Introducing Authors Of This Special Issue

摘要

Born in Tokyo on 1 January 1928, Masatoshi Yoshino graduated from Tokyo Bunrika University, BA in 1951 and MA in 1953, majoring in geoscience, particularly climatology. He obtained his Doctor of Science in 1961. He was a research fellow of Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation, 1961-63, at the University Bonn, Germany. He was an Associate Professor at Hosei University, Tokyo, 1968-70, Full Professor at the same University, 1970-74, Full professor at the Institute of Geoscience, University Tsukuba, Japan, 1974-91 and at the Department of Geography, Aichi University, Japan, 1991-97. Currently, he is a Professor Emeritus at the University Tsukuba and Senior Programme Advisor, Sustainable Environmental Development, United Nations University. In the past he has served as President of the Association of Japanese Geographers and of the Japanese Arid Land Studies, Vice-president of International Geographical Union (IGU) and Former chairman of the National Committee of International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) in Japan. Professor Yoshino has published many books, including "Climate in a small area," University of Tokyo Press, 1975, in English, 549 pages, and about 300 articles. He served as a chairman of the editorial committee of 'Global Environmental Research' for Volumes 1 to 6.