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May 27, 2003
International Maritime Organization Headquarters
The Japan International Transport Institute under the
Auspices of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
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Japan International Tranport Institute
SARAH AYERS
1819 L STREET, N.W. SUITE 1000
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036
PHONE:+1- 202-833-9763
FAX: +1-202-833-9769
jiti@japantransport.com
www.japantransport.com
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Activities of our institute are made possible through the generous assistance of the Nippon Foundation. |
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Yoshio Sasamura
Technical Advisor, The Shipbuilding Research Association of Japan
Yoshio Sasamura is the Technical Advisor of the Shipbuilding Research Association of Japan. Over the course of 25 years of service in the IMO Secretariat, Mr. Sasamura held the posts of Director of the Marine Environment Division, Director of Maritime Safety, Assistant Secretary-General, and others. Since his retirement from IMO in 1989 he has also been the Secretary of the Tokyo MOU Secretariat for port state control for the Asia-Pacific region.
Mr. Sasamura is the recipient of several awards and prizes, including the Transport Prize by the Minister for Transport in Japan in 1986, the International Maritime Prize by IMO in 1993, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Prize in 1999, and the Order of Rising Sun and Rays by the Emperor of Japan in 2000. Mr. Sasamura graduated from the Department of Naval Architecture of the University of Tokyo in 1949.
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