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Info: 2009-02-19
Launch Ceremomy of
Japan Geoparks being held on 20 February 2009 in Tokyo
has been introduced on a web-page
in the UNESCO Portal.
Docs: 2009-01-01
Greeting
Info: 2008-12-09
On Dec. 8, 2008, the Japan Geoparks Committee authorized 7 Japanese Geoparks of
Mt. Apoi, Lake Toya & Mt. Usu, Itoigawa, South Alps (Median Tectonic Line), San'in Coast, Muroto, and
Shimabara Peninsular. Those will join the Japanese Geoparks Network which will be launched on Feb. 20, 2009.
Info: 2008-12-02
The International Geography Olympiad Japanese Comittee announced the program outline of
the Asia Pacific Regional Geography Olympiad 2009 (APRGO2009)
which will be held in Tsukuba, Japan, August 2009.
Info: 2008-11-13
Tsukuba Declaration has been adopted by the participants in the four “IGY+50” programs – the International Polar Year (IPY), the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE), the Electronic Geophysical Year (eGY), and the International Heliophysical Year (IHY) – which mark the 50-year anniversary of the International Geophysical Year (IGY), meeting in Tsukuba, Japan on 10-13th November 2008.
Info: 2008-10-21
The Japan Geoparks Committee has designated three areas,
Toyako-Usu,
Itoigawa, and
Shimabara Peninsula,
as candidate sites to join the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) on Monday, October 20.
Three areas are supposed to submit the application for the GGN later this year.
The first Global Geoparks are expected to open in Japan by the end of the coming year.
Docs: 2008-10-16
Report 'International Year of Planet Earth in Japan, July 2007 to June 2008' is uploaded.
Info: 2008-10-09
Our webserver will be stopped during the periods shown below.
10 Oct.(Fri) 17:00 to 14 Oct.(Tue) 09:00, 2008
05 Dec.(Fri) 17:00 to 08 Dec.(Mon) 09:00, 2008
Info: 2008-04-24
The website of the Japanese Geoparks Network which serves both Japanese and
English pages is opened. Please access the JGN site.
Info: 2008-03-25
The deadline of registration and abstract submission for
the 6th International Conference on Asian Marine Geology comes soon.
The important date is 10th of April, 2008. 
More info
Info: 2008-03-06
The first circular for I*Y International Symposium
"Fifty Years after IGY -Modern Information Technologies and Earth and Solar Sciences-" (Tsukuba, Japan,
10th to 13th of November, 2008) is distributed through the
Symposium site.
Docs: 2007-12-27
'GEO Grid -- Innovation in Global Earth Observation' is uploaded.
Info: 2007-11-01
Dr. Kodama, the President of the IYPE Japan, signed the MOU between the IYPE Japan and the Corporation of IYPE on 31th of October, 2007.
Docs: 2007-09-18
Report 'International Year of Planet Earth in Japan' is uploaded.
Docs: 2007-08-10
Puppet Show Project "The fire of Inamura (Rice sheaves)" is introduced for education for disaster prevention.
Docs: 2007-07-12
Report 'International Year of Planet Earth in Japan, July 2007' has been uploaded in the form of slide-like pages.
Info: 2007-03-01
Opening Declaration of IYPE in Japan has been uploaded in the document "Openign Ceremony in Japan".
Info: 2007-02-23
New pages, Events and Documents are prepared.
Info: 2007-02-07 /2007-02-23 revised
IYPE Symposium 'International Year of Planet Earth 2007-2009' - Opening Ceremony in Japan - was held at the Koshiba-Hall, University of Tokyo on 22nd of January, 2007.
Docs: 2006-11-01
Report 'Activity toward the International Year of Planet Earth 2007-2009 in Japan' is uploaded.
Info: 2006-09-12
The 1st formal meeting of the Japanese Committee for IYPE was held at SCJ, Tokyo, Sept. 12, 2006.
Info: 2006-09-01
Japanese website is being in renewal. Panphlets and Brochures translated in Japanese are available. Logos for Planet Earth are also available.
