Tabla de Contenidos: “…Challenges and lessons learned from heavy rainfall induced geo-disasters over the last decade in Kyushu Island, Japan (Noriyuki Yasufuku)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Chapter 8 The tone rules for compound nouns in Middle Japanese -- 8.1 The tones of 2-3 compounds in MJ -- 8.2 The tones of 2-2 MJ compounds -- 8.2.1 Codas in class 2.1 -- 8.2.2 Codas in class 2.2 -- 8.2.3 Codas in 2.3 -- 8.2.4 Remaining codas -- 8.3 Summary -- Chapter 9 The tones of compounds with long codas in the modern dialects -- 9.1 The tone of 2-3 compounds -- Chapter 10 The tones of compounds with short codas in the modern dialects -- 10.1 The tone of 3-2 compounds -- 10.2 Conclusions -- Chapter 11 The genealogy of the dialects on the Sea of Japan coast and Kyūshū -- 11.1 Archaeological and mythological evidence for a migration from Izumo to Koshi -- 11.2 Dating /H/ tone reduction in Izumo -- 11.3 Support from musicology and DNA research for the hypothesis of migration from Izumo to the Tōhoku region -- 11.4 Implications for the genealogy of the dialects of Kyūshū -- Editor's afterword -- References -- Appendix - Japanese tone database -- References -- Database -- Index…”

“…Since 2009, the MIST workshop, which aims to showcase novel proactive approaches to prevent, detect, and respond to insider threats and information leakages, has been held as follows. 1st MIST (in conjunction with IFIPTM 2009): June 16, 2009, West Lafayette, USA 2nd MIST (in conjunction with IFIPTM 2010): June 15, 2010, Morioka, Iwate, Japan 3rd MIST (in conjunction with InCos 2011): December 1-2, 2011, Fukuoka, Japan 4th MIST: November 8-9, 2012, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan 5th MIST: October 24-25, 2013, Pukyong National University, Busan, Rep. of Korea 6th MIST: November 21-22, 2014, Konkuk University, Seoul, Rep. of Korea 7th MIST (in conjunction with ACM CCS 2015): October 16, 2015, The Denver Marriot City Center, Denver, Colorado, USA This year, MIST'16 continues to play its important role of the leading forum for bringing together researchers from academia and industry as well as practitioners to discuss the latest research challenges and advances in managing insider security threats. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The God Age Mythology: An Overview According to Kojiki -- The Land-Making Myth -- Sukunabikona -- Ōnamuchi as a Beginner in Land-Making -- The Land-Ceding Myth According to Kojiki -- The Land-Ceding Myth According to Nihon Shoki -- Kojiki and Nihon Shoki: Two Different Doctrines -- Consequences of the Land-Ceding Myth -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Ninigi's Descent and His Territory in Kyushu -- The Title Sentence Pattern -- The Two Main Versions of the Myth -- Cape Kasasa as a Place on the Way to Takachiho -- Ninigi's Arrival at the Coast -- Ninigi Questions the Master of the Land at Cape Kasasa -- Ninigi at Cape Kasasa -- Takama no Hara as a Horizontally Distant Heaven -- Ninigi's Descendants Living in Kyushu -- The Conquest of Yamato -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 The Foundation of the Izumo Shrine -- Ōkuninushi's Place of Hiding and Waiting -- Prince Homuchiwake Worships the Great God of Izumo -- Ashihara no Shikoo and the Worship at Iwakuma -- Mt. …”

“…The Pan Yellow Sea Region (PYSR) covers the coasts of Northern China (Bohai Rim), western and southern Korea and south-western Japan (Kyushu). It has been one of the fastest growing economic zones in East Asia since China’s opening in the early 1990s, thanks to the region’s extensive manufacturing and transportation networks. …”

“…A l'inverse, la culture Yayoi au nord-ouest de Kyûshû introduit l'agriculture et la riziculture inondée. …”

“…Xavier Moret describe el País del Sol Naciente de hoy a través de sus viajes por sus tres grandes islas (Honshu, Kyushu y Shikoku) y sus estancias en las principales ciudades (Tokio, Kioto y Osaka) y trata de dar las claves para comprender la cultura y la complejidad de un país que cada día fascina más a Occidente -- Contracubierta…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Yasuko Gotoh, Former Career Bureaucrat at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) -- Yasuko Gotoh Breaks Ground for Women Career Bureaucrats -- Traumatic Start: The Ministry of Transport -- Turning Point: Japan Coast Guard -- Boomerang: New York to Yamagata -- Private Sector: JR Kyushu -- "I Just Want to Be Useful" -- Japanese Businesswomen Need More Than a Place at the Table -- Employers Should Encourage Risk-Taking to Beat Impostor Syndrome -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- EULA…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 10: Oral Care that Supports Healthy Lives as a Case Study of the Kumamoto Earthquake -- 1 The Rapid Increase of Pneumonia After the Disaster -- 2 Pneumonia Outbreak After the Great East Japan Earthquake -- 3 The Importance of Oral Care -- 4 Oral Care Activities by Dentists and Dental Hygienists for Reducing Pneumonia Outbreak After the Kumamoto Earthquake -- 5 Mouth Breathing, Its Causes, and Adverse Effects: What People Can Do for Sustainable Health -- References -- Chapter 11: Experiences of University Student Volunteer Activities to Revitalize the Area Affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Students ́ Volunteer Activities After the Earthquake -- 2.1 Students ́ Actions in the Early Stage After the Earthquake -- 2.2 Tokai University Students in Minami-Aso Village -- 3 Aso Fukkoheno Michi: Experiences and Problems in Activities -- 4 Involvement of the Decision Science Center of Kyushu University Project Team and Its Activities -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Data Sources -- References -- Chapter 12: Attempt to Develop High-Value Rice in the Shimojin District, Mashiki Town, Kumamoto Prefecture: Transition Into Su... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Effort for the Development of High-Quality Rice Production Before the Earthquakes: ``Winter Flooded Rice Paddy Fields ́ ́ an... -- 2.2 Damage to Paddy Fields in the Shimojin District Caused by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes -- 3 Consensus Building Process in the Damaged Paddy Restoration in the Shimojin District: Why Did We Aim for High-Value Rice? …”

“…Ioffe (Israel Institute of Technology), S. Iwamoto (Kyushu Univ.), K. Kamiya (Univ. Tokyo), K. Kawamata (Keio Univ.), N. …”