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Name Mr. Kouichi Tanaka
Professional Engineer-1
Office TANAKA Professional Engineer's Office Telephone +81-940-33-8062
Address 10-16-14 Jiyugaoka, Munakata-shi, Fukuoka 811-4163 Facsimile +81-940-33-8062
E-mail k-tana-j@topaz.ocn.ne.jp
Occupation / Qualifications - Professional Engineer for 'Comprehensive Technical Management' and 'Industrial Management':
  a member of Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan (registered in 2002)
- Qualified Engineer for Managing 'Thermal Energies'
- Qualified Engineer for Managing 'Production & Safety Assurance of High Pressure Gases
  (Machinery A-class)'
- Qualified Engineer for Managing 'Air Pollution Prevention (1st-class)' and 'Noise Protection'
- Qualified Engineer for Managing '1st-class Piping Work'
- Provisional Auditor of ISO Environmental Management System
Specialized Fields - Worldwide Marketing (10 years' experience) :
  Involved in metallurgical plant sales and, as a key person, conducted project planning, sales
  promotion and bidding work etc. which led to many successful contracts with foreign customers.
- Project Engineering for Plant Construction (22 years' experience)
  As a mechanical engineer, participated in more than 20 Blast Furnace (large scale shaft furnace)
  construction projects, and carried out project planning, design work and various equipment's
  development etc.
- Technical Instruction & Design Review for Foreigners Worked in Brazil, Australia and Argentina as a technical assistant.
- Technical Coordination
  Engaged in various technical management such as licensing arrangements, patent applications and
  other strategic technical matters etc.
Countries / Regions Rich traveling experience to about 30 countries, including People's Rep. of China, Rep. of Korea and Taiwan
Written Works
(Year of Publication)
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Year and Month of Birth July 1945
Languages English (level: STEP pre-1st grade, TOEIC score 810) , Portuguese (beginner)
Consulting Conditions Fee per Hour: According to a separate discussion
Business Experiences and Additional Information - Have rich business experience both at home and abroad, specializing in 'Project Engineering' for
  various kinds of plant construction.
- Very eager to best utilize own experience of many years for promoting partnership among business
  groups in Asian countries.
- Since January 2003, at a steelmaking company, have been engaged in a supportive work of
  equipment procurement from foreign countries such as People's Rep. of China and Rep. of Korea etc.

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Name Mr. Norihiko Miura
Professional Engineer-2
Office Institute of Soft Ground Engineering (manager) Telephone +81-952-41-8840
Address 4-1-52 Ohtakara, Saga-shi, Saga 840-0811 Facsimile +81-952-41-8373
E-mail miura@cc.saga-u.ac.jp
Occupation / Qualifications - Doctor of Engineering
- Professional Engineer (Construction, registered in 1997)
- Professor at Saga University until March 31, 2003
Specialized Fields

- Geotechnical (Civil Engineering)
- Lowland Technology (Chairperson of the International Association of Lowland Technology)
- Provisional Committee member of the Central Environment Committee of the Ministry of
  Environment (Water Environment Division)
- NPO Technology Forum (Board Chairperson)

Countries / Regions Thailand, People's Rep. of China, Rep. of Korea, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Rep. of the Philippines, etc.
Written Works
(Year of Publication)
- Soft Cray behaviour, Balkema Publisher, 2001
- Soft GroundImprovement, ASCE press, 1996
- Lowlands-Development & Management, Balkema Publisher,1994
Year and Month of Birth July 1937
Languages English
Consulting Conditions Fee per Hour; 10,000 / hour
Business Experiences and Additional Information - Specialized in Geotechnology
- Especially interested in soft ground improvement

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Name Mr. Masayuki Kurose
Professional Engineer-3
Office TAIYO GIJUTSU KAIHATSU CO., LTD. Chairman of the board Telephone +81-95-848-1211
Address 9-9 Ieno-machi, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 852-8136 Facsimile +81-95-847-8144
E-mail headoffice@n-tgk.co.jp
Occupation / Qualifications - Professional Engineer (Construction, registered in 1961)
- Industrial safety consultant (civil engineering, registered in 1974)
Specialized Fields

- Technical Training and Improvement for Soil Mechanics and Geographic Engineering
- Industrial exchange of various fields
- Application of local products

Countries / Regions Sri Lanka, Germany, Norway, Switzerland, United States of America
Written Works
(Year of Publication)
Contributed articles to publications by the Japanese Geotechnical Society and other technical magazines
Year and Month of Birth March 1921
Languages English
Consulting Conditions Fee per Hour; 15,000 yen / hour (negotiation accepted on condition)
Business Experiences and Additional Information Career as a member of Sri Lanka-Japan Business Co-operation Committee and a vise president of the Nagasaki Deutch Industrial Society will help to explore the potential applications of South-East Asian products, as well as to promote industrial exchange between countries in South East Asia, Japan and Europe.

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Name Mr. Yoshihiro Kojima
Professional Engineer-4
(Small-Medium Enterprise Management Consultant)
Office Cocreative Institute for Sustainable Society Telephone +81-96-365-4986
Address 3438-63 Akitsumachi Akita, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto 861-2105 Facsimile +81-96-365-4890
E-mail sustaink@guitar.ocn.ne.jp
Occupation / Qualifications - Professional Engineer (Comprehensive Technical Management, Environment, Civil Engineering
  (Construction), Public Health Engineering, registered in 1987)
- 1st class Authorized Architect
- Small-Medium Enterprise Management Consultant
- Safety Consultant, Environmental Counselor
- ISO 14000 Qualify Certification, Assistant Consultant
- APEC Engineer (Civil)
Specialized Fields - Consulting service for harmonious regional management:
  Environment Impact Assessment, Promotion of Recycling and Zero-emission Plan, New-Energy /
  Energy-Saving Planning, Promotion of Water Environmental Project, Environmental
  Management Planning, Regional Development Planning, Construction Facility Designing.
- Consulting service for Business Management:
  Management Strategy, Business Planning, Planning for Business
  Establishment and Deployment, Establishment of Management Systems (e.g. ISO), Factory
  Planning, Production Planning, Labor Safety, Support for Human Resources /
  Skill Development, Environmental Business and the like.
Countries / Regions South East Asian Countries (e.g. Singapore, Malaysia)
People's Rep. of China, Taiwan, Germany, United States of America
Written Works
(Year of Publication)
"Introduction to Water Environmental Engineering" (joint authorship)
  (published by Morikita Shuppan Co., Ltd.)
"Waste Recycling and Safe Handling" "Environmental Protection and Regeneration of Urban and
  Rural Area; with the perspective of sewage system" (Engineering Report by Kumamoto Engineering
  Center, Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan)
Year and Month of Birth January 1948
Languages English (Daily Conversation)
Consulting Conditions Fee per Hour; 20,000 / hour (average)
Business Experiences and Additional Information - With the viewpoints of local people and regions, with the vision of the era, and with the identity
  as a human being which lives on the earth and professionalism, promote sustainable, circulative
  and harmonious regional management.
- Support enterprises to be a provider of customer-satisfaction, by providing a total and
 consolidated technical, economic and management skills.

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Name Mr. Toshio Muraya
Professional Engineer-5
Office MURAYA Professional Engineer's Office of Chemical Engineering Telephone +81-97-529-2013
Address 4095 Miyakawachi, Oita-shi, Oita 870-0276 Facsimile +81-97-529-2013
E-mail
Occupation / Qualifications - Doctor of Engineering (Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1969)
- Professional Engineer (Chemical, registered in 1991)
- Environmental Counselor (Enterprises and Civil Sections)
Specialized Fields

- Petroleum Fuel, lubricating oil (including LNG, asphalt, wax)
- Oil refining process technology, oil product and process additives.
- Biological treating technology for organic waste water
- Organic chemicals
- QC and environmental management of processing plant
- Manufacturing and storing of ethanol-blended gasoline and its control

Countries / Regions All area of Asia
Written Works
(Year of Publication)
- Study on Oxidation stability of Insulating Oil (Doctoral Paper) (1969), which was commercialized
  in 1965 at Niigata refinery, Nippon Oil Co., Ltd.
- Solvent de-oiling process on Micro-crystaline waxes, followed by their commercialization
  in 1970 (at Yokohama refinery), Nippon Petroleum Refining Co., Ltd., by JP-Patent.
- Unleaded regular gasoline at Muroran, NPRC in 1975, and premium gasoline at Negishi, NPRC
  in 1983.
- Test driving of the ethanol-blended gasoline fueled car (engaged in this project for 2 years.
  A report of Ministry of International Trade and Industry)
- Commercialization of Biological Treatment System by Hollow Polyolefin Microorganism
  Carrier CHIYODA'S (Internal paper) (1990)
Year and Month of Birth January 1932
Languages English (Reading Only)
Consulting Conditions Conform to the fee rate set by the Institute of Professional Engineers, Japan.
Business Experiences and Additional Information -Providing consulting services on exporting refined petroleum products to Japan. Advice on necessary
  to actual oil product quality, refining process plant.
- Willing to introduce lead-free gasoline and ethanol-blended gasoline (E10) to Asian countries
- Intend to manufacture methyl fatty acid to substitute diesel oil and commercialization of it.

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