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2020

[2020/07/29]
Deep sea microbes dormant for 100 million years are hungry and ready to multiply
[2020/06/05]
Major Reduction in Black Carbon Emissions from China Over the Past Decade – A revision of the emission inputs to IPCC climate models is needed
[2020/04/16]
Providing computational resources for the Earth Simulator to support "research on new coronavirus infections(COVID-19)"
[2020/04/08]
The Scaly-foot Snail genome sheds light on the origin of biomineralised armour
[2020/04/06]
El Niño Modoki in the tropical Pacific Ocean was key to successfully predicting the 2019 Super Indian Ocean Dipole phenomenon
[2020/04/02]
Petit-Spot Volcanoes May Have Determined the Northern Limit of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake: Discovery of Heterogeneity in Subducting Oceanic Plates Offshore of Tohoku
[2020/03/31]
Development of a new technique for rapidly detecting and classifying microplastics
– Advancement toward the automatic measurement of marine debris based on hyperspectral imaging –
[2020/03/25]
A memory of long-distance migration engraved on vertebrae of chum salmon
―An unknown migration route revealed by the “Isoscape”
[2020/03/05]
Starting biodegradability tests for biodegradable plastics on the deep seafloor using the Edokko-1 benthic lander
[2020/02/27]
Development of a New System (SEAL) Enabling the Efficient Search and Acquisition of Large-Volume Climate Simulation Data
[2020/02/13]
Untangling the family-lineages of calcifying red algae
Nanoscale crystals reflect genetic relationships of often overlooked ecosystem building seaweeds.
[2020/02/10]
“JAMSTEC’s Challenges Against Marine Plastic Pollution” has been launched
[2020/02/06]
Executive Director Dr. Sakaguchi gave a speech at "Arctic Frontiers 2020"
[2020/02/03]
Numerical Models Predict the Presence of Abundant Solid Argon in the Earth’s Deep Interior and Provide Insights into the Mechanism of Argon Cycling
[2020/01/29]
Preliminary Report on Enshunada Sea Drilling by Chikyu from Long-Term, Continuous Earthquake Records
[2020/01/16]
Capturing our closest prokaryotic relative reveals insight into the origin of Eukaryotes
[2020/01/07]
The President of the Republic of Palau visiting JAMSTEC



2019

[2019/12/29]
Marine plastics scientific research begins at Japan-Palau Goodwill Yacht Race!
[2019/12/26]
Dr. Imachi’s paper is selected as a runner-up of the Science “2019 Breakthrough of the Year”
[2019/12/25]
Executive Director Dr. Hide Sakaguchi spoke at the International Symposium Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of Japan–Palau Diplomatic Relations: “Achieving a Sustainable Ocean – Palau’s Initiatives and International Partnership.”
[2019/12/25]
Japan-France Partnership in Ocean Observation
[2019/12/25]
Marine plastic related event with His Royal Highness Prince Charles
[2019/12/25]
JAMSTEC co-organized the “Norway Japan Scientific Collaboration in the Arctic Ocean” seminar.
[2019/12/16]
Ocean Acidification in the Coastal Regions of Japan Revealed using Open Access pH Data
[2019/12/13]
Applying Ocean Observation Data from Sea Turtles to Seasonal Climate Predictions — Potential Development of an Ocean/Atmospheric Observation System using biologging
[2019/11/20]
Discovery of the Miocene impact ejecta layer from deep-sea sediments―Clue to unraveling the cause of mass extinction event in 11.6 Ma
[2019/11/14]
An attempt to derive precipitation increases in extratropical cyclones due to global warming based on high-accuracy satellite observations: Suggestions from high-resolution climate simulations
[2019/11/08]
Soundscape as a new tool to assess anthropogenic impact on the deep seabed
[2019/10/16]
A new research program “Mathematical Seafloor Geomorphology” has been launched
[2019/10/01]
90% of Black Carbon during Spring in East Asia Originates from Fossil Fuels
[2019/09/13]
Smaller Cumulonimbus Cloud Ensembles in the Tropics Due to Global Warming: Do Clouds Exacerbate Warming?
[2019/09/10]
Unique Mechanism of Iron Sulfide Production in Scaly-foot Snail Revealed
[2019/08/29]
Understanding Tidal control on Flow through the Seto Inland Sea
—Possible determination of eastward or westward flow—
[2019/08/22]
Is the Reduction of Arctic Ocean Sea Ice Changing the Nitrogen Cycle?
—Potential Impacts on the Marine Ecosystem and Marine Resources—
[2019/07/30]
Marine Plastics Research Project and Promotion of Ocean Literacy in Collaboration with "2019-2020 Japan-Palau Goodwill Yacht Race"
[2019/07/25]
"Ocean and Biodiversity" Event held at JAMSTEC Tokyo Office
[2019/07/23]
The Scaly-foot Snail Formally Listed as Endangered: the First Step toward Deep-Sea Biodiversity Conservation Using the IUCN Red List
[2019/07/17]
Using Fluorine to Understand the Behavior of Water Inside the Earth and Estimating the Water Content of the Juvenile Mantle
[2019/07/03]
Variability in the number of intense tropical cyclones during extreme El Niño events
- The importance of predicting internal atmospheric variability in seasonal tropical cyclone forecasts -
[2019/07/02]
Laboratory analysis of meteorites have shown evidence that asteroids migrated towards the asteroid belt from the outer solar system (Press release by Ibaraki University)
[2019/05/02]
Air pollution causes high iron solubility in anthropogenic aerosols during atmospheric transport: Iron fertilization of the open ocean
[2019/03/29]
Deep-sea Scientific Drilling Vessel Chikyu ends International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 358 “NanTroSEIZE Plate Boundary Deep Riser 4”
[2019/03/26]
Using a large-scale numerical simulation to explain the factors responsible for the deformation observed after the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake
[2019/03/01]
Ending Deep-sea Scientific Drilling Vessel Chikyu drilling operations at Site C0002 and the revised schedule for International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 358 “NanTroSEIZE Plate Boundary Deep Riser 4”
[2019/02/25]
Sea-ice data improves climate prediction over the Antarctic Seas
– Applicability to Northern Hemisphere climate prediction –
[2019/02/07]
Pulsed terahertz radiation offers a new tool for quantifying the composition of carbonate minerals
[2019/02/06]
Discovery of abundant ferromanganese microparticles in oxic pelagic sediments: New insights into the global budget of metallic elements
[2019/01/24]
Occurrences of Extremely Strong El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole Phenomena are Now Predictable with High Accuracy
[2019/01/18]
Chlorine Cycling between Earth’s Surface and Mantle
– Impacts on the Salinity of the Hydrosphere
[2019/01/16]
Developing a New Method of Automatically and Accurately Discriminating between Regular Earthquakes and Low-frequency Tremor Signals Using Artificial Intelligence
[2019/01/10]
Intensive heavy rainfall and dry days likely to increase



2018

[2018/12/25]
JAMSTEC’s practices for SDGs
[2018/12/19]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps to detect precursors of tropical cyclones
[2018/12/18]
Sweet coffee stains do not leave rings:
Control and mechanism of patterns left by particle-laden droplets after adding sugar
[2018/11/29]
Wind patterns off the Philippines−Taiwan influence tropical cyclone formation
[2018/11/28]
Laboratory experiment successfully reproduces pressure fluctuations recorded by in situ bottom pressure recorders during an earthquake
- Contribution to accurate tsunami detection -
[2018/11/12]
Nishinoshima eruptions show the formation of continents
[2018/10/18]
Scientists reveal the relationship between phytoplankton size diversity and productivity in the changing oceanic environment
[2018/10/12]
New deep-ocean profiling floats reveal rapid decrease in Antarctic Bottom Water
[2018/10/12]
Scientists reveal the mechanism between the tide and climate:
Does the Moon’s gravity affect global warming on Earth?
[2018/09/27]
International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 358 to Start
[2018/09/24]
Insight into anaerobic methanotrophy from 13C/12C- amino acids and 14C/12C-ANME cells in seafloor microbial ecology
[2018/09/21]
Structural changes of oceanic plates due to outer rise earthquakes
- Different outer rise earthquake activity between Japan and Kuril trenches -
[2018/09/07]
Discovery of a previously unknown virosphere hidden inside marine microorganisms
[2018/08/29]
Dr. Shigeyuki Wakaki awarded “The Geochemical Journal Award 2018” at Goldschmidt 2018
[2018/07/13]
First Full-Depth Observations in the Izu–Ogasawara Trench
- Chemical Characteristics of Hadal Waters Identified -
[2018/06/29]
Atmospheric PM2.5 Nitrogen Components Increase Phytoplankton Levels
- A link between atmospheric matter and ocean ecosystems -
[2018/06/14]
Methane Hydrates of Microbial Origin Found in Submarine Mud Volcano
[2018/06/08]
Real-scale numerical sandbox experiments suggest arcuate stress structure in accretionary prisms
[2018/06/06]
[Column] A combination of a positive Indian Ocean Dipole event and El Niño-Modoki event expected after a long separation
[2018/05/23]
Nitrogen Fixation is an Important Nutrient Source in the Arctic Ocean
[2018/04/12]
Ocean Circulation Likely to Decrease Japanese Eels
[2018/04/12]
JAMSTEC Yokosuka Headquarters Open Day on Saturday, May 12, 2018
[2018/03/30]
The second JAMSTEC Advisory Board met on 6th -7th March 2018
[2018/03/22]
Arctic Sea CO2 Uptake Accounts for 10% of Total in World’s Oceans
[2018/03/19]
[Column] Preliminary report of 6 February 2018 MW 6.4 Hualien, Taiwan, Earthquake
[2018/03/14]
New Study Found Shallow Very-Low-Frequency Earthquakes Accompany Slow Slip Events along Nankai Trough
[2018/03/07]
Arctic Summer Temperatures Increase by approximately 2 °C in 15 Years
-Spiral of Summer Warming and Drying
[2018/03/02]
Joint research team awarded PNAS Cozzarelli Prize
[2018/02/26]
First Evidence Suggesting Asthenospheric Injection
into Mantle Wedge of the Izu Arc
[2018/02/14]
Newly Developed Method for Rock Strength Finds
Increased Strength above Mega-trust in Nankai Trough
[2018/02/08]
D/V Chikyu Completes International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 380
- NanTroSEIZE Stage 3: Frontal Thrust Long-Term Borehole Monitoring System -
[2018/02/03]
Scientists advance weather forecasts by discovering the cause of unusual wind patterns
[2018/02/02]
Discovery of a primordial metabolic system that gives us a glimpse of the origin of life on earth
- Discovery of a novel TCA cycle through multi-omics research -
[2018/01/26]
Dr. Shukuro Manabe received Crafoord Prize in Geosciences
[2018/01/26]
New Study Identifies Decadal Climate Predictability Using Sea Surface Temperature Data
- Efforts may help mitigate climate risks over southern Africa -
[2018/01/11]
D/V Chikyu to Start International Ocean Discovery Program 380
- NanTroSEIZE Stage 3: Frontal Thrust Long-Term Borehole Monitoring System -



2017

[2017/12/20]
Shallow Very Low Frequency Earthquake Zones in Nankai Trough Corresponds to Low Velocity Zones in Toe of Accretionary Prism
- A step to identify structural factors for occurrence of such earthquakes -
[2017/11/01]
Dr. Imai received Coastal Engineering Journal (CEJ) Citation Award 2016
[2017/10/23]
Mr. Masahiko Ida has entered La Cité de la Mer's “Wall of Fame”
[2017/10/05]
Dr. Miyazaki received Group Achievement Award from NASA
[2017/09/22]
JAMSTEC received 2017 IEEE OES Institution Award in OCEANS ’17 Anchorage
[2017/09/14]
Subducted Seamounts Could Trigger Volcanic Activities
[2017/09/14]
Impacts of Global Warming on Tropical Cyclone
- Radius of gale force wind likely to expand-
[2017/08/24]
Deepest Fish Ever Recorded —
Documented at Depths of 8,178 m in Mariana Trench
[2017/07/21]
Unusual Microbial Community Found in Extreme Environments in the Deep Subsurface
- Serpentinization-fed spring may be a clue to unlock mystery of early life on Earth -
[2017/07/21]
Sparse Modeling Captures Abrupt Changes in Slip Distribution beneath the Bungo Channel
- Improvement in spatial resolution for geodetic data inversion around the seismogenic zone expected -
[2017/07/06]
Water Vapor Content Increases Markedly with Increase in Air Temperature
- Indication of the possibility of more intense precipitation -
[2017/07/05]
Wildfire Likely to Have Larger Impacts on Climate Change
- Underestimated burned areas in boreal Eurasia revealed by satellite image validation -
[2017/06/29]
Dr. Kodaira honored as named lecturer of 2017 Beno Gutenberg Lecture at AGU
[2017/05/31]
Dr. Kentaro Ando, Group Leader of Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction Research Group of JAMSTEC, was elected a Vice-Chairperson of the Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (WESTPAC) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO/IOC)
[2017/05/30]
Impact of Climate Variability on Malaria Incidence in South Africa
- Link of El Niño/La Niña and Indian Ocean Subtropical Dipole with Malaria Incidence -
[2017/05/16]
China's Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Have Been Overestimated
- Advancement in verification of fossil fuel CO2 and CH4 sources from China -
[2017/05/16]
Quartz Melting Point Depresses on Fault Plane
- A big step in understanding large earthquake mechanism -
[2017/04/28]
Deep-sea Hydrothermal Systems are “Natural Power Plants”
- New clues to the discovery of electric ecosystems and elucidation of the origin of life -
[2017/04/27]
JAMSTEC Yokosuka Headquarters Open Day on Saturday, May 13, 2017
[2017/03/31]
Opposite Climate Trends in East Asia and Europe during the Younger Dryas Stadial
- Evidence from Lake Suigetsu -
[2017/03/31]
High Resolution Global Simulation Improves Typhoon Prediction
- Earth Simulator statistically quantifies advantage of high resolution simulation-
[2017/02/02]
Carbon Dioxide Induces Partial Melting in the Asthenosphere
- A big step to settle arguments on plate tectonics -
[2017/01/27]
Foraminifera Pumps Proton for Shell Formation
- To buffer seawater against pH changes due to ocean acidification -
[2017/01/27]
World's First Estimation of Long-term Variations in Global Atmospheric Pollutant Emissions based on Data Assimilation
- Rapid increases over India and large variations over China -
[2017/01/21]
Kuroshio Enhances Bomb Cyclones
- A mechanism to induce explosive cyclones and jet stream -
[2017/01/11]
Shallow Fault Slip during 2011 Tohoku-oki Earthquake Quantified
- Clue to understand characteristic of shallow slip near trench axis -



2016

[2016/12/26]
Dr. Hajime Akimoto elected one of 2016 Fellows by AGU
[2016/12/20]
Enzymatic Production of Functional Chemicals from Wood Lignin
- New development of white biotechnology -
[2016/12/19]
Successful Sea Trials of New Ocean Mineral Resources Exploration System
- Enabling highly efficient ocean mineral resource sampling using ROV -
[2016/12/16]
Ascending Mantle Plume in the Society Hotspot
- A step to elucidate mantle dynamics -
[2016/12/08]
Precursory Signal for Stagnant Bonin Slab to Penetration into Lower Mantle
- Implications of Unusually Deep Bonin Islands Earthquake on May 30, 2015 -
[2016/11/30]
The 2016 Mie-ken Nanto-oki Earthquake Occurred Along a Plate Boundary Last Active in 1944
- New findings from an integrated seafloor and sub-seafloor monitoring network -
[2016/11/24]
T-Limit of the Deep Biosphere off Muroto: all operation completed
[2016/11/17]
Postseismic Slip after 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Detected by Seafloor Observations
- Significant insight to understand the generation process of large earthquakes -
[2016/11/16]
Thermal Interaction of Mantle and Core Reproduced with Newly Developed Numerical Model
- Earth's Cooling Mechanisms Elucidated -
[2016/11/11]
Chikyu Okinawa Drilling Expedition
“Hydrothermal Sediments in Okinawa Trough III”
[2016/11/11]
International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 370 “T-Limit of the Deep Biosphere off Muroto” Completed
[2016/11/01]
Lavas from Petit-spot Volcanoes Presents Direct Evidence of Metasomatism
- Clue to elucidate mantle heterogeneity and plate -
[2016/10/19]
Mechanism of Resilience in Communities with Different Size Distributions
-Underlying mechanism of biodiversity-productivity relationships Clarified -
[2016/10/11]
High-temperature Limit for Life beneath Deep-sea Vent
- Shed new lights on the distribution of the boundary microbial community -
[2016/10/11]
Ocean–atmosphere Coupling Model Better Reproduces Madden–Julian Oscillation
- Towards more accurate climate prediction -
[2016/09/27]
New Hypothesis of Birth of Continents
- Nishinoshima may be recreating the continental crust formation from a waterworld in the early Earth -
[2016/09/06]
New Theory for Mantle Recycling
- Traces of carbonates found in basalts from Earth's deep mantle -
[2016/09/05]
International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 370 “T-Limit of the Deep Biosphere off Muroto”
- Deciphering factors that constrain the extent of the deep biosphere in a subduction zone -
[2016/08/31]
Significant Correlations between Wet Removal Rates of Black Carbon and Accumulated Precipitation
- New findings for more accurate evaluation of black carbon impacts on global warming -
[2016/08/26]
Dense Field of Ferromanganese Nodules Found in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone around Minamitorishima Island
- Clue to comprehensive understanding of genesis of oxide mineral resources -
[2016/08/04]
New Supercontinent “Amasia” Could be Formed in Northern Hemisphere Within ca. 250 Million Years
- Significant advancement in understanding what drives continental drift -
[2016/07/22]
Tsunamigenic subduction structure identified in Southern Ryukyu Trench
- Based on observation of plate boundary faults and low-frequency earthquakes -
[2016/07/22]
Siberian Larch Forests Can Persist Despite Permafrost Melting under Forecasted Warming Trends
- A new model presents more accurate prediction of global climate changes -
[2016/07/11]
Yuuko Takizawa wins Best Poster Award at “Biomarkers and Molecular Isotopes: International Workshop of Organic Geochemistry”
[2016/07/04]
Dr. Fujikura wins Best Poster Award at 23rd Pacific Science Congress
[2016/05/20]
Miyagi-ken-Oki Earthquake May Occur within Shorter Time Interval
- Suggested by successful reproduction of the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake characteristics -
[2016/05/18]
Symbiotic Bacteria Found on Outer Surface of Deep-sea Clam Eggs
-Successful on-board spawning induction of Calyptogena Okutanii -
[2016/04/29]
Decrease in Terrestrial Water Storage in Arctic Region
- Tundra is rapidly drying up due to summer warming -
[2016/04/29]
Arctic Marine Biological Hotspot Supported by Underwater Storage House of Organic Matters
- First observation of annual variations in phytoplankton biomass -
[2016/04/28]
Chikyu Completes International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 365
[2016/04/21]
Deep-sea microorganisms preferentially utilize D-amino acids
- Mystery of microorganisms in deep-sea world -
[2016/04/14]
New Method Developed for Multiyear Climate Prediction
- Improvement of multiyear climate prediction by incorporating both oceanic and atmospheric observations into climate model -
[2016/03/31]
Greenery Effect in Tokyo Bay Zone Analyzed by Ultra-high-resolution Numerical Simulations
- Contribute to sustainable environmental measures towards and beyond 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics -
[2016/03/26]
Discovery of Natural MgSiO3 Tetragonal Garnet in Shocked Chondritic Meteorite
- A new clue to explore asteroidal impact events and Earth's mantle mineralogy -
[2016/03/18]
Chikyu International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) Expedition 365: NanTroSEIZE Shallow Megasplay LTBMS
[2016/03/17]
High-performance Simulations of Global Seismic Wave Propagation with Unprecedented Accuracy of 1.2 Seconds Seismic Period
- A big progress for Earth's internal structure research using theoretical seismograms -
[2016/02/25]
Sulfide-rich Chimney on Artificial Seafloor Rapidly Growing
-Kuroko-ore cultivation project to start on a full-scale-
[2016/02/25]
Snowfall Induces Arctic River Ice Decrease
- Quantitative Evaluation of Global Warming Impacts on River Ice -
[2016/02/24]
Resemblance of Whale Fall Fauna between Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
-SHINKAI 6500 research provides clue to elucidate
deep-sea chemosynthetic communities-
[2016/02/20]
World's First Ship-based Observations of Atmospheric Black Carbon Particles over Arctic Ocean
-Towards more sophisticated prediction of climate changes around the globe-
[2016/02/17]
We will start operation of JAMSTEC Researchers Database
[2016/02/15]
Dr. Matsuoka and Dr. Oouchi won Outstanding Presentation Award at JSST2015 International Conference on Simulation Technology
[2016/02/09]
Cobalt-rich Ferromanganese Crust Extended beyond 5,500m Depth in Ocean
- A big leap for elucidation of genesis -
[2016/02/09]
Chikyu Okinawa Drilling Expedition
“Hydrothermal Sediments in Okinawa Trough II”
[2016/02/01]
Parallel Worlds Could Exist in Ocean Circulations
-Ensemble experiments analyze interannual variability of the Kuroshio Extension-
[2016/02/01]
Methane Emission Level and Trend by Region May Need to be Revised
~New simulations suggest overestimation in East Asia and tropical regions~
[2016/01/29]
Argo’s Global Array of Profiling Floats Revealed Ocean Changes
-Fifteen years of ocean observations and further challenges-
[2016/01/07]
“Dakar Niño/Niña” Phenomenon Identified for First Time off West African Coast
~A new path to seasonal predictability~



2015

[2015/12/21]
Dr. Fumio Inagaki awarded “The Taira Prize” by AGU
[2015/12/03]
Sea Bird and Ship Drift Data Help Capture Ocean Currents
~A new observation method for ocean current forecast~
[2015/12/02]
3D Laser Scanner Installed in AUV Visualizes Deep-sea Hydrothermal Fields
-A new innovative method for resource exploration-
[2015/11/30]
Long-period Ocean-bottom Motions Observed by DONET
(Dense Oceanfloor Network System for Earthquakes and Tsunamis)
~Significant contribution of oceanic sediment layers in source area of large subduction earthquakes to development of long-period ocean-bottom motions~
[2015/11/25]
A New Approach to El Niño Prediction
~Towards more accurate forecasts beyond boreal spring~
[2015/11/04]
Future outlook for Super El Niño
- Signs of La Niña in late 2016 -
[2015/10/31]
Observation of Deep-sea Environmental Changes after the 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake
~Long-term monitoring data at deep-sea stations provide new data~
[2015/10/16]
Slow Slip Area May Also Rupture During Megathrust Earthquakes
~Lab Experiments Reproduced Slow Slip Events in the Japan Trench Subduction Zone~
[2015/09/29]
Heterogeneous Symbiont Subpopulations Utilizing Different Energy Sources in a Deep-sea Bathymodiolus Mussel
~New Insights on Bacterial Symbiont Population's Adaptation to the Environment~
[2015/09/29]
[HPCI SPIRE Field3] Ensemble Kalman filter data assimilation and storm surge experiments of tropical cyclone Nargis
[2015/08/25]
Deep Sea Drilling at the Amami Sankaku Basin Revealed Wide Distribution of Fore-arc Basalts across the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc
~Record of spontaneous subduction initiated 52 million years ago~
[2015/08/21]
Dr. Haruna Sugahara awarded “The Geochemical Journal Award 2015” at Goldschmidt2015
[2015/08/18]
Resuspension of Shelf Sediments and Lateral Transport of Particles off Fukushima Coast
~Decrease in Cesium Level in Costal Sediments~
[2015/07/30]
$2 Million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE Results Announced:
Japanese Team’s Hybrid pH Sensor Ranked 3rd for Accuracy Prize
[2015/07/30]
Interdecadal Modulation of Summer Monsoon in Japanese Costal Waters
~The Pacific-Japan Pattern Correlates with Rice Yields and Typhoons~
[2015/07/27]
Dr. Fumio Inagaki awarded “The Taira Prize” by AGU
[2015/07/24]
Signs of Indian Ocean Dipole Emergence As Predicted
- Prospects of the coming season -
[2015/07/24]
Exploring the limits of life in the deep biosphere
~Microbes discovered nearly 2.5 kilometers below the ocean floor~
[2015/07/17]
Reliable Estimation for Terrestrial CO2 Exchange Using Ground and Satellite Observations
~ Evaluation of Consistency between Two Different Approaches ~
[2015/07/16]
Innovation Promotion Office via Marine-Earth Science and Technology inaugurated
[2015/07/01]
J-OBIS website launched
[2015/06/07]
New research vessel named KAIMEI
[2015/05/08]
JAMSTEC Team Advances to Finals of $2 Million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE
Global Competition to Revolutionize Ocean pH Sensor Technology Heads to the Pacific Ocean for Deep Sea Testing
[2015/04/27]
Forecasting Extreme Summertime Arctic Cyclone with Observations over Arctic Ocean
-Toward More Accurate Prediction for Safer Arctic Sea Cruise-
[2015/04/23]
Changes in Benthos Community on Artificial Hydrothermal Vent Field Produced by Seafloor Drilling
-Emergence of New Habitat with Migration and Reproduction of Deep-sea Benthos-
[2015/04/09]
JAMSTEC Yokosuka Headquarters Open Day
[2015/04/09]
Finding of Phagocytic Activities of Hemocytes from Deep-sea Bathymodiolus Mussel Species
~Basic Observation for Elucidating Symbiotic Mechanism of Deep-sea Organisms from Perspective of Immune Defense System~
[2015/04/09]
Utilize Around View Monitor (AVM) Technology for Unmanned Vehicles toward Highly-Efficient Subsea Operations
~Joint Development with Nissan and Topy Industries to Realize Drastic Improvement in Underwater Operation Efficiency~
[2015/03/27]
First Scientific Research by Ocean Research Vessel at Nishinoshima Volcano since November 2013
~Established Observation System for Volcanic Activity, Earthquakes and Tsunamis with Topographic Research, Infrasonic Observations and Video Filming~
[2015/03/19]
Cooling Effect of Urban Green Oasis
- Elucidated with 3D Observations and High-Resolution Simulations -
[2015/03/17]
Successfully Inhibit Cell Proliferation by Exploiting Vulnerability of Gene Expression System
~Potential for Application in Medical Fields~
[2015/03/17]
Discovery of Oxygen and Aerobic Microbial Life in Ultra-oligotrophic Deep-sea Sediments
-New paradigm for Earth’s element cycles and the biosphere-
[2015/02/24]
Identified Hadal/Trench Biosphere
-Microbial Communities in Hadal Water Masses in Mariana Trench-
[2015/02/12]
Successfully Reproduced Process of Continental Drift from Breakup of Pangea to Present-day Continental Distribution, Revealing Its Driving Force
- Cold Plums Formed Himalayas! -
[2015/02/10]
Deep-rooted Fluid Component Detected in Kumano Forearc Basin Mud Volcano
-New Findings about Fluid Regimes in Nankai Accretionary Wedge-
[2015/01/29]
Earth’s Free Oscillations Excited by Small Earthquakes in Nankai Trough
-New Incessant Excitation Sources Found-
[2015/01/20]
Demonstrated Possibility of Predicting Typhoon Genesis Two Weeks in Advance
- First Step Toward Realization of Typhoon Projection -



2014

[2014/12/17]
Reported Impact on Benthic Marine Environments Off Shimokita from the 2011 off the Pacific Coast Off Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
-Unexpected High Benthic Diversity in Ecosystems-
[2014/12/16]
Simulation Reproduced Repeating Earthquakes Triggered by 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake
~ Demonstrated Important Analytical Approach for Earthquake Prediction ~
[2014/12/15]
Revealed Impacts of Smaller-scale Eddies in Northwest Pacific on Ocean Circulation
~Results of New High-resolution Simulation on Earth Simulator~
[2014/12/05]
Revealed Isotopic Distribution of Cu in Ocean with High Accuracy
~Isotopic Distribution of Trace Elements May Give Clue to Ocean General Circulation~
[2014/10/27]
How does Orbital Variations Affect Ancient Antarctica?
~East Antarctic Ice Volume Change during Pliocene and Early Pleistocene~
[2014/10/20]
Revealed Impact of Snow Cover on Soil Thermal Regime in Pan-Arctic Permafrost Regions
[2014/10/14]
Shinkaia crosnieri Obtains Nutrition from Epibiotic Bacteria Found on Setae
~ Nutritional Relationship between Epibiotic Chemosynthetic Bacteria and Deep-sea Invertebrate Clearly Demonstrated ~
[2014/09/11]
Greenhouse Gas Emission Pattern May Need To Be Revised
~ Comprehensive Evaluation of Hydroxyl Radical (OH) Distribution ~
[2014/09/05]
Conclusion of Letter of Intent (LOI) in regard of Research Cooperation between Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) in India
[2014/09/03]
Successfully Determined Formation Age of Oldest Ore Deposit in Japanese Islands
~ Re-Os Isotope Dating Revealed Formation Age of Hitachi Deposit ~
[2014/08/22]
International Workshop for Large-scale Research Cruises
(2014/11/06-07)
[2014/08/11]
Satellite-based Observations May Be Underestimating
Tropospheric NO2 Vertical Column Density (TropoNO2VCD)
~ Light Scattering Effects of Co-existing PM2.5 Aerosols ~
[2014/07/26]
Chikyu Okinawa Drilling Expedition:
“Hydrothermal Sediments in Okinawa Trough(HOT)”
(Expedition Report)
[2014/07/18]
"JAMSTEC deep-sea Data-Image Virtual Exploration System (JDIVES)" has been launched
[2014/07/10]
Role of Climate Variability in Heatstroke in Kanto Region Identified
[2014/06/25]
Drilling Expedition: Hydrothermal Sediments in Okinawa Trough
[2014/06/13]
Mediterranean Outflow and Its Global Significance
~ History of Mediterranean Outflow Water and Climate Changes ~
[2014/06/05]
(Third Report) DONET observation data partly being unavailable
[2014/06/02]
(Second Report) DONET Observation Data Currently Unavailable at 16 Stations- Partly Recovered
[2014/05/30]
(Flash Report) DONET Observation Data Currently Unavailable at 16 Stations
[2014/05/27]
Enhanced Role of Eddies in Arctic Marine Ecosystems
~ Sea Ice Reduction Creates Better Plankton Habitat ~
[2014/05/16]
When did Nitrogen Fixation for Supporting Major Life Process begin?
~ Discovery of Potential Existence of Nitrogen Fixing Microorganism in 3.5-Billion -Year-Old Hydrothermal Environments ~
[2014/05/07]
Month-long Predictability of Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) Demonstrated on K Computer Using Highly Complex New-generation Global Model
[2014/04/25]
“California Niño/Niña” Phenomenon Discovered for the First Time
[2014/04/11]
JAMSTEC Yokosuka Headquarters Open Day
[2014/04/04]
Real-time Ocean Bottom Tsunami Monitoring System Using Vector TsunaMeter Successfully Completes Trial Observation
[2014/04/03]
Seismic and Tsunami data of the 2014 northern Chile Earthquake (Mw 8.2) observed by DONET(prompt report)
[2014/03/31]
What drives plate motion?
~ New Discovery of Driving Forces of Plate Motion ~
[2014/03/04]
Two New Hydrothermal Fields Discovered in the Central Okinawa Trough ~Effectiveness of an investigation method for hydrothermal vents confirmed~
[2014/02/07]
Completion of QUELLE2013
[2014/02/05]
Projected response of the Indian Ocean Dipole to greenhouse warming
[2014/01/28]
Typhoon Haiyan: The Super Typhoon that Struck the Philippines in November 2013
[2014/01/21]
On the cold snap over North America in early Jan 2014



2013

[2013/07/08]
A new research vessel SHINSEI MARU has joined JAMSTEC's fleet
[2013/05/07]
Progress report on QUELLE2013 – an around-the-world voyage by the SHINKAI 6500
Surveys at Rio Grande Rise and Sao Paulo Ridge off Brazil
[2013/04/30]
CHIKYU+10 International Workshop was held
[2013/04/18]
The first meeting of JAMSTEC Advisory Board was held on 18th-20th March, 2013
[2013/03/21]
Discovery and distribution of mud containing very high concentrations of rare earth elements and yttrium around Minami-Torishima Island
(Minami-Torishima Survey Cruise)
[2013/03/07]
Radiosonde Observations over the Arctic Ocean Improve Model Reproductivity of Atmospheric Circulation at Mid and High Latitudes
—Role of Data Collected by the Research Vessel Mirai—



2011

[2011/03/15]
CHIKYU Starts "Deep Coalbed Biosphere off Shimokita" Expedition



2010

[2010/11/05]
CHIKYU Starts the NanTroSEIZE Stage 2 Expedition
[2010/11/05]
PICASSO sheds light on “the twilight zone” in the Ryukyu Archipelago.
[2010/09/02]
Collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution for "Ocean Portal"
[2010/09/01]
CHIKYU Starts "DEEP HOT BIOSPHERE" Expedition
[2010/07/16]
CHIKYU Starts the NanTroSEIZE Stage 3 Expedition
[2010/06/18]
Proposals for Filming/interviewing onboard CHIKYU Invited [Application deadline: 9 July 2010]
[2010/04/06]
Best Paper Awarded to CDEX Engineers at the 15th Formation Evaluation Symposium, 2009
[2010/01/26]
D/V CHIKYU Open to the Public at Shimizu Port with Related Events to Learn about her Mission (3/6,7)



2009

[2009/05/10]
Chikyu Starts the NanTroSEIZE Stage 2 Expedition
[2009/01/30]
A new "Deep Sea Image Database" has been released



2008

[2008/10/24]
The scientific ocean drilling is featured at new exhibition hall of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History



2007

[2007/09/14]
Expedition 316 starts
Shallow Megasplay and Frontal Thrusts
[2007/09/14]
First Access to the Megathrust Earthquake Zone
Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment(NanTroSEIZE)
[2007/02/09]]
Joint Dive - SHINKAI 6500 & HYPER-DOLPHIN
[2007/02/07]
The Kenya-Japan Exchange Seminar on Marine-Earth Science:
Cooperating Towards a Better Planet Earth
[2007/01/23]
Blue Smoker - First blue hydrothermal emission