JAMSTEC is a comprehensive marine research and development organization that supports the realization of Japan as a maritime nation with new science and technology, and supports the People, Society, and We also aim to contribute to the sustainable development and maintenance of the Earth.
1971
1971 October
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center established.
At the time of its establishment, the company had a capacity of 10 board members and 30 staff members.
6 locations
*As of April 1, 2025
Yokosuka Headquarters
Yokohama Institute for Earth Sciences (YES)
Mutsu Institute for Oceanography (MIO)
Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research (KOCHI)
Global Oceanographic Data Center (GODAC)
Tokyo Office
people
*As of April 1, 2025
593
*FY2023 results
billion yen
*As of April 1, 2025
The total doesn't necessarily match due to rounding.
16
*As of April 1, 2025
32 cases
*As of April 1, 2025
21 institutions
*As of April 1, 2025
7departments2divisions2project teams
*As of April 1, 2025
Research and Development6
*As of April 1, 2025
1,839
*As of April 1, 2025
Over 1.4 million jobs
*FY2022 results
A job is the unit of use of a supercomputer by a researcher.
A single job can run application programs such as numerical simulations or data analysis. The ability to process a large number of jobs throughout the year is one of the performance indicators of a supercomputer.
99.95%
*FY2022 results
This rate indicates the normal operation time versus the failure time during supercomputer system operation period.
A high availability rate means that the supercomputer has few failures and operates stably throughout the year.
Approx.150Km
*As of April 1, 2025
Core samples (columnar samples drilled from the seafloor) from around the world are stored in cold storage at the Kochi Core Research Institute. If all the samples were arranged in a row, they would be approximately 150 km long.
Approx.40,000hours
Approx.1.71million images
*As of July 2021
JAMSTEC E-library of Deep-sea Images (J-EDI)On「JAMSTEC E-library of Deep-sea Images (J-EDI)」, the numerous data of deep-sea videos and photos are available to the public.