Meteorological Agency

UPDATE: Strong temblor hits western Japan island,...
A boundary wall at a home in Awaji, Awajishima island, toppled over in the early morning earthquake on April 13. (Takuya Isayama)
April 13, 2013
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.3 shook Awajishima island and surrounding areas in western Japan early April 13, injuring at least 23 people.
Early earthquake warning to be upgraded
A land-based operation base in Owase, Mie Prefecture, receives seismic motion data from seabed monitoring sensors. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
January 15, 2013
The Japan Meteorological Agency intends to upgrade its early earthquake warning system by incorporating data from underground and seabed seismometers to enable alerts to be...
5 dead, 17 missing in record-setting rainfall in...
A Self-Defense Forces helicopter rescues people in Kumamoto on July 12. (Wataru Sekita)
July 12, 2012
Five people were killed and at least 17 others were missing in Kumamoto and Oita prefectures on July 12 after torrential rain triggered landslides and caused rivers to flood.
JMA proves Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya 1-2 degrees hotter
The Shin-Marunouchi Building, right, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward is equipped with a device to cool the air with fine mist in this photo taken in 2007. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
July 10, 2012
If the city feels hotter to you in the summer, you're right.
Quick estimates of big quakes challenge...
The Asahi Shimbun
January 01, 2012
In a race against time when every minute means the difference between life and death, earthquake researcher Satoshi Miura wants to be ready the next time a big quake hits,...
Cesium-137 deposits 50 times more than previous...
The Meteorological Research Agency in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture (Yumi Nakayama)
December 02, 2011
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--Nearly 30,000 becquerels per square meter of cesium-137 fell on Tsukuba in March as a result of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power...
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