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Meteorological organizations in Japan have their origins in the 1870s, when the first weather stations started being established in the country. [1] One of these was the Tokyo Meteorological Observatory (東京気象台, Tōkyō Kishō-dai), which since 1956 has been known as the Japan Meteorological Agency (気象庁, Kishō-chō).
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Seismic Intensity Scale [a] (known in Japan as the Shindo seismic scale) [1] [2] is a seismic intensity scale used in Japan to categorize the intensity of local ground shaking caused by earthquakes.
Pages in category "Japan Meteorological Agency" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Most meteorological agencies in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand use the satellites for their own weather monitoring and forecasting operations. Originally also named Geostationary Meteorological Satellites ( GMS ), [ 1 ] since the launch of GMS-1 (Himawari 1) in 1977, there have been three generations, including GMS, MTSAT ...
Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System (AMeDAS), commonly known in Japanese as "アメダス" (amedasu), is a high-resolution surface observation network developed by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) used for gathering regional weather data and verifying forecast performance. The system began operating on 1 November 1974, and ...
Japan's Tokyo Meteorological Observatory, the forerunner of the Japan Meteorological Agency, began constructing surface weather maps in 1883. [ 11 ] The London Times published the first weather map on April 1, 1875. [ 12 ]
Emergency Warning System (Japanese: 特別警報) is a warning system the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) launched on 30 August 2013. Emergency Warnings are issued to alert people to the significant likelihood of catastrophes in association with natural phenomena of extraordinary magnitude. Residents should take all measures possible to ...
Japan Medical Association, professional association of licensed physicians in Japan; Japan Meteorological Agency, Japanese government agency that researches natural phenomena; Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar, Islamist jihadist group fighting in the Syrian Civil War against the government.