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vol.103 No.8 August 2018

Understanding the Spirits of Creating Modern Japan : Meiji 150 th

This year marks 150 years since the modernization of Japan began in 1868, the year of the Meiji Restoration (the first year of the Meiji period). The dramatic modernization of Japan during the Meiji period was the result of the industrial development policies pushed by the Ministry of Industry and other government agencies. The field of engineering played a significant role in this modernization; the social infrastructure created through civil engineering in particular became the foundation for the development of the nation. This special feature looks back on these 150 years, focusing on national planning and social infrastructure investments, reviewed against the backdrop of the state of affairs at the end of the Edo period and the early Meji period, both in Japan and abroad. Through this historical review, we aim to gain insight on and draw implications regarding the future. This feature does not focus on specific facilities or well-known figures. Rather, it consists of articles with a broader perspective, focusing on organizations like the Ministry of Industry and projects on the national scale. The articles look at the historical circumstances behind their establishment, the ideas behind them, the spirit driving the people who committed themselves to these organizations and projects.

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(02) Presidential Interview
KOBAYASHI Kiyoshi

(04) Feature article
Understanding the Spirits of Creating Modern Japan : Meiji 150 th

(06) Independence and development of the modern civil engineering history in Meiji 150 th
OGATA Hideki

(10) Industry development policy and public works in the Meiji era
MIKURIYA Takashi

(14) How should we think national development policy of modern Japan ?
IEDA Hitoshi

(18) Historical details leading up to the establishment of the Kobu Sho（the Ministry of Public Works）in Japan, focusing on the contributions of Edmund Morel and Yamao Yozo
SHIMIZU Eihan

(22) Planning theories of ports and harbors in the early Meiji era
UESHIMA Kenji

(24) The Ministry of Public Works and National Railway
ONODA Shigeru

(26) Establishment of telecommunications business and centralized system in the early Meiji era ─Focusing on conflict between state and region over telegraph installation─
MATSUDA Hiroyuki

(28) Evolution of the electric power industry in Japan ─Rise and progress of the electric power industry in the Meiji era─
ARAKAWA Yoshitaka

(30) Hokkaido 150 Years ─The Rapidly Changing Northern Land─
IKEDA Takao

(32) DOBOKU as a modern concept and the basic principle of “civil”
NAKAI Yu

(34) Further Studies for Meiji 150 th

(36) Admiration of Civil Engineering Heritages by JSCE：Civil Engineering Heritage Sites Section
Sanin-do road in Tottori prefecture ─Ancient Sanin-do road of Aoya plains, Gamo Pass, stone pavements of Shichiyama Pass
NAKAYAMA Yasuto

(38)Let's go abroad
Research life in UC Irvine ─Traffic flow research field is a playground !!─
Wada Kentaro

(40) Alumni of DOBOKU ─The pages for people linked to Japan─
Global Challenging of Japanese General Contractor and Contribution of Foreign Employees ─Diversity and Glocalization─
SUTHIWARAPIRAK Peerapong

(42) Report Experiment Facilities
Test channel for compound disaster of earthquake, flood and tsunami
NIHEI Yasuo

(44) Numerical Analysis Seminar for Civil Engineer without a mathematical formula
Numerical simulation of grout injection by computational fluid dynamics and distinct element method
SHIMIZU Hiroyuki

(46) Let’s try to learn great civil engineers
Utsunomiya Saburo ─A pioneer of cement production in Japan
SAKAI Etsuo

(48) My Bookshelf
SAKAKIBARA Hiroyuki

(49) The movement of my heart
ONOI Yoshiki

(50) Professional skills necessary for construction

(52) JSCE Member's Report
Let's draw civil works! History of the drawing contest
MASUMURA Hiroko

(56) Messages from outside
ONDA Satoshi

(58) Advisers' Column

(60) Pick and Choose Updates

(64) International Activities Center

(66) JSCE Update

(69) CE Careers

(72) JSCE Calendar