■Name
MINORU WATANABE
■Position
President of Machizukuri Planning Institute Inc.

• 2-3-26 Lotas bldg.301 Nishiwaseda Shinjyuku-ku Tokyo 169-0051 Japan
• TEL +81-3-5273-2581
• FAX +81-3-5273-2582

• E-mail : watanabe@machiken.co.jp 　　　

■Date of birth

Feb.6, 1951

■License

Consultant Engineer May, 1987
[ Dep. of the Construction Planning of Metropolitan and Region, Technical expert License] Registration No.20430

■Specialties

• Urban and Regional Planning
• Urban and Regional Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Planning
• Disaster information and volunteers
  Etc...

■Education

B.E. Dep.of Engineering Mar. in 1974 Kogakuin University

■Experience

• Apr.1974 Yu City Planning Inc. Researcher
• Jul.1975 Assoc.The City Planning Institute of Japan Chief
• Aug.1978 Regional Planning Institute Inc. Chief Researcher
• Apr.1979 Social engineering Institute Inc. Chief Researcher
• Jun.1984 City economic Institute Foundation Director
• Apr.1987 City disaster prevention Institute FoundationFinancial Manager
• Mar.1989 Machizukuri Planning Institute Inc. Founder of President

■Groups

• Japan Society of Urban and Regional Planners; Directer
• The City Planning Institute of Japan
• Seismological Society of Japan
• Regional Safe Institute
• The Volcanological Society of Japan
• Japan Society of Urban and Regional Planners
• Machizukuri Society
  Etc...
  

■Publications

• "City Planning Figure" Co-author;Gihodo publishing company
• "City Planning Manual" Co-author;Gyousei
• "Research of the underground measures in metropolitan" Co-author; NIRA
• "For Future Disasters" Co-author;Kokkai Shiryou Hensan-kai
• "Risk Management with FEMA in disasters" Supervisor; Kindai Shobo Co.Ltd
• "Document-Departures from the Collapse" Co-aurther;ShakaiShisousha Co.Ltd.

■Special Committees

• Research committee of disaster volunteer with regional public group [Fire and Disaster Management Agency]
• Disaster prevention research committee of roads facilities in metropolitan area [Ministry of Land, Infrastructure]
• Revival Measures Committee [Ministry of Land, Infrastructure]
  
• Japan and America disaster report comparative research committee [Hoso-Bunka Foundation, Inc]
  
• NHK Viewer Conference Committee [Japan Broadcasting Corporation]
  
• Instructor of disaste rprevention chair [University of Shizuoka]
  
• City disaster prevention system committee [Architectural Institute of Japan]
  
• Special member of the disaster prevention in Nerima Ward [Nerima Ward]
  
• Chairman of the digital broadcasting and disaster prevention report committee [Fire and Disaster Management Agency]
  Etc...
  

■Lecturer

• The Chair of Total Disaster Prevention-University of Shizuoka [ Since 1996]
• Rikkyo University, Department of Sociology[ Since 2001]
• Open College Lecturere-Waseda University [2001]
• Tokyo Joho University [2001]