• 3D Geology
  • Nishinoshima
  • Gravity-coring survey in Suruga Bay
  • Fault measure in Iwaki,Fukushima
  • Methane producing archaea from deep subsurface
  • Exploration for REE

International Training Course for CCOP Member Countries

  1. GSJ International Training Course on Practical Geological Survey Techniques

    [updated on July 29, 2022]

News

  1. Why Does Asteroid Ryugu Look Different in Space and in the Laboratory?
    – Space weathering hides water signs –

    [posted on October 27, 2023]

  2. History of past magmatic activity from uplift traces in the Higashi-Izu area

    History of past magmatic activity from uplift traces in the Higashi-Izu area

    [posted on October 27, 2023]

  3. Missing Island Explains How Endemic Species on the Miyako Islands Emerged
    (Joint research with the Tohoku University)

    [posted on October 10, 2023]

  4. Assessing the environmental impact of deep-sea mining using AI technology: Automatic measurement of the number of suspended particles using images via an object detection model

    Assessing the environmental impact of deep-sea mining using AI technology: Automatic measurement of the number of suspended particles using images via an object detection model

    [posted on October 3, 2023]

  5. The genetic population structure of the precious red coral Corallium japonicum in Japanese waters has been partially revealed.

    The genetic population structure of the precious red coral Corallium japonicum in Japanese waters has been partially revealed
    - Contribution to the conservation of precious red coral-

    [posted on July 24, 2023]

  6. Rotation of a manganese nodule proved by the detection of the Earth’s magnetic field - Elucidating the growth process of unburied spheroidal deep-sea resources during their rotation on the deep ocean floor

    Rotation of a manganese nodule proved by the detection of the Earth’s magnetic field
    - Elucidating the growth process of unburied spheroidal deep-sea resources during their rotation on the deep ocean floor

    [posted on June 19, 2023]

  7. Geochemical and risk assessment map of subsurface soils of the Kyushu and Okinawa region (available on Google Earth)

    Distribution of natural-origin heavy metal concentrations and related environmental factors has been published online – ‘Visualizing human health risks of subsurface soil environment in the Kyushu region’

    [posted on May 10, 2023]

  8. Earthquake Hazards
    Additional interpretation and Figures in the 6th report have been updated.

    [posted on April 6, 2023]

  9. Earthquake Hazards
    The sixth report "Primary surface rupture and slip distribution associated with Mw7.8 and Mw7.5 earthquakes in southern Turkey"

    [posted on March 20, 2023]

  10. Earthquake Hazards
    The fifth report "Primary surface rupture and slip distribution associated with Mw7.8 earthquake in southern Turkey"

    [posted on March 9, 2023]

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  • Geological Map of Japan 1:50,000 Sotoyama
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  • Seamless Digital Geological Map of Tochigi Prefecture, 2nd Edition
  • Water Environment Map No.14 Echigo Plain (Shinano River Basin)
  • Gravity Map (Bouguer Anomalies) 36 Gravity Map of Kofu-Shizuoka District
  • Distribution Map of Aso-3 Ignimbrite and associated deposits, Aso Caldera, Japan
  • Geological Map of Japan 1:200,000 Hiroo ( Revised 2nd ed.)
  • Geological Map of Japan 1:50,000 Arato

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