- 2016.11~2017.2
Matsui and three scholars in the U.S. and Australia edited two special issues on "Indigenous Water Histories" for the journal Water History. Click here to read.
- 2016.10.12
Matsui gave a special lecture, "Cooperation for Sustainable Environmental Governance," for the 2016 Asia-Pacific Leadership Programme on Environment for Sustainable Development at Tongji University in Shanghai, China.
- 2016.8.14-22
Eight members of Matsui Laboratory conducted one-week field trip to Melbourne and its vicinity with collaboration with researchers at the University of Melbourne and Deakin University. Click here for the schedule.
- 2016.6.28
Matsui gave a special lecture, "Resolving Water Disputes and Enhancing Water Governance through an Ethical Cooperation Framework," at the Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO.
- 2016.6.17
Dr Susan Roy of Waterloo University visited the Matsui Laboratory Seminar and gave a talk on indigenous peoples' museum exhibitions in Vancouver, Canada.
- 2015.7.22-27
Matsui attended the Métis National Council's meeting in northwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, and presented his collaborative research results.
- 2015.4
The special edition, "The Future of Traditional Knowledge Research," came out from the International Indigenous Policy Journal with Matsui as a guest editor and contributor. Click here for the free download of articles.
- 2014.3.15
Matsui attended and presented at the Métis National Council Environmental Committee meeting in Vancouver, Canada. For more info., click here.
- 2013.4~7
Matsui was the Rachel Carson fellow at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, the University of Munich (LMU) in Germany. For more info., click here.
- 2013.3
Matsui published a Japanese book, "Culture and Sovereignty of Indigenous Peoples in North America" from the University of Tsukuba Press. For more info., click here.
- 2012.12
Matsui hosted President Clément Chartier of the Métis National Council and visited Ainu communities in Hokkaido. He also made a series of presentations on Métis history and rights at the Institute of Advanced Studies of the United Nations University, University of Tsukuba, and Peace Boat. For more info., click here.
- 2011.12.14
International Symposium: “Owning Inheritance: Ethical and Legal Implications of Traditional Knowledge Studies” hosted by Matsui’s research project and the Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University. For program, click here.
- 2011.11
International Seminar on Environmental Policy at the University of Tsukuba
- 2011.9-11
Applied Environmental Ethics Course 2011 had students from Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
- 2011.9
Field Trip in Vietnam (Hanoi, Hue, Hochiminh)
- 2011.8
Field Work in Taiwan (Taipei, Tainan, Kaoshung)
- 2011.7
1. Fieldtrip to Miyajima, the World Heritage Site in Hiroshima, Japan.
2. Research in British Columbia, Canada
- 2011.6
Field Trip to Hokkaido
- 2010.12
International Symposium on Traditional Knowledge and Wisdom
was held by inviting distinguished speakers from Australia and Canada to the University of Tsukuba (Sustainable Environmental Studies/ Environmental Sciences Program).
Symposium speakers for the International Symposium on Traditional Knowledge and Wisdom had discussion with researchers at the United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies, Yokohama, Japan.
- 2010.11-12
1st JDS International Seminar on Environmental Policies and Practices was funded by the Japan International Cooperation Center and hosted by the Environmental Sciences Program at the University of Tsukuba.
- 2010.11
Field Trip to Okinawa
- 2010.8-9
Research Trip to Australia (Canberra, Darwin, Kakadu National Park, Oenpelli).
- 2010.9-11
The “Applied Environmental Ethics” course at the University of Tsukuba had students from Bangladesh, China, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.
- 2010.7-8
Research Trip to Canada (Victoria) and the United States
(Berkeley, Chicago, Seattle) on watershed governance
- 2010.7
Dr. Arthur J. Ray (Professor Emeritus of the University of British Columbia) and Matsui presented at the Métis National Council Symposium, “The Powley Legacy: Mapping the History of Métis Nation Rights,” July 16, 17.
- 2010.5
The “Introduction to Environmental Ethics” invited Mr.
Kazuya Endo, senior negotiator for climate change in the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This event was funded by the ministry. (see Matsui’s blog on “Environmental Diplomacy of Japan.”)
http:..edl.envr.tsukuba.ac.jp.jp/blog/wp/)
- 2010.4-6
More than 90 master’s students enrolled the “Introduction to Environmental Ethics” course at the Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, the University of Tsukuba (Environmental Sciences Program).