shojiro Kumada, Junya Ando, Hideo Komine (2021). Evaluation and Verification of Social Acceptance of Soil Contaminated with Radioactive Materials Treated by Soil Washing. Transactions of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Series G (Environment), 77(1), 7–21. [ Paper here ]

[Non-peer-reviewed publications】

1. Risks of Soil Contamination and Preparedness: A Simple Tool for Environmental Risk Assessment, *Environmental Management*, June 2021 issue, Tetsuo Yasutaka

[Press Release】

1. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Japan Football Association (JFA) Sign Agreement on Collaboration and Cooperation —Strengthening Cooperation to Reduce the Risk of COVID-19 Infection at Stadiums and Other Venues— January 21, 2022 [ Details ] Tetsuo Yasutaka
2. Survey on Infection Prevention Measures at Large-Scale Events Through Government Technology Demonstration (First Report) —Survey Results from Matches Using the Vaccine-Testing Package at J.League and Japan National Team Games in October 2021—November 10, 2021 [ Details ] Tetsuo Yasutaka
3. Survey on Infection Prevention Measures for Large-Scale Events as Part of the Government’s Technology Demonstration – Preliminary Findings from the October 6 YBC Levain Cup Semifinal – October 11, 2021 [ Details ] Tetsuo Yasutaka
4. Survey Conducted on Infection Prevention at Large-Scale Events as Part of the Government’s Demonstration Project – Technology Demonstration at Japan National Team Matches and Official J.League Matches – October 5, 2021 [ Details ] Tetsuo Yasutaka
5. “Launch of a Project to Develop a ‘Mask That Balances Droplet Suppression and Breathability’ and Evaluate Its Infection Prevention Effectiveness and Comfort – Demonstration Tests at Kashima Stadium –” May 24, 2021 [ Details ] Tetsuo Yasutaka
6. “Survey on COVID-19 Infection Prevention at J.League Stadiums and Clubhouses (Third Report)” May 11, 2021 [Details] Tetsuo Yasutaka
7. “Survey on COVID-19 Infection Prevention at J.League Stadiums, Clubhouses, and Other Locations (Second Report)” January 25, 2021 [ Details ] Tetsuo Yasutaka
8. “Survey on COVID-19 Prevention Measures at J.League Stadiums, Clubhouses, and Other Facilities (First Report)” January 12, 2021 [ Details ] Tetsuo Yasutaka

[Conference Presentation】

1. “Evaluation of Adsorption Performance of Adsorption Materials Using Pre-treatment by Immersion and Serial Batch Adsorption Tests” 26th Symposium on Groundwater and Soil Contamination and Their Prevention Measures Miu Nishikata, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Kazuya Morimoto, Yukari Imoto
2. “Effects of Differences in Reagents and Standard Solutions on Batch Adsorption Tests” 56th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Geotechnical Society Miu Nishikata, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Kazuya Morimoto, Yukari Imoto
3. "Reduction of Radioactive Cesium Levels in Compost Using Fallen Leaves" 10th Symposium on Environmental Radioactivity Decontamination Research in Fukushima Momo Takada, Tetsuo Yasutaka

1. “Considering Green Remediation for the Treatment of Mine Wastewater from Disused and Abandoned Mines” (Public Online Symposium)Japanese Ecological Society, Kanto Chapter — Tetsuo Yasutaka
2. “Past and Future COVID-19 Countermeasures at the Olympics, Paralympics, Baseball, Soccer, and Music Events” (Held Online) – Restoring the Joy of Large-Scale Events – Tetsuo Yasutaka
3. “Environmental Pollution and Communication” (Web Symposium) The Cutting Edge of Research on Green Remediation for Disused and Abandoned Mines — Tetsuo Yasutaka
4. “Fostering Understanding of the Management, Volume Reduction, and Reuse of Removed Soil and Other Materials Among the Next Generation of Professionals” Tetsuo Yasutaka, Yuzo Manpuku Knowledge Network for Volume Reduction, Reuse, and Reconstruction [PDF: 363 KB]
5. “Monitoring and Communication of Environmental Survey Results” Tetsuo YASUTAKA　5th International Conference on Radioecology & Environmental Radioactivity, ICRER
6. “AIST Research on Sustainable Environmental Management of Disused and Abandoned Mines —Green Remediation, Water Use Point Management, and Isotope Analysis— ”Tetsuo Yasutaka, Chikaki Matsumoto, Reiwa 3, 3rd JOGMEC Metal Resources Seminar “Mining Environmental Impact Information Exchange Meeting—Recent Initiatives at Disused and Abandoned Mines and Carbon Neutrality—”

[Media Coverage】

1. Asahi Shimbun: “( COVID-19) Exploring Ways to Ease Restrictions on Sports Spectators ”
2. Nikkei Online: “What Will Happen to Concerts and Travel? A Report from the Front Lines of Easing Restrictions ”
3. Sankei Shimbun: “J1 Nagoya Conducts Pilot Test to Ease Spectator Restrictions During the Levain Cup ”

【Peer-Reviewed Papers】

1. “Methylene Blue Adsorption Capacity of Bentonite Measured by the Spot Method,” Clay Science, 59(2), 33–45 (2020)
   Yoko Miyoshi, Masaya Suzuki, Kumiko Miyakoshi, Tetsuichi Takagi 　 Recipients of the 2021 Paper Award from the Japanese Society of Clay Science Open Here
2. “Factors Affecting the Resumption of Forest or Satoyama Usage by Former Evacuees Following Their Return After the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident,” Radioprotection Volume 55, Number 4, October–December 2020, 325–334
   M. Takada, T. Yasutaka, Y. Kanai, and Y. Kuroda (Members of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka, Yumiko Kanai)
3. “Effects of Membrane Filter Material and Pore Size on Turbidity and Hazardous Element Concentrations in Soil Batch Leaching Tests, ” Chemosphere Available online November 16, 2020, 128981 In Press
   Masayuki Someya, Kazuo Higashino, Yukari Imoto, Hirofumi Sakanakura, Tetsuo Yasutaka (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
4. “Text Analysis of the ‘Association for the Protection of the Clear Waters of the Waga River’ Newsletter: Long-Term Changes in Water Quality Monitoring at Closed and Abandoned Mines and Related Topics in the Newsletter,” Journal of the Japanese Society of Water Environment, 2020 Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 183–188
   Yukie Shibata, Yuichi Iwasaki, Shion Takemura, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Toru Takahashi, Hiroyuki Matsuda
5. “Differences in leaching characteristics of dissolved radiocaesium and potassium from the litter layer of Japanese cedar and broadleaf forests in Fukushima, Japan,” Journal of Environmental Radioactivity Volumes 223–224, November 2020, 106417
   Momo Kurihara, Yuichi Onda, Tetsuo Yasutaka (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
6. “Dialogue, radiation measurements, and other collaborative practices by experts and residents in the former evacuation areas of Fukushima: A case study in Yamakiya District, Kawamata Town (A Study on Collaborative Practices, Including Dialogue and Radiation Measurements, by Experts and Residents in the Former Evacuation Areas of Fukushima Prefecture: Based on a Case Study in Kawamata, Yamakiya District),” Radioprotection 2020, 55(3), 215–224
   T. Yasutaka, Y. Kanai, M. Kurihara, T. Kobayashi, A. Kondoh, T. Takahashi and Y. Kuroda (Members of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka, Yumiko Kanai)
7. “Comparison of the impacts of the experimental parameters and soil properties on the prediction of the soil sorption of Cd and Pb Geoderma,” Volume 376, October 15, 2020, 114538
   Yukari Imoto, Tetsuo Yasutaka (Members of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
8. “Changes in Carbon Isotopes and Chemical Composition During the Generation, Migration, and Accumulation of Natural Gas,” Journal of the Japan Petroleum Technology Association, Vol. 85, No. 1, pp. 62–73
   Nobuyuki Kaneko, Shunichiro Inokari

【Press Release】

1. “Full-Scale Demonstration Testing Begins for a Thermal Energy Storage System Capable of Utilizing Waste Heat Below 100°C,” July 25, 2019 [Details]
   Masaya Suzuki, Kazuya Morimoto
2. “Contributing to the Establishment of JIS Standards for Performance Evaluation Methods of the Clay Resource ‘Bentonite’” August 13, 2019 [Details]
   Yoko Miyoshi, Masaya Suzuki, Tetsuichi Takagi, Kazuya Morimoto

【Peer-Reviewed Papers】

1. “The Subseafloor Thermal Gradient at Iheya North Knoll, Okinawa Trough, Based on Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Ratios of Clay Minerals” *Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research*, Vol. 384, pp. 263–274, October 2019.
   Youko Miyoshi, Junichiro Ishibashi, Seiichiro Uehara, Kazuhiko Shimada, Kevin Faure. (Member of our group: Youko Miyoshi)
2. “Quantifying nanoparticles in clays and soils with a small-angle X-ray scattering method,” JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, Vol. 53, pp. 197–209, 2020.
   Katsuhiro Tsukimura and Masaya Suzuki (Member of our group: Masaya Suzuki)

【Peer-Reviewed Paper: Research Achievements at AIST Prior to Joining the Geochemical Research Group]

1. “Factors controlling dissolved 137Cs concentrations in eastern Japanese rivers. 　Science of The Total Environment, 134093. Open Access
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719340707
   Tsuji, H., Ishii, Y., Shin, M., Taniguchi, K., Arai, H., Kurihara, M., 　 Yasutaka, T 　., ... & Shinano, T. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
2. “Repeatability and reproducibility of measurements of low dissolved radiocesium concentrations in freshwater using different pre-concentration methods.” Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1–9. Corresponding Author. Open Access
   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10967-019-06696-2
   Kurihara, M., 　 Yasutaka, T. 　, Aono, T., Ashikawa, N., Ebina, H., Iijima, T., ... & Kubota, T. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
3. “Model construction for estimating potential vulnerability of Japanese soils to cadmium pollution based on intact soil properties.” PLoS ONE, 14(6), e0218377. Open Access
   https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0218377
   Ono, K., 　Yasutaka, T. 　, Hayashi, T. I., Kamo, M., Iwasaki, Y., Nakamori, T., ... & Kamitani, T. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
4. “Relationship between radiocesium absorbed by paddy rice and trapped by zinc-substituted Prussian blue sheets buried in soil.” *Soil Science and Plant Nutrition*, 1–9. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00380768.2019.1597641
   Yoshikawa, S., 　 Yasutaka, T., Igura, M., Ohkoshi, S., Fujiwara, H., Saito, T., ... & Eguchi, S. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
5. “Behavior of radiocesium in decontaminated paddy fields in Fukushima Prefecture. Japan, Paddy and Water Environment, 1–12. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10333-019-00694-6
   M Shin, T. Kubota, Y. Manpuku, Yukio Suzuku, T. Yasutaka, H. Matsunami, T. Ota (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
6. “Impact of clearcutting on radiocesium export from a Japanese forested catchment following the Fukushima nuclear accident,” PLoS ONE 14 (2), e0212348. Open Access Open Access https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0212348
   T Nishikiori, S Hayashi, M Watanabe, T Yasutaka. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)

【Awards】

1. Kazuya Morimoto, Heisei 29 Japan Mineralogical Society Applied Mineral Science Award　
   “Synthesis of Functional Layered Double Hydroxides and Their Application as Functional Materials”

【Peer-Reviewed Papers】

1. “Changes in the Blank Level of Light Non-Methane Hydrocarbons in Tap Water Due to Water Pipe Construction” Geological Survey Research Report, 69-2, pp. 105–114
   Shunichiro Igari
2. “Mineral nitrogen isotope signature in clay minerals formed under high ammonium environment conditions in sediment associated with ammonium-rich sediment-hosted hydrothermal system ” Geochemical Journal, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 317–333, July 2018.
   Jaeguk Jo, Toshiro Yamanaka, Tomoki Kashimura, Yusuke Okunishi, Yoshihiro Kuwahara, Isao Kadota, Youko Miyoshi, Jun Ichiro Ishibashi, Hitoshi Chiba (Group member: Youko Miyoshi)
3. “A Method for Dispersing Bentonite in Sodium Pyrophosphate Solution for Measuring the Methylene Blue Adsorption Capacity of Bentonite,” Clay Science, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 11–17, August 2018.
   Yoko Miyoshi, Masaya Suzuki, Kumiko Miyakoshi, Tetsuichi Takagi
4. “Comparison of Methylene Blue Adsorption on Bentonite Measured Using the Spot and Colorimetric Methods,” Applied Clay Science, Jan. 2018, 151, 140–147.
   Youko Miyoshi, Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Kazuya Morimoto, Masaya Suzuki, Tetsuichi Takagi (Members of our group: Youko Miyoshi, Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Kazuya Morimoto, Masaya Suzuki)

【Peer-Reviewed Paper: Results from AIST Prior to Joining the Geosphere Chemistry Research Group】

1. “Spatial and temporal variation in vertical migration of dissolved 137Cs passed through the litter layer in Fukushima forests,” Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Volume 192, pp. 1–9. Corresponding Author.
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X17309335
   Momo Kurihara, Yuichi Onda, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Yuichi Iwasaki, and Tetsuo Yasutaka. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
2. “Radiocesium migration in the litter layer of different forest types in Fukushima, Japan. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Volume 187, pp. 81–89. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X17309682
   Momo Kurihara, Yuichi Onda, Hiroaki Kato, Nicolas Loffredo, Tetsuo Yasutaka, and Frederic Coppin (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
3. “Effect of Radiological Countermeasures on Subjective Well-Being and Radiation Anxiety after the 2011 Disaster: The Fukushima Health Management Survey,” Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15(1). Open Access https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29329263/
   Michio Murakami, Yoshitake Takebayashi, Yoshihito Takeda, Akiko Sato, Yasumasa Igarashi, Kazumi Sano, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Wataru Naito, Sumire Hirota, Aya Goto, Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, and Koichi Tanigawa (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
4. “Influence of solid-liquid separation method parameters employed in soil leaching tests on apparent metal concentration” Science of The Total Environment, 624, pp. 96–105. Open Access　　https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717334678
   Yukari Imoto, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Masayuki Someya, Kazuo Higashino (Group member: Tetsuo Yasutaka)

【Review Articles and Commentaries】

1. “Efforts to Establish a JIS Standard for Measuring Methylene Blue Adsorption Capacity of Bentonite,” Reconstruction of Mold Management Technology II, Japan Foundry Society, pp. 37–40, Nov. 2018.
   Yoko Miyoshi

【Peer-Reviewed Papers】

1. “Convenient Analysis of the Chemical Composition of the Clay Fraction of Sediment by Electron Probe Microanalyzer” GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL, December 2017, 51, 583–588.
   Youko Miyoshi, Kazuhiko Shimada, Hiroshi Sato, Seiichiro Uehara, Jun Ichiro Ishibashi (Member of our group: Youko Miyoshi)
2. “Defining boundaries for the distribution of microbial communities beneath the sediment-buried, hydrothermally active seafloor” The ISME Journal Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 529 – 542, February 2017.
   Katsunori Yanagawa, Akira Ijiri, Anja Breuker, Sanae Sakai, Youko Miyoshi, Shinsuke Kawagucci, Takuroh Noguchi, Miho Hirai, Axel Schippers, Jun-ichiro Ishibashi, Yoshihiro Takaki, Michinari Sunamura, Tetsuro Urabe, Takuro Nunoura & Ken Takai (Member of our group: Yoko Miyoshi)

【Peer-Reviewed Papers: Results from AIST Prior to Joining the Geosphere Chemistry Research Group]

1. “Effects of colloidal particles on the results and reproducibility of batch leaching tests for heavy metal-contaminated soil,” Soils and Foundations, Volume 57, Issue 5, pp. 861–871. Corresponding Author. Open Access https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29329263/
   Yasutaka, T., Imoto, Y., Kurosawa, A., Someya, M., Higashino, K., Kalbe, U., Sakanakura, H., (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
2. “Source analysis of radiocesium in river waters using road dust tracers,” Chemosphere, 186, pp. 501–509. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28850907
   Murakami, M., Saha, M., Iwasaki, Y., Yamashita, R., Koibuchi, Y., Tsukada, H., & Yasutaka, T. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
3. “Development of a predictive model for lead, cadmium, and fluorine soil-water partition coefficients using sparse multiple linear regression analysis.” Chemosphere, 186, 501. Corresponding Author. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653517311827
   Nakamura, K., Yasutaka, T., Kuwatani, T., & Komai, T. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
4. “Risk Assessment Based on the Reconstruction of Contamination Status and Prediction of Long-Term Behavior Using History Matching for Soil and Groundwater Contamination Caused by Hexavalent Chromium,” Transactions of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Series G (Environment), Vol. 73 (2017) No. 2, pp. 81–100 [ Paper here ],
   Yasuhide Sakamoto, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Toshiaki Shirakawa, Masaki Yamamura

【Books and Publications】

1. “Development of a Compact, High-Performance Thermal Storage System Capable of Utilizing Waste Heat Below 100°C,” Clean Energy, Vol. 26, No. 8, pp. 39–43. Nippon Kogyo Publishing Co., Ltd.
   Ryo Kawakami, Mishi Kamata, Takamasa Oyama, Miho Suzuki, Masayuki Tanino, Hidetaka Miyahara, Yasumasa Hirai, Masayuki Kawamura, Takumi Komuro, Hiroyuki Nawa, Kenji Marumo, Kazumasa Yamauchi, Hideaki Magome, Masataka I, Masaya Suzuki, Matsuda, Kazuya Morimoto, Zenzo Suzuki, Tsuneaki Naga
2. “Development of an Adsorption-Based Thermal Energy Storage System Capable of Utilizing Low-Temperature Waste Heat Below 100°C,” Construction Equipment and Piping Engineering, Vol. 55, No. 9, pp. 40–43, Nippon Kogyo Publishing Co., Ltd.
   Ryo Kawakami, Mishi Kamata, Miho Suzuki, Masayuki Tanino, Takamasa Oyama, Hidetaka Miyahara, Yasumasa Hirai, Masayuki Kawamura, Takumi Komuro, Hiroyuki Nawa, Kenji Marumo, Kazumasa Yamauchi, Hideaki Magome, Masataka Imori, Masaya Suzuki, Kazuya Morimoto, Satoshi Matsuda, Zenzo Suzuki
3. “Study on an Adsorption-Based Thermal Energy Storage System Utilizing Low-Temperature Waste Heat: A Numerical Analysis Model of an Adsorption Thermal Energy Storage Tank,” Takasago Thermal Engineering Research Institute Bulletin, Vol. 31, pp. 31–38, Takasago Thermal Engineering Research Institute
   Takamasa Oyama, Miho Suzuki, Mishi Kamata, Ryo Kawakami, Masayuki Tanino, Satoshi Matsuda, Zenzo Suzuki, Masaya Suzuki, Hiroyuki Nawa, Hideaki Magome, Kazumasa Yamauchi, Hidetaka Miyahara, Masayuki Kawamura
4. “Adsorption-Based Thermal Storage System Capable of Utilizing Low-Temperature Waste Heat Below 100°C,” Takasago Thermal Engineering Research Institute Bulletin, Vol. 31, pp. 25–30, Takasago Thermal Engineering Research Institute
   Masayuki Tanino, Ryo Kawakami, Mishi Kamata, Takamasa Oyama, Miho Suzuki, Hidetaka Miyahara, Masayuki Kawamura, Hiroyuki Nawa, Kazumasa Yamauchi, Masaya Suzuki, Satoshi Matsuda, Tsuneaki Nagai

[Award】

1. Yoko Miyoshi, Japan Society of Clay Science and Technology Encouragement Award,
   “Study on a Standard Method for Measuring the Methylene Blue Adsorption Capacity of Bentonite”

【Peer-Reviewed Paper】

1. “Development of HAS-Clay as a High-Performance Adsorption Material” Translation from Synthesiology, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 154
   Masaya Suzuki, Masaki Maeda, Keiichi Inukai (Member of our group: Masaya Suzuki)
2. “Development of HAS-Clay as a High-Performance Adsorption Material” Synthesiology, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 154–164
   Masaya Suzuki, Masaki Maeda, Keiichi Inukai
3. “Preparation of Thin Sections of Bentonite for Optical Microscopy,” Clay Science, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 1–4
   Hirohisa Yamada, Akira Owada, Eri Hirabayashi, Taku Sato, Masaya Suzuki
4. “Formation of Secondary Minerals and Its Causes in the Vicinity of High-Alkali Springs Erupting from the Oman Ophiolite” Clay Science, Vol. 55, No. 2 pp. 17–30
   Sotaro Anraku, Hayato Matsubara, Kazuya Morimoto, Tsutomu Sato

[Peer-Reviewed Paper: Results from AIST prior to joining the Geosphere Chemistry Research Group】

1. “Testing the Methylene Blue Adsorption Capacity of Bentonite: Differences in Results Depending on Test Methods,” Clay Science, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 63–73, March 2016
   Yoko Miyoshi, Kumiko Miyakoshi, Tetsuichi Takagi
2. “Reproducibility of Up-Flow Column Percolation Tests for Contaminated Soils.” PLoS ONE 12(6): e0178979. Corresponding Author. Open Access https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0178979
   Yasutaka, T Naka, A., Sakanakura, H., Kurosawa, A., Inui, T., Takeo, M., Inoba, S., Watanabe, T., Fujikawa, T., Miura, T., Miyaguchi, S., Nakajou, K., Sumikura, M., Ito, K., Tamoto, S., Tatsuhara, T., Chida, T., Hirata, K., Ohori, K., Someya, M., Katoh, M., Umino, M., Negishi, M., Ito, K., Kojima, J., Ogawa, S. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
3. “Behavior of dissolved radiocesium in river water in a forested watershed in Fukushima Prefecture.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 121(10), pp. 2588–2599. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2016JG003428
   Tsuji, H., Nishikiori, T., Yasutaka, T., Watanabe, M., Ito, S., & Hayashi, S. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
4. “Column percolation test for contaminated soils: Key factors for standardization,” Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 320, December 15, 2016, pp. 326–340, Corresponding Author. Open Access https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389416307683
   Naka, A., Yasutaka, T. Sakanakura, H., Kalbe, U., Watanabe, Y., Inoba, S., Takeo, M., Inui, T., Katsumi, T., Fujikawa, T., Sato, K., Higashino, K., Someya, M. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
5. “Simplified measurement method for dissolved radio-Cs in litter and soil seepage water using copper-substituted Prussian blue,” Chemosphere, Volume 163, pp. 234–241. Corresponding Author. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27529388
   Takada, M., 　 Yasutaka, T., Okuda, T. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
6. “Relationship between Individual External Doses, Ambient Dose Rates, and Individuals’ Activity Patterns in Affected Areas in Fukushima following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident. PLoS ONE, 11(8), e0158879. Open Access https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0158879
   Naito, W., Uesaka, M., Yamada, C., Kurosawa, T., Yasutaka, T., & Ishii, H. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
7. “Measurement and estimation of radiocesium discharge rate from paddy fields during land preparation and mid-summer drainage.” Journal of Environmental Radioactivity Volumes 155–156, pp. 23–30. Corresponding Author. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X16300133
   Miyazu, S., Yasutaka, T , Yoshikawa, N., Tamaki, Nakajima, K., Sato, Nonaka, M., Harada, N. (Members of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
8. “Development of a copper-substituted, Prussian blue-impregnated, nonwoven cartridge filter for rapid measurement of radiocesium concentration in seawater.” Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, Volume 53, pp. 1243–1250. Corresponding Author. Open Access https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223131.2015.1135302
   Yasutaka, T., Miyazu, S., Kondo, Y., Tsuji, H., Arita, K., Hayashi, S., Takahashi, A., Kawamoto, T., & Aoyama, M. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
9. “Development of a green remediation tool in Japan.” Science of The Total Environment. Science of The Total Environment Volumes 563–564, pp. 813–821. Corresponding Author https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969716300146
   Yasutaka, T., Zhang, H., Murayama, K., Hama, Y., Tsukada, Y., Furukawa, Y. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
10. “Assessing the Cost and Effectiveness of Radiation Decontamination in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.” Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 151, pp. 512–520. Corresponding Author .
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X15001575
    Yasutaka, T., & Naito, W. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)

[Books and Publications】

1. “Inorganic Moisture-Absorbing and -Releasing Material ‘Husclay’—Development of a Low-Temperature Regenerative Adsorbent Using Clay-Based Porous Materials”—Monthly Journal of Building Equipment and Piping Construction, Vol. 55, No. 1 pp. 29–31, Nippon Kogyo Publishing Co., Ltd.
   Masaya Suzuki
2. Part 1, Chapter 3, 8. Geothermal Energy: “Converter Principles and Design Methods for Renewable Energy,” pp. 45–54, Science Information Publishing Co., Ltd.
   Keiko Mizugaki
3. “Report on the Heisei 27 Hirokawa Research Grant Project: Preliminary Discussions Toward International Collaborative Research on the Genesis and Utilization of Functional Clay Minerals,” GSJ Geological News, Vol. 5, No. 9 pp. 296–298, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Geological Survey of Japan
   Kazuya Morimoto

1. “Current Status and Challenges of Test Methods for Methylene Blue Adsorption Capacity of Bentonite,” Molding Materials Technology Seminar: “The Current Status and Future of Foundry Sand,” Molding Materials Center (General Incorporated Foundation), pp. 37–39, August 2016.
   Yoko Miyoshi

【Peer-Reviewed Papers】

1. “Development of a Composite of a Visible-Light-Responsive Photocatalyst and a Clay Compound with High Substance Adsorption Performance,” Chemical Engineering, Vol. 60, No. 8, pp. 38–43.
   Kaori Nishizawa, Masaki Maeda, Masaya Suzuki
2. “Synthesis of Zn-Fe Layered Double Hydroxides via an Oxidation Process and Structural Analysis of Products,” JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY, Vol. 228, pp. 221–225
   Kazuya Morimoto, Kenji Tamura, Sohtaro Anraku, Tsutomu Sato, Masaya Suzuki, Hirohisa Yamada. (Members of our group: Kazuya Morimoto, Masaya Suzuki)
3. “Determination and reduction of Fe(III) incorporated into Mg-Fe layered double hydroxide structures” APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE, Vol. 121–122, pp. 71–76
   Kazuya Morimotoa, Kenji Tamurab, Hirohisa Yamadab, Tsutomu Satoc, Masaya Suzukia (Members of our group: Kazuya Morimoto, Masaya Suzuki)
4. “Regarding the ‘Kanto Region’ Fuel Resources Map,” GSJ Geological News, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 45–49.
   Takayuki Sawaki, Nobuyuki Kaneko, Tatsuo Maekawa, Shunichiro Inokari
5. “Equilibrium Conditions of Xenon Hydrates in the Presence of Aqueous Solutions of Alcohols, Glycols, and Glycerol” JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 662–665.
   Tatsuo Maekawa (Member of our group: Tatsuo Maekawa)
6. “Generation of Second-Stage Structure in the Alkyl-ammonium Cation and Potassium Sericite Mica System” CHEMISTRY LETTERS.
   Kazuya Morimoto, Kenji Tamura, Hiroshi Sakuma (Member of our group: Kazuya Morimoto)
7. “Phase Equilibrium for Clathrate Hydrate Formed in a Methane-Water-Urea System” FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA, Vol. 398, pp. 1–4.
   Sanehiro Muromachi, Toru Abe, Tatsuo Maekawa, Yoshitaka Yamamoto (Member of our group: Tatsuo Maekawa)
8. “Phase equilibrium and characterization of ionic clathrate hydrates formed with tetra-n-butylammonium bromide and nitrogen gas.” FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA, Vol. 413, No. 2016, pp. 249–253.
   Sanehiro Muromachi, Hidenori Hashimoto, Tatsuo Maekawa, Satoshi Takeya, Yoshitaka Yamamoto (Member of our group: Tatsuo Maekawa)
9. “Study on the Separation of CO₂ + N₂ Mixed Gases Using Semiclassrate Hydrates,” Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Energy.
   Hidenori Hashimoto, Takayuki Kobori, Sanehiro Muromachi, Tatsuo Maekawa, Satoshi Takeya, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
10. “Determination of Phase Equilibrium Conditions for Methane Hydrate in the Presence of Ammonium Salts,” Proceedings of the 47th Fall Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan.
    Jitsuhiro Muromachi, Tatsuo Maekawa, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
11. “Formation of Gas Hydrates Using Carboxyl Anions as Ionic Guest Species,” Proceedings of the 2015 Thermal Engineering Conference, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers.
    Minoru Muromachi, Tatsuo Maekawa, Yoshitaka Yamamoto

【Books and Publications】

1. “Surface Observation of Pyrophyllite Polished Sections Using a Laser Microscope,” New Crust, Vol. 2, pp. 1–5, Electronic Journal.
   Kazuya Morimoto, Eri Hirabayashi, Akira Owada, Takumi Sato, Masaya Suzuki
2. “Development of a Volume-Reduction System for Radioactively Contaminated Soil Using Amorphous Aluminum Silicate Particles,” New Technologies in Materials, Construction, and Measurement for the Adsorption and Decontamination of Radioactive Materials and Radiation-Resistant Technologies, pp. 529–540, Technical Information Association.
   Masaya Suzuki
3. "Fundamental Theory and Latest Technologies of the 'Husclay' Desiccant Air Conditioning System," pp. 92–100, S&T Publishing
   Masaya Suzuki
4. “Mineral and Hydrocarbon Resources: Hydrocarbon and Iodine Resources in Japan” Geology of Japan, pp. 443–448, The Geological Society of London
   Nobuyuki Kaneko

【Peer-Reviewed Papers: Results from AIST Prior to Joining the Geosphere Chemistry Research Group]

1. “Clay Minerals in an Active Hydrothermal Field at Iheya-North-Knoll, Okinawa Trough,” Resource Geology, Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 346–360, October 2015
   Youko MIYOSHI, Jun-ichiro ISHIBASHI, Kazuhiko SHIMADA, Hiroyasu INOUE, Seiichiro UEHARA, Katsuhiro TSUKIMURA (Members of our group: Youko Miyoshi, Katsuhiro Tsukimura)
2. “Current Status of Methylene Blue Adsorption Tests on Bentonite in Japan,” Clay Science, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 26–36, March 2015
   Yoko Miyoshi, Yu Horiuchi, Tetsuichi Takagi
3. “Survey of Areas Surrounding Abandoned Bentonite Mines in Fukushima Prefecture,” Clay Science, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 85–93, July 2015
   Yoko Miyoshi, Yu Horiuchi, Sadahisa Sudo, Kumiko Miyakoshi, Kiyoshi Amemiya, Tetsuichi Takagi
4. “Rapid quantification of radiocesium dissolved in water using nonwoven fabric cartridge filters impregnated with potassium zinc ferrocyanide.” Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 52(6), pp. 792–800. Corresponding Author. Open Access https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223131.2015.1013071
   Yasutaka, T., Tsuji, H., Kondo, Y., Suzuki, Y., Takahashi, A., & Kawamoto, T. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
5. “Effect of the concentration of radiocesium dissolved in irrigation water on the concentration of radiocesium in brown rice.” Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 61(2), pp. 191–199. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00380768.2014.1003192
   Suzuki, Y., Yasutaka, T., Fujimura, S., Yabuki, T., Sato, M., Yoshioka, K., & Inubushi, K. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
6. “Non-destructive detection of particulate radiocesium using a non-woven fabric cartridge filter for rapid preprocessing.” Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 303(3), pp. 1803–1810. Corresponding Author. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10967-014-3800-z
   Tsuji, H., Kondo, Y., Kawashima, S., & Yasutaka, T. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
7. “Evaluation of the Applicability of Soil Washing Methods to Soil Contaminated with Radioactive Materials Generated During Road Maintenance,” Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 10 (2015) No. 4, pp. 489–502 [ PDF ], Japanese Geotechnical Journal
   Osamu Takahata, Shojiro Kumada, Junya Ando, Shinji Miyaguchi, Koji Ishiyama, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Hideo Komine
8. “The Effect of Different Forest Floor Cover Types on the Migration of Radioactive Cesium Associated with Soil Erosion,” Journal of the Japanese Society of Forestry, 97(1), pp. 63–69.
   Tatsuhiro Nishikori, Shoko Ito, Hideki Tsuji, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Seiji Hayashi

【Published Works (Articles, Books, etc.)】

1. “Non-methane hydrocarbons released from water used in non-methane hydrocarbon measurements and methods for their removal,” Geochemistry, 49, 37–44.
   Shunichiro Igari
2. “Iodine Production from Natural Gas Brine: Iodine—Chemistry and Application,” Wiley, Inc., pp. 231– 241.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko, Tatsuo Kaiho (Member of our group: Nobuyuki Kaneko)
3. “Relationship Between Combustible Natural Gas Stored Beneath the Kanto Plain and Spring Water Quality,” Fuel Resources Map “Kanto Region” Manual, CD-ROM, 12–17.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko, Tatsuo Maekawa, Shunichiro Inokari, Takayuki Sawaki
4. “The Origin and Active Period of the Shimae Volcano, Oki Islands,” Volcano, 59, 2, 77–88.
   Kazuhiko Kano, Nobuyuki Kaneko, Osamu Ishizuka, Tokiko Chiba, Yukio Yanagisawa
5. “Equilibrium Conditions for Clathrate Hydrates Formed from Carbon Dioxide or Ethane in the Presence of Aqueous Solutions of Acetone,” 1,4-Dioxane and 1,3-Dioxolane. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 384, 95–99.
   Maekawa, T. (Member of our group: Tatsuo Maekawa)
6. “Microtexture and compositional variation of alkali feldspars from the Kakkonda granitic pluton, northeast Japan: Implications for the formation processes of granitic texture” Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 109, No. 3, 138–150.
   Nakano, S., Sawaki, T., and Sasaki, M. ( Member of our group: Masaya Suzuki)
7. Fuel Resources Map “Kanto Region,” CD-ROM
   Takayuki Sawaki, Nobuyuki Kaneko, Tatsuo Maekawa, Shunichiro Inokari
8. “Performance Evaluation of Magnesium Salts on Arsenic Removal from Arsenic Contaminated Water,” International Symposium on Earth Science and Technology 2014, 329–334.
   Sugita, H., Cho, M., Hara, J., Oguma, T., and Yanagisawa, N. (Member of our group: Norio Yanagisawa)
9. “Synthesis and Phase Relations in the Montmorillonite-Stevensite Series under Hydrothermal Conditions,” Clay Science, 18, No. 1, 11–18.
   Yamada, H., Yokoyama, S., Tamura, K., Watanabe, Y., Morimoto, K., Hatta, T. and Watanabe, T. (Member of our group: Kazuya Morimoto)
10. “Participation in the 35th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop,” Geothermal Technology, 39, 1 & 2, 5–12.
    Norio Yanagisawa
11. “Isotope Behavior During Circulation Test at the Hijiori EGS Site, Japan,” Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, 38, 343–347.
    Yanagisawa, N. (Member of our group: Norio Yanagisawa)
12. “Current Status of Geothermal Power Generation,” Journal of the Japan Society of Energy, 93, 11, 1140–1147.
    Norio Yanagisawa
13. GRC2014 Report. Journal of the Geothermal Society of Japan, 36, 4, 140-141.
    Norio Yanagisawa
14. “Isotope Behavior of Several Hot Springs and Geothermal Fields for Binary Systems in Japan,” Proceedings of the New Zealand Geothermal Workshop, 100, 1–6.
    Yanagisawa, N. (Member of our group: Norio Yanagisawa)
15. “Geochemical Monitoring of Hot Springs Surrounding Matsunoyama Binary” Grand Renewable Energy 2014 Proceedings, O-GE-1-3, 1-4.
    Yanagisawa, N., Sasaki, M., Sugita, H., Sato, M., and Osato, K. (Member of our group: Norio Yanagisawa)

【Peer-Reviewed Papers】

1. “On the ERIA Conference and the Workshop with Indonesia” GreenNews, Division of Geosphere Resources and Environment, 6-6.
   Norio Yanagisawa
2. Report on the “Renewable Energy” Booth at the 2014 Kagoshima Geological Information Exhibition... GSJ Geological News 4, 1, 30–31.
   Norio Yanagisawa, Takayuki Sawaki, and Takeshi Ishihara

【Peer-Reviewed Papers: Results from AIST Prior to Joining the Geosphere Chemistry Research Group]

1. “Distribution of dissolved and particulate radiocesium concentrations along rivers and the relations between radiocesium concentration and deposition after the nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima,” Water Research, 60, pp. 15–27. Corresponding Author.
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135414003091
   Tsuji, H., Yasutaka, T., Kawabe, Y., Onishi, T., & Komai, T. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
2. “Transfer of radiocesium from hydroponic medium to potherb mustard and tomato plants. Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 60(6), pp. 818–823. Corresponding Author.
   https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00380768.2014.905871
   Yasutaka, T., Miyoshi, H., & Ito, K. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
3. “Experiment on Reducing Radioactivity in the Forest Floor and Subsequent Soil and Water Erosion in Broadleaf Hill Forests in Areas Affected by the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident,” Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology, 40(1), pp. 130–135, Radioactivity reduction experiment and the subsequent erosion in broadleaf hill forest after the Fukushima I NPP accident. Journal of the Japanese Society of Revegetation Technology
   Rie Yamamoto, Tatsuaki Kobayashi, Chisa Ebata, Keita Shinozaki, Daichi Kojima, Shoko Ota, Ururuma Miyamoto, Terumasa Takahashi, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Masuo Sekizaki, Yasuhiro Hoshizawa, Moritoshihiko Kot ake, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Hideki Tsuji
4. “Evaluation of Leaching Behavior of Heavy Metals and Other Substances Toward Standardization of Upflow Column Flushing Tests,” Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 697–706 [PDF: 1.03MB]
   Kengo Nakamura, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Takuro Fujikawa, Miyuki Takeo, Kenichi Sato, Yasutaka Watanabe, Seiji Inoba, Shuichi Tamoto, Hiroshi Sakakura
5. “Numerical Simulation of Radioactive Cesium in the Abukuma River Basin,” Transactions of the Japan Society on Water Environment, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 29–43,
   Yuriko Ishikawa, Tomoya Kawaguchi, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Haruyuki Higashino

[Publications (Articles, Books, etc.)】

1. “Development of a New Humidity-Controlling Material and Its Application to Humidity-Controlling Building Materials,” Solar Energy, 40, No. 2, 21–26.
   Tsutomu Katamoto, Masaya Suzuki, and Masaki Maeda
2. “Report on the Implementation of ‘GeoDoctor 2013’ at the 2013 AIST Open House Challenge Corner,” GSJ Geological News, 2, No. 11, 325–328.
   Ayumu Miyagawa, Keika Horiguchi, Takashi Fujii, Tatsuya Sumida, Mie Takahashi, Futoshi Nanayama, Keishi Takeuchi, Miki Takahashi, Shinobu Ito, Takumi Sato, and Ikuo, Haruo Horikawa, Masaki Takahashi, Keiko Mizugaki, Naoto Kaneko, Hideki Yoshikawa, Ryuta Furukawa, Junichi Takehara, Yoshishige Kawabe, Kuniyasu Medai, Akihiko Shibahara, Seiji Shigeno, Daisuke Sato, Masaki Ozaki, Hirohisa Matsuura, Hiroshi Takahashi, Takashi Kudo, Yasushi Yoshihide, Yuki Hanashima, Takashi Sato, Hiroko Kitajima, Norio Shigematsu, Naoto Takeda, Yusuke Yamaya, Ryohei Iritani, Kazuo Yamaguchi, Kazunari Nawa, Akira Owada, Kazuyuki Fukuda, Eri Hirabayashi, Kazutoshi Imanishi, Takahiko Uchide, Yui Ochi, Akiko Kurosaka, Yasuhito Kuwahara, Takahashi Makoto, Yuichi Yukiya, Makoto Otsubo, Kazuyo Shirotani, Aya Katsube, Mayumi Yoshioka, Midori Furus awa, Seika Yoshida, Seiko Yamazaki, Ryo Takada
3. “Experiments and Process Design of CO₂ Adsorbents Based on the Blue Tower Process,” Energy and Resources, 34, No. 6, 1–9.
   Rui Ok ubo, Takumi Sueyoshi, Masaya Suzuki, Mitsuo Kameyama, Kenji Koido, Kiyoshi Dowaki
4. “Report on the Exhibition Held in the Lobby of the Main Building of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to Commemorate ‘Geology Day’ (May 10).” GSJ Geology News, 2, No. 8, 253–254.
   Yuki Sawai, Masato Watanabe, Kazutoshi Imanishi, Makoto Saito, Tsutomu Nakazawa, Kazuhiro Miyazaki, Yoshinori Miyaji, Takayuki Sawaki, Keiichi Sakaguchi, Takayuki U chino, Yoshio Watanabe, Miho Toi
5. “Survey of Geothermal Resources: Geological and Geochemical Surveys,” Geological Survey of Japan Research Series, No. 584, 6.
   Takayuki Sawaki
6. “Development of a System for the Recovery, Purification, and Reuse of CO₂ from Heater Exhaust,” Latest Technologies for the Direct Utilization of Carbon Dioxide, NTS Books, 55–63.
   Masaya Suzuki
7. Cs Adsorption Behavior in Various Minerals: Amorphous Aluminum Silicates. Handbook of Cs Adsorption by Minerals in Soil, Seigunsha, 122–134.
   Masaya Suzuki
8. “Cs Adsorption Behavior in Various Minerals: Clay Minerals,” Handbook of Cs Adsorption by Minerals in Soil, Seigunsha, 60–75.
   Hirohisa Yamada, Tamuro Hatta, and Masaya Suzuki
9. Current Status of Hot Spring Binary Power Generation. AIST TODAY, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 13, No. 9, 5
   Norio Yanagisawa
10. “Geothermal Development Progress in Japan After the 2011 Earthquake.” Proceedings of the Australian Geothermal Energy Conference 2013, 155–158.
    Yanagisawa, N. (Member of our group: Norio Yanagisawa)
11. “Tracer Response of Injection Test in Hot Spring Fluid Layer at Minami-Izu Geothermal Field, Shizuoka, Japan” Geothermal Resources Council Transactions, 37, 879–883.
    Yanagisawa, N., Matsuyama, K., Takeda, Y., Tomita, K., Sakaguchi, K., and Yasukawa, K. (Member of our group: Norio Yanagisawa)
12. “Production test of the Kalina system using hot spring fluid at a geopressure field in Japan.” Proceedings of the New Zealand Geothermal Workshop 2013, 1–5.
    Yanagisawa, N., Muraoka, H., Sasaki, M., Sugita, H., Sato, M., and Osato, K. (Member of our group: Norio Yanagisawa)
13. Report on the 2013 Geological Museum Summer Special Lecture Series and Special Exhibition. GSJ Geological News, 2, No. 11, 349.
    Norio Yanagisawa, Kiyoka Yoshida, Masato Watanabe, Nobuko Asakawa, Wataru Miyauchi, Yoshinori Nishizawa, Saori Ikeda, Hiroyo Sato, Tatsuya Sumida, Akihiko Shibahara, Akira Sekiguchi, Yasuyuki Sakano, and Hideaki Nagamori

【Peer-Reviewed Papers: Results from AIST Prior to Joining the Geosphere Chemistry Research Group】

1. “Development of a method for rapid and simultaneous monitoring of particulate and dissolved radiocesium in water using nonwoven fabric cartridge filters. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 299(1), pp. 139–147. Corresponding Author.
   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10967-013-2735-0
   Tsuji, H., Kondo, Y., Suzuki, Y., & Yasutaka, T. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
2. “A GIS-based evaluation of the effect of decontamination on effective doses due to long-term external exposures in Fukushima,” Chemosphere, 93(6), pp. 1222–1229. Open Access
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653513009405
   Yasutaka, T., Iwasaki, Y., Hashimoto, S., Naito, W., Ono, K., Kishimoto, A., Yoshida, K., Murakami, M., Kawaguchi, I., Oka, T., & Nakanishi, J. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
3. “Rapid measurement of radiocesium in water using a Prussian blue-impregnated nonwoven fabric: Fukushima NPP Accident Related.” Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 50(7), pp. 674–681. Corresponding Author. Open Access
   https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223131.2013.797936
   　 Yasutaka, T., Kawamoto, T., Kawabe, Y., Sato, T., Sato, M., Suzuki, Y., Nakamura, K., & Komai, T. (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
4. “Geo-environmental issues induced by the 2011 Tohoku Pacific Coast Earthquake and tsunami,” Soils and Foundations, 52(5), pp. 856–871. Corresponding Author. Open Access
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038080612000996
   Toru Inui, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Kazuto Endo, Takeshi Katsumi (Group member: Tetsuo Yasutaka)
5. “Research Committee on the Great East Japan Earthquake, Geotechnical Environment Research Committee (2013); Distribution and Physicochemical Characteristics of Tsunami Deposits from the Great East Japan Earthquake,” Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 8 (2013) No. 3 pp. 391–402 [ https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jgs/8/3/8_391/_article/-char/ja/ ],
   Takai Atsushi, Yasutaka Tetsuo, Endo Kazuto, Katsumi Takeshi, Ground Environment Research Committee of the Great East Japan Earthquake Response Survey and Research Committee,
6. “Study on a Simple, Cost-Based Sustainable Approach for Sites with Soil Contaminated by Volatile Organochlorine Compounds,” Transactions of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 69(7), pp. 461–472,
   Yasuhide Furukawa, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Keisuke Omura, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi
7. “Application of the Gelation Method to the Quantification of Radioactive Cesium in Environmental Water Containing High Concentrations of Suspended Solids,” Analytical Chemistry, 62(6), pp. 513–520, [PDF: 2504 KB]
   Saori Kitajima, Masato Hatakeyama, Takafumi Tsuchiya, Tetsuo Yasutaka 　
8. “Development of a Rapid Monitoring Technique for Dissolved Radioactive Cesium in Water Using a Prussian Blue Nonwoven Cartridge,” Analytical Chemistry, 62(6), pp. 499–506 [Here]
   Tetsuo Yasutaka, Hideki Tsuji, Yoshihiko Imado, Yasukazu Suzuki
9. “Potential Impacts on the Reconstruction of Rural Areas in Fukushima Prefecture Due to the Prolonged Evacuation Caused by Radioactive Materials,” Journal of Agricultural and Rural Engineering, 81(2), pp. 153–162. [ WEB ],
   Zen Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Arita, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Yumi Iwasaki
10. “Fundamental Study on the Applicability of Acid Extraction Methods to Soil Containing Radioactive Cesium,” RADIOISOTOPES, 62(4), pp. 211–218,
    Tetsuo Yasutaka, Toru Kawamoto, Takeshi Komai

【Event Participation】

1. “Technology Development for the Investigation, Assessment, and Risk Mitigation of Heavy Metal Soil Contamination,” AIST Open Lab 2013, October 31, 2013–November 1, 2013.
   Ming Zhang, Junko Hara, Yasuhide Sakamoto, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Hajime Sugita, Yukari Imoto, Mihoko Hoshino, Tetsuichi Takagi, Masaya Suzuki, Katsuhiro Tsukimura
2. Geological Information Exhibition 2013 Miyagi “Exhibition and Explanation Corner”: Geothermal Resources and Their Utilization, Geological Information Exhibition 2013 Miyagi, September 14–16, 2013.
   Keiko Mizugaki*; Mayumi Yoshioka;
Norio Yanagisawa*
3. ; Takayuki Sawaki; Kiyoka Yoshida; Akira Kawabata
4. Research and Development and Outreach Activities to Promote Geothermal Resource Development, AIST Open Lab 2013, October 31–November 1, 2013.
   Keiko Mizugaki, Norio Yanagisawa, Munetake Sasaki, Keiichi Sakaguchi, Kasumi Yasukawa:
5. 　 Exhibition in the Lobby of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Main Building to Commemorate “Geology Day (May 10),” April 15–May 10, 2013.
   Yuki Sawai, Masato Watanabe, Kazutoshi Imanishi, Makoto Saito, Tsutomu Nakazawa,Kazuhiro Miyazaki, Yoshinori Miyaji, Takayuki Sawaki, Keiichi Sakaguchi, Takayuki Uchino, Yoshio Watanabe, Miho Toi
6. Water-Soluble Natural Gas Deposits in the Kanto Plain, AIST Open Lab 2013, October 31, 2013–November 1, 2013.
   Takayuki Sawaki, Nobuyuki Kaneko, Manabu Tanahashi, Shunichiro Igari, Tatsuo Maekawa, Ken Nakajima, Sumito Morita, Masashi Sakata
7. Earth’s Bounty Let’s Utilize Geothermal and Ground Source Heat, Geological Specimen Museum Summer Special Exhibition, July 17, 2013–September 29, 2013.
   Norio Yanagisawa*; Keiichi Sakaguchi; Keiko Mizugaki*; Takayuki Sawaki; Mitsuhiko Sugihara; Shigeo Okuma; Shinichi Takakura; Hirokazu Karasawa; Tsuneo Ishido; Kasumi Yasukawa; Yohei Uchida; Mayumi Yoshioka:　
*Affiliated with the Geothermal Resources Research Group at the time of publication ** Affiliated with this group until July 2013

【Published Works (Papers, Books, etc.)】

1. “Comparison of Light Non-Methane Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Oil and Gas Field Regions (Niigata) and Non-Oil and Gas Field Regions (Ibaraki and Gunma) II” Winter 1994–1999. Geochemistry, 46, 51–61.
   Shunichiro Igari
2. “Improvement of a Method for Measuring Trace Non-Methane Hydrocarbons in Methane-Dominated Gases,” Geochemistry, 46, 181–185.
   Shunichiro Igari
3. “Geochemistry of Natural Gas,” Encyclopedia of Earth and Space Chemistry, Asakura Shoten, 311–312.
   Shunichiro Igari
4. “On the Origin and Distribution of Natural Gas in the Niigata and Kanto Regions,” News of the Geological Society of Japan, 15, no. 6, 9.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko
5. “Geochemistry of Water-Soluble Natural Gas and Formation Water in the Kanto Region,” Natural Gas, 55, 56–58.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko, Shunichiro Igari, Tatsuo Maekawa, Takayuki Sawaki, Yasushi Shirota, Kei Odawara, and Shu Waseda
6. “Equilibrium Conditions of Clathrate Hydrates Formed from Xenon and Aqueous Solutions of Acetone, 1,4-Dioxane, and 1,3-Dioxolane” FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA, 339, 15–19.
   Maekawa, T. (Member of our group: Tatsuo Maekawa)
7. “Special Feature: Exploring the Geology of Kushiro” GSJ Geological News, 1, No. 12, 353–356.
   Ken Nakajima, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Takayuki Saw aki, Yuichiro Suzuki, Manabu Tanahashi, Mitsuyoshi Kaneko, Nobuaki Kadozawa, Satoshi Nakanishi
8. “A Visit to the Eastern Shirakuma Hills” GSJ Geological News, 1, No. 12, 369–375.
   Ken Nakajima, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Takayuki Saw aki, Yuichiro Suzuki, Manabu Tanahashi, Mitsuyoshi Kaneko, Nobuaki Kadozawa, and Satoshi Nakanishi
9. “Geochemistry and Origin of Natural Gases Dissolved in Brines from Gas Fields in Southwest Japan” GEOFLUIDS, 12, 327–335.
   Sakata, S., Maekawa, T., Igari, S., and Sano, Y. (Members of our group: Tatsuo Maekawa, Shunichiro Igari)
10. “Temperature Measurement of Fluid Inclusions” Encyclopedia of Earth and Space Chemistry, Asakura Shoten, 305.
    Takayuki Sawaki 　
11. “Geological Study of Water-Soluble Natural Gas Occurring in the Kanto Region,” Natural Gas, 55, 54–56.
    Takayuki Sawaki, Nobuyuki Kaneko, Tatsuo Maekawa, Shunichiro Inokari, Manabu Tanahashi, Ken Nakajima, Sumito Morita, and Masashi Sakata
12. “The Urahoro Group on the Kushiro Coast,” GSJ Geological News, 1, No. 12, 363–368.
    Takayuki Sawaki, Ken Nakajima, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Yuichiro Suzuki, Manabu Tanahashi, Mitsuyoshi Kaneko, Nobuaki Kadozawa, and Satoshi Nakanishi
13. “Handbook of Minerals and Materials for Heavy Metal Pollution Control: Characteristics and Functions of Individual Minerals (Aluminum Minerals),” Handbook of Minerals and Materials for Heavy Metal Pollution Control, Seigunsha, 151–162.
    Masaya Suzuki
14. “Newly Discovered Anaerobic Methane Oxidation by Terrestrial Microorganisms in Alluvial Deposits of the Kanto Plain,” Proceedings of the 22nd Symposium on Environmental Geology, 69–71.
    Mio Takeuchi, Hideyoshi Yoshioka, Weina Xu, Susumu Tanabe, Hideyuki Tamaki, Yoichi Kamagata, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shunichiro Inokari, Daisuke Mayumi, and Masashi Sakata
15. “The Cretaceous–Paleogene Nemuro Group in Hamanaka Bay–Kiritappu Coast” GSJ Geological News, 1, No. 12, 357–362.
    Manabu Tanahashi, Ken Nakajima, Masatsugu Ogasawara, Takayuki Saw aki, Yuichiro Suzuki, Mitsuyoshi Kaneko, Nobuaki Kadozawa, Satoshi Nakanishi

【Peer-Reviewed Papers: Results from AIST prior to joining the Geosphere Chemistry Research Group]

1. “Heavy Metals in Tsunami Deposits from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Their Risks,” Transactions of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Series G (Environment), Vol. 68, No. 3, pp. 195–202.
　
2. “Concentration of Radiocesium in Stream Water from a Mountainous Catchment Area During Rainfall Events,” Proceedings of the International Symposium on Environmental Monitoring and Dose Estimation of Residents after the Accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station [PDF: 149 KB] Kimihito Nakamura, Tetsuo Yasutaka (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka) 　
3. “Monitoring of Dissolved Radioactive Cesium in the Abukuma River in Fukushima Prefecture,” Proceedings of the International Symposium on Environmental Monitoring and Dose Estimation of Residents after the Accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, pp. 137–140. [ PDF: 287 KB] Tetsuo YASUTAKA, Yoshishige KAWABE, Akihiko KUROSAWA, and Takeshi KOMAI
   Shizuka Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Arita, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Yumi Iwasaki (Member of our group: Tetsuo Yasutaka)

【Oral Presentations】

1. “Effects of CO₂ Application Using Exhaust Gas from Kerosene-Fired Heaters on Rose Yield and Cut Flower Quality” Fall Meeting of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, Heisei 24, Fukui City, September 22, 2012.
   Kenji Hirooka, Terufumi Naka, Katsuhiko Inamoto, Toshi Nishimoto, Taro Sano, Masaya Suzuki, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Akira Kishimoto, Katsuhiro Kit amura
2. “Effects of Localized CO₂ Application on Rose Yield and Cut Flower Quality” Fall Meeting of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, Heisei 24, Fukui City, September 22, 2012.
   Kenji Hirooka, Terufumi Naka, Katsuhiko Inamoto, Toshiko Nishimoto, Taro Sano, Masaya Suzuki, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Akira Kishimoto, Katsuhiro Kit amura
3. “Light Hydrocarbons Generated from Water Used in Gas Analysis and Methods for Their Reduction,” Symposium on Organic Geochemistry, Sendai City, Tohoku University, August 22, 2012.
   Shunichiro Igari
4. “Effects of Winter Carbon Dioxide Application on Turkish Carnations and Oriental Lilies” Fall Meeting of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, Heisei 24, Fukui City, September 22, 2012.
   Katsuhiko Inamoto, Kaori Nagasuga, Takayoshi Yano, Hiroko Yamazaki, Toshi Nishimoto, Terufumi Naka, Kenji Hirooka, Taro Sano, Masaaki Yoshik awa, Akira Kishimoto, Katsuhiro Kitamura, K atsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaki Maeda, Keiichi Inukai, Masaya Suzuki
5. “Relationship Between Microbial Methane and Dissolved Components in the Subsurface of the Kanto Plain,” Japan Petroleum Technology Association Heisei 24 Spring Lecture Meeting, Akita City, June 7, 2012.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko
6. “Geochemistry of Water-Soluble Natural Gas and Formation Water in the Kanto Region,” Report Meeting on “Geological and Geochemical Studies on Water-Soluble Natural Gas in the Kanto Region,” Mobara City, May 18, 2012.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko, Shunichiro Igari, Tatsuo Maekawa, Takayuki Sawaki, Yasushi Shirota, Kei Odawara, Shu Waseda
7. “Outreach Activities at AIST,” Heisei 24 Annual Meeting of the Japan Geothermal Society, Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture, October 25, 2012.
   Keiko Mizugaki, Norio Yanagisawa, Mayumi Yoshioka, Yohei Uchida, Kasumi Yasukawa, Keiichi Sakaguchi, Takayuki Sawaki, Midori Furusawa, Kyoko Nakayama
8. “Evaluation of NMP Adsorption Performance of the Inorganic Adsorbent Huskray,” 2012 Fall Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan, Sendai, September 19, 2012.
   Hiroki Murakami, Masaya Suzuki, Ryuhei Watanabe
9. “A Novel Synthesis Method for Visible-Light-Responsive Photocatalyst/Clay Composites,” 93rd Spring Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan, Ritsumeikan University, March 24, 2013.
   Kaori Nishizawa, Eiji Watanabe, Masaki Maeda, Keiichi Inukai, Masaya Suzuki
10. “Formation Ages of the Kushiro and Ishikari Coalfields Determined from SHRIMP U-Pb Dating” Symposium on Collaborative Research Using the Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer (SHRIMP), Tokyo, December 1, 2012.
    Masatsugu Ogasawara, Norimichi Horie, Ken Nakajima, Takayuki Saw aki, Mitsuyoshi Kaneko, Satoshi Nakanishi, Hiroyuki Mitsuishi, Nobuaki Kadozawa, Tetsuo Fukano
11. Geological Study of Water-Soluble Natural Gas in the Kanto Region. Presentation at the “Geological and Geochemical Study of Water-Soluble Natural Gas in the Kanto Region,” Mobara City, May 18, 2012.
    Takayuki Sawaki, Nobuyuki Kaneko, Shunichiro Igari, Tatsuo Maekawa, Manabu Tanahashi, Ken Nakajima, Sumito Morita, Masashi Sakata, Shuichi Tokuhashi
12. “Development of Adsorbents for Energy-Saving Systems Using Clay-Based Porous Materials,” Advanced Fiber Development Research Conference, Takaoka City, July 18, 2012.
    Masaya Suzuki
13. “Cs Adsorption Performance of Amorphous Aluminosilicates with Nanopores,” The 6th Conference of the Nano-Biomedical Society, Tsukuba City, July 9, 2012.
    Masaya Suzuki, Takumi Sueyoshi, Kats uhiro Tsukimura
14. “The Necessity of Desiccant Air Conditioning in CO₂ Capture and Utilization Systems for Greenhouse Cultivation,” 2012 Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, Sapporo, September 13, 2012.
    Masaya Suzuki, Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaki Maeda, Keiichi Inukai, Toshihiko Nishimoto, Terufumi Naka, Kenji Hirooka, Taro Sano, Katsuhiko Inamoto, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Akira Kishimoto, Katsuhiro Kitamura
15. “Newly Discovered Anaerobic Methane Oxidation by Terrestrial Microorganisms in Alluvial Deposits of the Kanto Plain.” The 22nd Symposium on Environmental Geology, Tsukuba, December 7, 2012.
    Mio Takeuchi, Hideka Yoshioka, Weina Xu, Susumu Tanabe, Hideyuki Tamaki, Yoichi Kamagata, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shunichiro Ig ari, Daisuke Mayumi, Masashi Sakata
16. “Problems with the Rigid Sphere Model for Small-Angle Scattering Devices and Methods for Improvement,” Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Crystallography, Sendai, October 26, 2012.
    Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaya Suzuki, Kazumasa Sugiyama
17. “Colloidal ferrihydrite retards the appearance of Pu on the Earth’s surface” (2012) 2012 Annual Meeting of the Japan Geoscience Union, Chiba City, May 20, 2012.
    Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaya Suzuki, Yohei Suzuki, Takashi Murakami
18. “Kinetic theory of crystallization from metastable phases” Goldschmidt 2012, Montreal, Canada, June 28, 2012.
    Tsukimura, K., Suzuki, M., Suzuki, Y., and Murakami, T. (Members of our group: Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaya Suzuki)
19. “Gravitational Falling Velocity of Nanoparticles in Geological Strata,” 2012 Annual Meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Japan, Kyoto, September 19, 2012.
    Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaya Suzuki, Yohei Suzuki, and Takashi Murakami
20. “On the Subsurface Geology of the Kazusa Group in the Kanto Plain.” Spring Conference of the Japan Petroleum Technology Association, Akita City, June 7, 2012.
    Fuminori Waki, Kei Kurihara, Isao Mita, Takayuki Sawaki, and Shuichi Tokuhashi

【Event Exhibitions】

1. Takayuki Sawaki, Nobuyuki Kaneko, Manabu Tanahashi, Shunichiro Igari, Tatsuo Maekawa, Ken Nakajima, Sumito Morita, and Masashi Sakata “Distribution of Water-Soluble Natural Gas in the Kanto Plain.” AIST Open Lab 2012, October 25–26, 2012.
   
2. ・Keiko Nagayoshi, Eri Iijima, “Carbon Dioxide Capture from Combustion Exhaust Gases and Its Application in the Agricultural Sector,” AIST Open Lab 2012, October 25–26, 2012.
   Masaya Suzuki and Katsuhiro Tsukimura

【Published Works】

1. “Equilibrium Conditions of Clathrate Hydrates Formed from Carbon Dioxide and Aqueous Acetone Solutions.” FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA, 303, 76–79.
   Maekawa, T. ( Member of our group: Tatsuo Maekawa)
2. “Equilibrium Conditions of Ethane Hydrates in the Presence of Aqueous Solutions of Alcohols, Glycols, and Glycerol,” JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA, 57, 526–531.
   Maekawa, T. ( Member of our group: Tatsuo Maekawa)
3. “Results of Core Sample Observations from Coal Resource Exploration Wells in the Kushiro Coalfield Region (Hokuyo, Tomama, and Offshore Kushiro)” Research Reports of the Geological Survey of Japan. No. 553, pp. 59.
   Takay uki Sawaki, Ken Nakajima, Masatsugu Ogasawara, and Yuichiro Suzuki
4. “Considerations on the Drying Shrinkage of Concrete—Based on Test Data from the Japan Aggregates Association (Aggregated by Rock Type and Region)” Aggregate Resources, 43, No. 169, 8–18.
   Sadahisa Sudo
5. “The General Reefification of the Japanese Archipelago—(1) Considering the Existence of Sand and Sandy Beaches”—Aggregate Resources, 43, No. 170, 76–81.
   Sadahisa Sudo
6. “The General Reefification of the Japanese Archipelago—(1) Considering the Existence of Sand and Sandy Shores”—Aggregate Resources, 43, No. 171, 144–148.
   Sadahisa Sudo
7. “Synthesis and Applications of Allophane and Imogolite,” Clay Science, 50, 81–87.
   Masaya Suzuki
8. “Development of Adsorbents for Desiccant Air Conditioning Using Clay-Based Inorganic Porous Materials—Dehumidification Performance of Husklay”—Transactions of the Japan Society of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, 29, 89–96.
   Masaya Suzuki and Masaki Maeda
9. “Method for Preparing Thin Sections of Imogolite,” Clay Science, 50, 63–68.
   Masaya Suzuki, Akira Owada, Takumi Sato, Keiko Nagayoshi, Keiichi Inukai, and Masahiro Aoki

【Oral Presentations】

1. "Effects of CO₂ Application Using Exhaust Gas from a Kerosene Heater on Rose Yield and Quality," Heisei 23 Annual Fall Meeting of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, September 25, 2011.
   Kenji Hirooka, Terufumi Naka, Toshiko Nishimoto, Taro Sano, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Katsuhiro Kitamura, Masaya Suzuki, and Katsuhiko Inamoto
2. “Improvement of a Method for Estimating Gas Origin Using Carbon Isotope Ratios of Individual Hydrocarbons in Natural Gas (1/n Plot).” Symposium on Organic Geochemistry, September 1, 2011.
   Shunichiro Igari
3. “Concentration and Membranization of Imogolite Using Ultrafiltration Membranes,” 55th Clay Science Symposium, September 14, 2011.
   Keiichi Inukai, Masaki Maeda, Katsuya Kato, Masaya Suzuki, Shuji Yamazaki, and Toshihiro Kasuga
4. “Study on the Geological and Geochemical Conditions for the Formation of Water-Soluble Natural Gas Deposits. 118th Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Japan” Joint Annual Meeting with the Mineralogical Society of Japan, September 11, 2011.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko
5. “Microbial Methane Production System Beneath the Seafloor Inferred from Carbon Isotope Ratios of Water-Soluble Natural Gas,” 58th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Geochemical Society (FY 2011), September 16, 2011.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko
6. “Geochemistry of Methane and Formation Water in the Subsurface of the Kanto Region,” Japan Petroleum Technology Association Heisei 23 Spring Lecture Meeting, June 9, 2011.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko, Shunichiro Igari, Tatsuo Maekawa, Takayuki Sawaki, Yasushi Shirota, Kei Odawara, and Shu Waseda
7. Applications of Low-Crystalline Clays and Amorphous Aluminosilicate Complexes. The 55th Symposium on Clay Science, September 15, 2011
   Masaki Maeda, Natsuko Kozuka, Chieko Suzuki, Keiichi Inukai, Masaya Suzuki (2011)
8. “Effects of Applying Exhaust Gas from Kerosene-Fired Heaters on Fruit Yield and Growth of ‘Ascalbee’ and ‘Kotoka’ Strawberries,” Heisei 23 Annual Fall Meeting of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, September 25, 2011.
   Toshi Nishimoto, Taro Sano, Kenji Hirooka, Terufumi N aka, Masaya Suzuki, Katsuhiro Kitamura, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Katsuhiko Inamoto, Takuki Shishido, Daisuke Horikawa
9. “Effects of Carbon Dioxide Concentration, Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density, Relative Humidity, and Leaf Position on the Apparent Photosynthetic Rate of Strawberry Varieties ‘Ascalbee’ and ‘Kotoka’.” Heisei 23 Annual Fall Meeting of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, September 25, 2011.
   Taro Sano, Toshi Nishimoto, Tetsushi Shigemoto, Daisuke Horikawa, Takuki Shishido, Masaya Suzuki
10. “Geological and Geochemical Studies on Water-Soluble Natural Gas in the Kanto Region. The 118th Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Japan and the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Japan, September 11, 2011.
    Takayuki Sawaki, Nobuyuki Kaneko, Tatsuo Maekawa, Shunichiro Inokari, Manabu Tanahashi, Ken Nakajima, Sumito Morita, Masashi Sakata
11. “The Beautiful World of Sand—Various Stories About Sand”—Iwate Prefectural Museum Sunday Lecture Series, June 12, 2011.
    Sadahisa Sudo
12. “Damage to Crushing Plants Caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Lessons Learned—Using Crushing Plants in Ibaraki Prefecture as an Example”— fall regular meeting of the Japan Society of Aggregate Resources Engineering, November 18, 2011.
    Sadahisa Sudo
13. “Development of Amorphous Aluminum Silicate with Cs Adsorption Capacity and Its Adsorption Characteristics” 55th Clay Science Symposium, September 15, 2011.
    Tak umi Sueyoshi, Masaya Suzuki, Keiichi Inukai, Masaki Maeda, Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Tsutomu Kat amoto
14. “Study on the Possibility of Cs Adsorption and Desorption in Soil,” 10th Symposium on Microorganism-Mineral-Water-Atmosphere Interactions, Tokyo, March 22, 2012.
    Masaya Suzuki, Takumi Suemitsu, Katsuhiro Tsukimura
15. “Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Performance of Natural Zeolite in a Carbon Dioxide Recovery System from Exhaust Gas Aimed at Promoting Photosynthesis in Protected Horticulture,” 55th Symposium on Clay Science, September 15, 2011.
    Masaya Suzuki, Eri Sakayose, Tomiko Ikeda, Keiko Nagayoshi, Keiichi Inukai, Masaki Maeda, Katsuhiro Tsukim ura, Toshio Nishimoto, Terufumi Naka, Kenji Hirooka, Taro Sano, Katsuhiko Inamoto, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Akira Kishimoto, Katsuhiro Kitamura
16. “CO₂ Adsorption Behavior in the Water-Vapor Coexistence in Porous Materials,” 20th Japan MRS Academic Symposium, December 19, 2011.
    Masaya Suzuki, Eri Sakayose, Keiko Nagayoshi, Keiichi Inukai, Masaki Maeda, Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Toshiki Nishimoto, Taro Sano, Kenji Hirooka, Terufumi Naka, Katsuhiko Inamoto, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Akira Kishimoto, Kaoru Hayashi, Katsuhiro Kitamura
17. “Characteristics and Origin of Coalbed Methane (CBM) from Abandoned Coal Mine Sites in the Ishikari Coalfield,” 29th Symposium on Organic Geochemistry, September 2, 2011
    Yuichiro Suzuki, Tatsuo Maekawa, Shunichiro Inokari
18. Efforts to Reduce the Use of Precious Metals in Environmental Remediation Catalysts—Selective Oxidation of CO Using Platinum Catalysts Supported on Mesoporous Aluminosilicates—. AIST Chubu Center Presentation, June 29, 2011.
    Yutaka Tai, Ryosuke Nakanishi, Keiichi Inukai, Masaya Suzuki, Masaki Maeda

【Event Participation】

1. Geological Information Exhibition 2011 Mito “Exhibition and Explanation Corner”: Japan’s Geothermal Resources, Geological Information Exhibition 2011 Mito—Let’s Put It to Use for the Future: The Earth’s Tremors—, September 9–11, 2011.
   Keiko Mizugaki, Takayuki Sawaki, Akira Kawabata, Kazutoshi Nakajima, Tomoharu Fujiwara, Yohei Momokigi,
2. Geological Information Exhibition 2011 Mito Re-exhibition “Japan’s Geothermal Resources,” Geological Specimen Museum Special Exhibition “Geological Information Exhibition 2011 Mito – Let’s Put It to Use for the Future: The Earth’s Tremors (Meidō) –,” January 24, 2012–March 20, 2012.
   Keiko Mizugaki, Takayuki Sawaki, Akira Kawabata, Kazutoshi Nakajima, Tomoharu Fujiwara, Yohei Hyakumegami,
3. “Carbon Dioxide Capture from Combustion Exhaust Gases and Its Application in Agriculture,” AIST Open Lab 2011, October 13–14, 2011.
   Masaya Suzuki, Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Eri Sakayori, and Keiko Nagayoshi,
4. Carbon Dioxide Recovery from Combustion Exhaust Gas and Its Application to Protected Horticulture, TX Technology Showcase in Tsukuba 2012, January 13, 2012–January 13, 2012.
   Masaya Suzuki, Eri Sakayori, Keiko Nagayoshi, and Katsuhiro Tsukimura,
5. Efficient CO₂ Capture and Storage System, nano tech 2012, February 15–17, 2012
   Masaya Suzuki, Keiichi Inukai, and Masaki Maeda,

【Published in a Journal】

1. “Osteoblastic cellular responses to aluminosilicate nanotubes, imogolite, using Saos-2 and MC3T3-E1 cells.” Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, 118, 516–520.
   Ishikawa, K., Abe, S., Yawaka, Y., Suzuki, M., and Watari, F. (Member of our group: Masaya Suzuki)
2. “Preferential oxidation of CO over Pt catalysts supported on mesoporous aluminum silicates in the presence of H₂.” Materials Science Forum, 658, 37–40.
   Nakanishi, R., Inukai, K., Maeda, M., Suzuki, M., and Tai, Y. (Member of our group: Masaya Suzuki)
3. “Outline of Proposal 2010: The Significance of Compiling and Utilizing Geological and Ground Information.” Research Reports of the Geological Survey of Japan, No. 536, 5–10.
   Takayuki Sawaki
4. “Drying Shrinkage of Concrete from the Perspective of Rocks and Minerals (Part 1): Considering the Causes, Processes, and Countermeasures for Shrinkage.” Aggregate Resources, 42, 16–24.
   Sadahisa Sudo
5. “Drying Shrinkage of Concrete from the Perspective of Rocks and Minerals (Part 2): A Preliminary Study Using ‘Sandstone and Shale’ as Examples,” Aggregate Resources, 42, 80–87.
   Sadahisa Sudo
6. “Drying Shrinkage of Concrete from the Perspective of Rocks and Minerals (3): A Preliminary Study Using ‘Andesites’ as an Example.” Aggregate Resources, 42, 88–92.
   Sada Hisashi
7. “Drying Shrinkage of Concrete from the Perspective of Rocks and Minerals—(1) Considering Models of Drying Shrinkage.” Aggregate Information Bulletin “Aggregate,” No. 144, 6–7.
   Sadahisa Sudo
8. “Drying Shrinkage of Concrete from the Perspective of Rocks and Minerals—(2) Predictive Measurement of Interlayer Water in Aggregate Ore and Products.” Aggregate Information Bulletin “Aggregate,” No. 145, 6–7.
   Sadahisa Sudo
9. “Drying Shrinkage of Concrete from the Perspective of Rocks and Minerals: Is Interstitial Water in General Rocks the Biggest Problem?” Cement Newspaper, No. 291
   Sada Hisashi
10. “Drying Shrinkage of Concrete from the Perspective of Mineral and Rock Properties—Considering Its Causes and Countermeasures on the Aggregate Side,” Concrete Techno, 29, 32–38.
    Sada Hisashi
11. “A Regional Study of Sand and Beaches: Sand and Beaches in Eastern Shimane Prefecture—From Yumigahama to the Shimane Peninsula,” Geological News, No. 668, 29–40.
    Sadahisa Sudo
12. “From Old Field Notes (4): The Yakuno Mine in Kyoto Prefecture—A Thermally Metamorphosed Pyrite Deposit,” Geological News, No. 668, 41–49.
    Sadahisa Sudo
13. “Regional Study of Sand and Sandy Shores: The Izumo Plain and the Sand of Lake Shinji and the Hii River.” Geological News, No. 671, 39–52.
    Sadahisa Sudo
14. “Regional Studies on Sand and Sandy Shores (25): Sand and Sandy Shores in Eastern Iwami—From Ōta to Hamada.” *Geological News*, No. 672, 50–60.
    Satoh, Sadahisa
15. “Regional Studies of Sand and Sandy Shores: Sand and Sandy Shores in Eastern Iwami—From Ōta to Hamada.” Geological News, No. 673, 60–69.
    Sadahisa Sudo
16. “Regional Studies of Sand and Sandy Shores (27): Exploring the Abukuma Coast—From Soma to Futaba.” Geological News, No. 674, 60–72.
    Sadahisa Sudo“‘Husclay’: A Material That Adsorbs and Desorbs Carbon Dioxide.” Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Science & Technology/
17. “‘Husclay,’ Which Absorbs and Desorbs Carbon Dioxide.” Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun: Science, Technology, and Universities, No. 621, 18.
    Masaya Suzuki
18. “Application of Inorganic Moisture-Absorbing and Desorbing Materials to Heat Pumps.” Ceramics, 45, 538–542.
    Masaya Suzuki and Ryosuke Nakanishi
19. “Kinetic Theory of Crystallization of Nanoparticles.” Crystal Growth & Design, 10, 3596–3607.
    Tsukimura, K., Suzuki, M., Suzuki, Y., and Murakami, T. (Members of our group: Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaya Suzuki)
20. “Various nanotube scaffolds for cell proliferation.” Materials Science Forum, 631–632, 181–186.
    Watari, F., Akasaka, T., Ishikawa, K., Matsuoka, M., Hirata, E., Terada, N., Yokoyama, A., Uo, M., Itoh, S., Yawaka, Y., Suzuki, M., Takashi, N., Totsuka, Y., Kitagawa, Y., Abe, S., Rosca, I. D., Kuboki, Y., and Bando, Y. (Member of our group: Masaya Suzuki)

【Oral Presentation】

1. “Geochemical Characteristics of Hydrocarbons in Hot Spring Gases in the Southern Kanto Region: A Comparison with Other Oil and Gas Fields.” Symposium on Organic Geochemistry, August 5, 2010.
   Shunichiro Igari, Tatsuo Maekawa, and Takayuki Sawaki
2. “Natural Gas in the Subsurface of the Kanto Region,” Spring Conference of the Japan Petroleum Technology Association, June 10, 2010.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko, Shunichiro Igari, Tatsuo Maekawa, Takayuki Sawaki, Yasushi Shirota, Kei Odawara, Shu Waseda
3. “On the Origin of Water-Soluble Natural Gas and Formation Water in the Subsurface of the Kanto Region.” 117th Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Japan, September 18, 2010.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko, Shunichiro Igari, Tatsuo Maekawa, Takayuki Sawaki, Yasushi Shirota, Kei Odawara, and Shu Waseda
4. “Publication of a New Proposal by the Geological and Geotechnical Information Council: ‘Utilization of Geological and Geotechnical Information and Approaches to Organizing and Providing Information to Promote Such Utilization.’” Symposium of the Kanto Branch of the Geological Society of Japan, November 21, 2010.
   Fumio Kurimoto, Takay uki Sawaki, Asaaki Sumii, Yoshio Matsushima, and the Geological and Geotechnical Information Council
5. “Humidity-Regulating Properties of Low-Crystalline Clay and Amorphous Aluminosilicate Complexes.” The 54th Clay Science Symposium, September 8, 2010.
   Masaki Maeda, Natsuko Kozuka, Chieko Suzuki, Keiichi Inukai, Masaya Suzuki
6. “Possibilities for New Humidity-Regulating Materials.” 45th Ceramics Engineers’ Conference, November 26, 2010.
   Masaki Maeda, Natsuko Kozuka, Chieko Suzuki, Keiichi Inukai, and Masaya Suzuki
7. “Effects of Exhaust Gas from a Kerosene-Fired Heater in an Open System on the Growth of Komatsuna.” The 15th Kinki Branch Hyogo Conference of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science, August 31, 2010.
   Toshi Nishimoto, Taro Sano, Terufumi Naka, Takuki Shishido, Daisuke Horikawa, Masaya Suzuki, Katsuhiro Kit amura, Masaaki Yoshikawa
8. “Characteristics of Ore Deposits Based on Tectonic and Mineral Resource Data from Northeast Asia.” 60th Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Japan, June 24, 2010.
   Masatsugu Ogasawara, Nokleberg, W. J., Sadah isa Sudo, Koji Wakita
9. “Progress in the Safety Management System for X-ray Equipment at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.” 47th Isotope and Radiation Research Conference, July 9, 2010.
   Masatsugu Ogasawara, Masaya Suzuki, Koichi Yoshinari, Shinichi Itsubo, and Akira Kamioka
10. "Outline of Proposal 2010: The Significance of Developing and Utilizing Geological and Ground Information." 17th Symposium of the Geological Survey of Japan, February 28, 2011.
    Takayuki Sawaki, “
11. “Geological Characteristics and Genesis of Refractory Resources.” The 2nd Training Course on Fundamental Science and Inspection Technology for Refractories, May 17, 2010.
    Sadahisa Sudo
12. “Drying Shrinkage of Concrete from the Perspective of Mineral and Rock Properties.” Aggregate Seminar, February 3, 2011
    Sadahisa Sudo.
13. “The Significance of 500-Million-Year-Old Strata: Can Sand Beaches Be Restored Using Crushed Stone?—A Topic from Recent Newspaper Reports.” Geology Workshop,
    Sadahisa Sudo
14. “High-Performance New Amorphous Aluminum-Silicate Adsorbent for Water Vapor and Carbon Dioxide.” 2010 SEA-CSSJ-CMS Trilateral Meeting on Clays, June 10, 2010.
    Suemasu, T., Suzuki, M., Inukai, K., Maeda, M., and Tsukimura, K.
15. “Optimization of Synthesis Conditions for High-Performance Amorphous Aluminum Silicate Adsorbents for Industrial Mass Production.” The 54th Symposium on Clay Science, September 7, 2010.
    Takumi Suemasu, Masaya Suzuki, Keiichi Inukai, Masaki Maeda, and Katsuhiro Tsukim ura
16. “Toward the Development of a Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage System from Exhaust Gas: Application to the Agricultural Sector Using Husk Clay.” 2nd Clayteam Seminar, September 14, 2010.
    Masaya Suzuki
17. “CO₂ Capture and Storage System Aimed at Application in Greenhouse Cultivation.” The 8th Allophane and Imogolite Research Conference, August 25, 2010.
    Masaya Suzuki, Eri Sakayori, Keiko Nagayoshi, Keiichi Inukai, Masaki Maeda, Katsuhiro Tsukimura
18. “Changes in Water Vapor Adsorption Properties During the Formation Process of Low-Crystalline Clay and Amorphous Aluminosilicate Complexes.” The 54th Symposium on Clay Science, September 8, 2010.
    MasayaSuzuki, Eri Sakayori, Keiko Nagayoshi, Natsuko Kozuka, Chieko Suzuki, Ryosuke Nakanishi, Takumi Sueyoshi, Keiichi Inukai, Masaki Maeda, Katsuhiro Tsukimura
19. “CO₂ Adsorption Selectivity in High-Performance Aluminosilicate Adsorbents.” The 20th MRS Japan Symposium, December 20, 2010.
    Masaya Suzuki, Eri Sakayose, Keiko Nagayoshi, Keiichi Inukai, Masaki Maeda, Katsuh iro Tsukimura, Toshihiko Nishimoto, Terufumi Naka, Taro Sano, Kenji Hirooka, Katsuhiko Inamoto, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Katsuhiro Kitamura
20. “Adsorption Selectivity of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen in Porous Materials.” The 9th Symposium on Microorganism-Mineral-Water-Atmosphere Interactions, March 11, 2011.
    Masaya Suzuki, Eri Sakayose, Tomiko Ikeda, Keiko Nagayoshi, Katsuhiro Tsukimura
21. “The Role of Nanomaterials in Carbon Dioxide Application Systems for Protected Horticulture.” Nanobiomedicine Symposium (4th Nanobiomedical Society Conference), February 22, 2011.
    Masaya Suzuki, Eri Sakayori, Chieko Ikeda, Keiko Nagayoshi, Keiichi Inukai, Masaki Maeda, Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Toshihiko Nishimoto, Taro Sano, Terufumi Naka, Kenji Hirooka, Katsuhiko Inamoto, Masaaki Yoshikawa, Katsuhiro Kitamura
22. “Distribution and activity of ANME-1 archaea in the terrestrial subsurface,” 26th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology, November 24, 2010.
    Mio Takeuchi, Hideyoshi Yoshioka, Weina Xu, Susumu Tanabe, Hideyuki Tamaki, Yoichi Kamagata, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shunichiro Ig ari, Daisuke Mayumi, Masashi Sakata
23. “Anaerobic oxidation of methane in the terrestrial subsurface environment.” AGU Fall Meeting, December 14, 2010.
    Mio Takeuchi, Hideka Yoshioka, Weina Xu, Susumu Tanabe, Hideyuki Tamaki, Yoichi Kamagata, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shunichiro Inagari, Daisuke Mayumi, and Masaru Sakata
24. “Anaerobic oxidation of methane in the terrestrial subsurface environment.” International Society for Microbial Ecology, August 23, 2010.
    Mio Takeuchi, Hideka Yoshioka, Weina Xu, Susumu Tanabe, Hideyuki Tamaki, Yoichi Kamagata, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shunichiro Inokari, Daisuke Mayumi, and Masaru Sakata
25. “The Role of Anaerobic Methane-Oxidizing Archaea in Methane Fluxes in the Terrestrial Subsurface.” The Japanese Society of Organic Geochemistry, August 5, 2010.
    Mio Takeuchi, Hideka Yoshioka, Weina Xu, Susumu Tanabe, Hideyuki Tamaki, Yoichi Kamagata, Hiroshi Takahashi, Shunichiro Inag ari, Daisuke Mayumi, Masaru Sakata
26. “Long-term prediction on the presence of colloidal ferrihydrite and the radionuclide sorption.” Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2010, May 25, 2010.
    Tsukimura, K., Suzuki, M., Suzuki, Y., and Murakami, T. (Members of our group: Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaya Suzuki)
27. “Behavior of colloidal ferrihydrite as a radionuclide carrier in the Lake Karachai area. ” Goldschmidt Conference 2010, June 15, 2010.
    Tsukimura, K., Suzuki, M., Suzuki, Y., and Murakami, T. (Members of our group: Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaya Suzuki)
28. “The Importance and Overview of Theories on the Crystallization Rate of Nanoparticles.” 2010 Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan, September 7, 2010.
    Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaya Suzuki, Yohei Suzuki, and Takashi Murakami
29. “Theory of Nanoparticle Crystallization Rates.” 2010 Annual Meeting of the Mineralogical Society of Japan, September 24, 2010.
    Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaya Suzuki, Yohei Suzuki, Takashi Murakami
30. “Kinetic Theory of Crystallization of Nanoparticles.” The 10th Conference of the Asian Crystallographic Association,
    Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaya Suzuki, Yohey Suzuki, Takashi Murakami (Members of our group: Katsuhiro Tsukimura, Masaya Suzuki)

【Published in a Journal】

1. “Geological Information Exhibition 2008 Akita: Sand from Tohoku and Akita—Sand Exhibition and Hands-on Observation Experience,” Geological News, No. 658, 31–34.
   Masafumi Arita and Sadahisa Sudo
2. “A Regional History of Sand and Sandy Shores—From Honjo, Akita Prefecture, to the Oga Peninsula” Geological News, No. 660, 6–15.
   Masafumi Arita and Sadahisa Sudo
3. “Physical Properties of Aluminosilicate Nanotubes, Imogolite, as a Scaffold and Effect on Osteoblastic Mineralization” Nano Biomedicine, 1, 109–120.
   Ishikawa, K., Akasaka, T., Nodasaka, Y., Ushijima, N., Kaga, M., Abe, S., Uo, M., Yawaka, Y., Suzuki, M., and Watarai, F.
4. “Origin of Pore Water in Forarc Basin Sediments and Mechanisms of Iodine and Methane Enrichment,” Iodine, 12, 109–110.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko
5. “Oil and Natural Gas Resources in Akita Prefecture,” Geological News, No. 658, 27–30.
   Nobuyuki Kaneko
6. “Equilibrium Conditions of Carbon Dioxide Hydrates in the Presence of Aqueous Solutions of Alcohols, Glycols, and Glycerol.” JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA, 55, 1280–1284.
   Maekawa, T.
7. “Analysis and Evaluation of Reference Samples from the Japanese Society of Clay Science” Clay Science, 48, 158–198.
   Ritsuro Miyawaki, Takashi Sano, Fumihiko Ohashi, Masaya Suzuki, Toshihiro Kogure, Taiga Okumura, Jun Kameda, Takuya Umezome, Tsutomu Sato, Daisuke Chino, Ikuori Hiroyama, Hirohisa Yamada, Takeshi Tamura, Kazuya Morimoto, Seiichiro Uehara, and Tamuro Hatta
8. “CO₂ adsorption/desorption on mesoporous silica at various pressures. Transactions of the Materials” Research Society of Japan, 34, 743–745.
   Ryosuke Nakanishi, Masaya Suzuki, Keiichi Inukai, Masaki Maeda (Member of our group: Masaya Suzuki)
9. “Analysis of Colloids in Natural Water Using Atomic Force Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Case Study of the Kanemaru Area on the Yamagata–Niigata Prefectural Border.” Geochemistry, 43, 27–34.
   Yoichi Oyama, Masaya Suzuki, Akira Kamioka, Yutaka Kanai
10. “Summary of Major Metallogenic Belts in Northeast Asia (the Russian Far East, Yakutia, Siberia, Transbaikalia, Northern China, Mongolia, South Korea, and Japan). ” U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, No. 1765, C-1–C-31.
    Rodionov, S., Obolenskiy, A. A., Distanov, E. G., Badarch, G., Dejidma, G., Hwang, D. H., Khanchuk, A. I., Ogasawara, M., Nokleberg, W. J., Parfenov, L. M., Prokopiev, A. V., Seminskiy, Z. V., Smelov, A. P., Yan, H., Davydov, Y. V. V., Gerel, O., Letunov, S. N., Li, X., Ratkin, V. V., Sudo, S., Sotnikov, V. I., Spiridonov, A. A., Sun, F, Timofeev, V. F., Wakita, K., and Zorina, L. V. (Member of our group: Sadahisa Sudo)
11. “Activities of the Geological and Geotechnical Information Council to Date.” Geological News, No. 667, 78–84.
    Takayuki Sawaki
12. “The Importance of Geological and Geotechnical Information for Research on the South Kanto Gas Field.” Geological News, No. 667, 53–57.
    Takayuki Sawaki and Nobuyuki Kaneko
13. “Aggregate Resources in Japan: Past, Present, and Future.” The Society of Resource and Materials Science 2009 (Sapporo). Earth and Resources, 259–262.
    Sadahisa Sudo
14. “Geological Characteristics and Genesis of Refractory Resources.” Refractories, 61, 438–446.
    Sadahisa Sudo
15. “Chalk Deposits in the Northern Fossa Magna (1): The Bonten-yama Chalk Deposit in Nagano Prefecture—The Significance of Chalk Production Without Chalk Sensation.” Geological News, No. 659, 32–44.
    Sada Hisashi
16. “Chalk Deposits in the Northern Fossa Magna (2): The Shinyo Mine Chalk Deposit in Nagano Prefecture—A Newly Discovered Chalk Deposit.” Geological News, No. 660, 16–31.
    Sada Hisashi
17. “Chalk Deposits in the Northern Fossa Magna (3): The Chalk Deposit at the Shima Mine, Gunma Prefecture—Considering Extreme Conditions in High-Temperature Hydrothermal Environments.” Geological News, No. 661, 19–32.
    Sada Hisashi
18. “A Regional Study of Sand and Beaches—The Sand and Beaches of Shonai and Chokai.” Geological News, No. 659, 21–31.
    Sadahisa Sudo and Masafumi Arita
19. “Regional Studies of Sand and Beaches (21)—From Noshiro to the Hachimori Coast in Akita Prefecture.” Geological News, No. 661, 33–41.
    Sada Hisahisa and Masafumi Arita
20. “Regional Studies of Sand and Beaches—The Uetsu Coast: From Sakata to Murakami.” Geological News, No. 663, 35–46.
    Sadahisa Sudo and Masafumi Arita
21. “Development of Inorganic Porous Materials with Excellent Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Performance.” AIST TODAY, 9, 19.
    Masaya Suzuki
22. “Synthesis of Natural Nanomaterials and Their Applications for Efficient Energy Utilization.” Rock and Mineral Science, 38, 20–25.
    Masaya Suzuki
23. “Reproduction and Utilization of the Nanostructures of Natural Minerals.” Materia, 48, 170–173.
    Masaya Suzuki
24. “Inorganic Porous Materials for Efficient Carbon Dioxide Capture.” Industrial Materials, 58, 58–61.
    Masaya Suzuki and Ryosuke Nakanishi
25. “Imogolite-Based CO₂ Adsorbents.” Ceramic Data Book 2009 Edition, 37, 94–96.
    Masaya Suzuki and Ryosuke Nakanishi
26. “A New Amorphous Aluminum-Silicate: High-Performance Adsorbent for Water Vapor and Carbon Dioxide.” Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan, 34, 367–370.
    Suzuki, M., Nakanishi, R., Inukai, K., Maeda, M., Hiradate, S., and Tsukimura, K. ( Members of our group: Masaya Suzuki, Katsuhiro Tsukimura)

【Books】

1. “Clay Handbook [3rd Edition]: Properties of Clay Minerals (Allophane and Imogolite).” Clay Handbook [3rd Edition], Gihodo Publishing, 88–92.
   Masaya Suzuki
2. “Clay Handbook [3rd Edition]: Synthesis and Stability Relationships of Clay Minerals (Allophane and Imogolite).” Clay Handbook [3rd Edition], Gihodo Publishing, 207–209.
   Masaya Suzuki
3. “Allophane and Imogolite. Latest Trends in Functional Clay Materials,” CMC Publishing, 31–42.
   Masaya Suzuki and Ryosuke Nakanishi
4. “Synthesis and Applications of Imogolite Nanotubes. Inorganic and Metallic Nanotubular Materials,” Springer Publishing Company, 159–168.
   Masaya Suzuki and Keiichi Inukai

[Earth Science Information】

1. “Occurrence of Fluid Inclusions in Various Mineral Deposits in Japan—A Summary Based on Literature Data.” Research Reports of the Geological Survey of Japan, No. 496, 1–15.
   Munetake Sasaki, Takayuki Sawaki, and Masakatsu Sasada
2. “Useful Geological Datasets and Databases in Japan for the Establishment of the Geothermal Database.” CCOP Technical Bulletin, 32, 49–51.
   Sawaki, T.
3. “Geothermal Resources and Their Development in Japan.” CCOP Technical Bulletin, 32, 37–47.
   Sawaki, T.

【Publication】

1. “Equilibrium conditions for clathrate hydrates formed from methane and aqueous propanol solutions.” Fluid Phase Equilibria, 267, 1–5.
   Maekawa, T. (Member of our group: Tatsuo Maekawa)
2. “Equilibrium conditions of propane hydrates in aqueous solutions of alcohols, glycols, and glycerol.” Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 53, 2838–2843.
   Maekawa, T. ( Member of our group: Tatsuo Maekawa)
3. “Geological Information Exhibition 2006 Kochi: Geothermal Resources and Hot Springs of Shikoku.” Geological News, No. 638, 10–13.
   Keiko Mizugaki, Takayuki Sawaki, and Akira Kawabata
4. “The Role of ‘Formation Water’ in CO₂ Aquifer Storage and Its Importance in Geochemical Containment.” Journal of the Geological Society of Japan, 117, 768–781.
   Yasuko Okuyama, Munetake Sasaki, Hirofumi Muraoka, Nobuyuki Kaneko, and Masao Sora
5. “Research on Water-Soluble Natural Gas Resources (South Kanto Gas Field)—Contributions to the Formulation of Guidelines for Hot Spring Development and Deep Hydrothermal Utilization (Outcomes).” Hot Spring Science, 58, 302–309.
   Takayuki Sawaki, Nobuyuki Kaneko, Shunichiro Inokari, Tatsuo Maekawa, Shuichi Tokuhashi, Ken Nakajima, Manabu Tanahashi, Masashi Sakata, Sumito Morita
6. “Rethinking Sand: A Consideration of China’s Gravel Resources.” Aggregate Resources, 40, 11–18.
   Sadahisa Sudo
7. “The Future of Fine Aggregate Supply and Demand—History, Current Status, and Future Developments of Fine Aggregate Supply and Demand in Japan.” Proceedings of the 35th National Crushed Stone Technology Conference, 13–18.
   Sadahisa Sudo
8. “A Discussion of Seal Stone Materials (Rō-ishi, Talc, etc.)” Geological News, No. 646, 39–48.
   Sada Hisashi
9. “Regional Studies on Sand and Beaches (17): Beaches and Sand in the Iwaki Area, Fukushima Prefecture.” Geological News, No. 648, 34–48.
   Sada Hisahisa
10. “From Old Field Notes (1): The Kaolin Deposit at the Iriki Mine.” Geological News, No. 648, 49–61.
    Sada Hisashi
11. “Regional Studies on Sand and Beaches (18): Beaches and Sand in Central Ibaraki Prefecture—Observing Changing Shores.” Geological News, No. 649, 52–65.
    Sada Hisashi
12. “From Old Field Notes (2): Ina Kaolin—Measuring the Clayification of the Shinshu Loam Formation.” Geological News, No. 650, 36–48.
    Sadahisa Sudo
13. “Sand in Hokkaido (1)–(5).” Geological News (Frontispiece), No. 651, 1–5.
    Sada Hisahisa
14. “Observing and Displaying Sand—Using ‘Sand of Hokkaido’ as an Example.” Geological News (Frontispiece), No. 651, 6.
    Sada Hisahisa
15. “Rethinking Sand (2)—The Current Status and Future of Fine Aggregate Resources and Supply and Demand in Japan.” Aggregate Resources, 40, 185–194.
    Sada Hisahisa
16. “Regional History of Sand and Sandy Shores (15): On the Shores of the Genkai Sea—Sandy Shores and the Forces of Nature and Humanity.” Geological News, No. 646, 49–59.
    Sadahisa Sudo and Masafumi Arita
17. “Regional Chronicles of Sand and Sandy Shores (16): Beaches and Sand in Northeastern Kyushu—From Kitakyushu to the Kunisaki Peninsula.” Geological News, No. 647, 39–51.
    Sadahisa Sudo and Masafumi Arita
18. “Beaches and Sand in Hokkaido (1): Sand from the Hidaka Mountains—From Hidaka to Tokachi and Kushiro.” Geological News, No. 651, 8–21.
    Sadahisa Sudo, Masafumi Arita, and Yoko Fujihashi
19. “Beaches and Sand in Hokkaido (5): Sand in Ishikari Bay, the Shakotan Peninsula, and Funka Bay.” Geology News, No. 651, 58–68.
    Sadahisa Sudo, Masafumi Arita, and Yoko Fujihashi