K-SEC
Meeting Summary
October 5, 2015
Here is a summary of the materials we read at the K-SEC meeting on October 5,
2015
A. Attendees (in ABC order):
Ishikuro,
Kanzawa,
Tomozawa, Tsurumoto,
Kotake,
Nishimura,
OKai.,
Sadayasu,
Sekiguchi,
(Total of 9)
B. Admin
To date, a summary of reading materials has been prepared by the
undersigned (Sadayasu). Effective immediately, each K-SEC member
presenting a reading material is requested to prepare a summary of the
material for inclusion in the Minutes of the Meeting. Minor editing, if any, may
be done mostly to adjust the length of the report. The minute itself will continue
to be prepared by the undersigned.
C. Materials read:
1. "The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) – Kotake
This is an article from Wikipedia.
"The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) is the largest element of the
intraseasonal (30–90 days) variability in the tropical atmosphere. It is a
large-scale coupling between atmospheric circulation and tropical deep
convection. Rather than being a standing pattern (like El Niño Southern
Oscillation ENSO) it is a traveling pattern, propagating eastwards at
approximately 4 to 8 m/s, through the atmosphere above the warm parts of the
Indian and Pacific oceans. This overall circulation pattern manifests itself in
various ways, most clearly as anomalous rainfall." (Wikipedia)
The Madden–Julian oscillation is characterized by an eastward progression of
large regions of both enhanced and suppressed tropical rainfall, observed
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mainly over the Indian and Pacific Ocean. The anomalous rainfall is usually first
evident over the western Indian Ocean, and remains evident as it propagates
over the very warm ocean waters of the western and central tropical Pacific.
This pattern of tropical rainfall then generally becomes nondescript as it moves
over the cooler ocean waters of the eastern Pacific (except over the region of
warmer water off the west coast of Central America) but occasionally reappears
at low amplitude over the tropical Atlantic and higher amplitude over the Indian
Ocean. The wet phase of enhanced convection and precipitation is followed by
a dry phase where thunderstorm activity is suppressed. Each cycle lasts
approximately 30–60 days. Because of this pattern, The Madden–Julian
oscillation is also known as the 30–60 day oscillation, 30–60 day wave, or
intraseasonal oscillation. There is case-to-case variability in the amplitude
and longitudinal extent of the MJO-related precipitation, so this should be
viewed as a general relationship only.
2. New security-related bills to enhance Japan’s safety and Nation can
better contribute to world peace – Nishimura
This is a Japan News article dated September 20, 2015.
New security legislation will further ensure the safety of Japan by enhancing the
Japan-U.S. alliance and Japan's partnerships with the international community.
Japan must enhance its deterrent power with a stronger Japan-U.S. alliance and
have a strategic foreign policy in cooperation with concerned countries to
maintain stability and prosperity in Asia, to make North Korea refrain from
military provocations, and to make China refrain from hegemonic actions.
Against the background of many constitutional scholars denouncing the security
bills as “unconstitutional," there actually exist anxiety and bewilderment among
the general public. The bills, however, maintain logical consistency with a
Supreme Court ruling of 1959 and the government's constitutional interpretation
of 1972 and ensure legal stability.
Of course, the government must continue tenacious efforts to obtain wider
understanding of the security legislation from the people while explaining the
significance and content of the legislation in an understandable manner.
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Efforts should be taken to help boost the workability of the security legislation
and enhance the capabilities of the SDF to deal with various situations
seamlessly and expeditiously.
C. Role assignment for October 19, 2015
Nishiwaki
Tsurumoto
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