【Articles】

Issues of Welfare for the Elderly and Utilization of Information Technology on Isolated Islands.
Yoshihisa GOTO, Sachiko HIRAKAWA

The Islanders’ Governance and Endurance toward Man-Made Calamity under Industrial Civilization.
Shunsuke NAGASHIMA, Hiroaki ADACHI, Hiromi NAGASAKA

The Staying-Longer Style of Eco-Tourism in Yaku Island.
Satoshi FUKAMI, Yusuke SAKATA, Shigemitsu SIBASAKI

The Role of the Bridge Connecting the Islands of Hamahiga and Okinawa.
Hisamitsu MIYAUCHI, Jun SHIMOZATO

The Birth of Kanak People.
Yoko ORYU

【Notes】
Present Situation and Problems of Rural Tourism in Iwo-Jima, Kagoshima Prefecture.
Norihiro TANIGAWA

【Book Review】
Shigeru KOBAYASHI(2003) : Agriculture, Landscape and Disaster in Ryukyu Island; Historical Perspectives on Environment.
Keiichi TAKEUCHI

Akitoshi HIRAOKA ed.(2003) : Research into People, Life and Industry of Japanese Islands.
Keiichi TAKEUCHI