About International Joint Research Activities Starting from April 2004, as an Independent Administrative Institutions, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Mid-Term Plan ("conduct researches on global environmental observation and global change prediction at International Arctic Research Center (IARC), and International Pacific Research Center (IPRC)") will be implemented, following the Mid-Term Goal ("conduct joint research between US and Japan at International Arctic Research Center (IARC), and International Pacific Research Center (IPRC)"). Under the Cooperative Agreement between JAMSTEC and University of Hawaii, FRCGC conducts collaborative research activities with IPRC. International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) http://iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/ The purpose of IPRC is to deepend the understanding of the mechanisms of climate variability particular to the Asia-Pacific sector, and to predict impacts of global change in the Asia-pacific. About Joint Research between JAMSTEC and UH Joint Research Plans