Japanese Institutions and Organizations
The omnipresent oceans have brought together a wide range of institutions working on several interdisciplinary fields: oceanograaphy, deep sea research, metereology, fisheries, environment, climate change, earthquakes, outer space etc.
An annotated list of institutions and organizations working in ocean management and related issues in Japan -
(Note on web pages: Most institutional pafes are bilingual - both Japanese and English content is available. Some websites may have Japanese information only, or the English pages may contain only cursory introductions.
Hydrographic Department, MSA Japan
- Postal address: 5-3-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045 Japan
- Tel: +81-3-3541-3811
- Fax: +81-3-3545-2885
- WWW: http://www.jhd.go.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Meteorology, Hydrography, Pollution, Geophysics, Ocean Dynamics
Climate and Marine Meteorology Department, JMA
- Postal address: 1-3-4, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100 Japan
- Tel: 03-3212-8341
- Fax: 03-3211-3047
- WWW: http://www.kishou.go.jp/ (JMA HomePage)
- Types of Data Archived: Meteorology, Hydrography, Pollution, Ocean Dynamics, Biology
Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute
- Postal address: 116, Katsurakoi, Kushiro-shi, Hokkaido, 085 Japan
- Tel: 0154-91-9136
- Fax: 0154-91-9355
- WWW: http://ss.hnf.affrc.go.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Meteorology, Hydrography, Ocean Dynamics, Biology
Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute
- Postal address: 3-27-5, Shinhamacho, Shiogama-shi, Miyagi, 985 Japan
- Tel: 022-365-9928
- Fax: 022-367-1250
- WWW: http://ss.myg.affrc.go.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Meteorology, Hydrography, Ocean Dynamics, Biology
National Research Institute of Fisheries Science
- Postal address: 2-12-4, Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 236 Japan
- Tel: 045-788-7615
- Fax: 045-788-5001
- WWW: http://ss.nrifs.affrc.go.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Meteorology, Hydrography, Pollution, Ocean Dynamics, Biology
National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries
- Postal address: 5-7-1, Orido, Shimizu-shi, Shizuoka, 424 Japan
- Tel: 0543-34-0715
- Fax: 0543-35-9642
- WWW: http://ss.enyo.affrc.go.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Hydrography, Pollution, Biology
National Fisheries University
- Postal address: 2-7-1, Nagatahon-machi, Shimonoseki-shi, Yamaguchi, 759-65 Japan
- Tel: 0832-86-5111
- WWW: http://www.fish-u.ac.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Meteorology, Hydrography, Biology
National Institute of Polar Research
- Postal address: 1-9-10, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173 Japan
- Tel: 03-3962-4711
- WWW: http://www.nipr.ac.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Meteorology, Hydrography, Geophysics, Ocean Dynamics, Biology
Geographical Survey Institute Japan
- Postal address: 1, Kitasato, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaragi, 301 Japan
- Tel: 0298-64-1111
- Fax: 0298-64-1658
- WWW: http://www.gsi-mc.go.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Meteorology, Hydrography, Geology/Geophysics, Ocean Dynamics
Geological Survey of Japan
- Postal address: 1-1-3, Higashi, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaragi,305 Japan
- Tel: 0298-54-3576
- Fax: 0298-54-3533, 0298-56-4989
- WWW: http://www.aist.go.jp/GSJ/
- Types of Data Archived: Geology/Geophysics
National Institute for Research and Environment
- Postal address: 16-3, Onokawa, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaragi, 305 Japan
- Tel: 0298-58-8100
- Fax: 0298-58-8118
- WWW: http://www.aist.go.jp/NIRE/
- Types of Data Archived: Meteorology, Hydrography, Pollution, Ocean Dynamics, Biology
Chugoku National Industrial Research Institute
- Postal address: 2-2-2, Hiro-Suehiro, Kure-shi, Hiroshima, 737-01 Japan
- Tel: 0823-72-1111
- Fax: 0823-73-3284
- WWW: http://www.aist.go.jp/CNIRI/
- Types of Data Archived: Hydrography, Pollution
Ocean Development Division, Research and Development Bureau
- Postal address: 2-2-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100 Japan
- Tel: 03-3581-5271
- WWW: http://www.sta.go.jp/ (STA HomePage)
National Institute of Radiological Sciences
- Postal address: 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 263 Japan
- Tel: 043-251-2111
- WWW: http://www.nirs.go.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Hydrography, Pollution, Geology/Geophysics, Biology
National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Postal address: 16-2, Onokawa, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, 305 Japan
- Tel: 0298-51-6111
- WWW: http://www.nies.go.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Hydrography, Biology
Ocean Research Institute
- Postal address: 1-15-1, Minamidai, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, 164 Japan
- Tel: 03-5351-6342
- Fax: 03-3375-6716
- WWW: http://www.ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Meteorology, Hydrography, Geology/Geography, Ocean Dynamics, Biology
Earthquake Research Institute
- Postal address: 1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113 Japan
- Tel: 03-3812-2111
- WWW: http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Geology/Geophysics
Tokyo University of Fisheries
- Postal address: 4-5-7, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108 Japan
- Tel: 03-3471-1251
- Fax: 03-3474-2195
- WWW: http://www.tokyo-u-fish.ac.jp/
- Types of Data Archived: Hydrography, Pollution, Geology/Geophysics, Ocean Dynamics, Biology
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