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News

  1. Publication of a new geological map of the Tanakura Fault Zone, northern Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
    －A 1:50,000 geological map of the Daigo District－
    (Continue to the AIST website.)

    [posted on January 26, 2026]

  2. "Daigo", Geological Map of Japan 1:50,000 has been published.

    [posted on January 26, 2026]

  3. Geological Museum Lecture
    “The Land of Fire and Water! Wonders of the Earth — Geological Information Exhibition 2025 Kumamoto” This is a public lecture on volcanoes and active faults.

    [posted on January 24, 2026]

  4. Two giant earthquakes generated diverse tsunamis along the Pacific coast of Hokkaido
    － Reconstructing fault models for two events in the southern Kuril Trench － (Continue to the AIST website.)

    [posted on January 7, 2026]

  5. Plastic pollution in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) migrating to the Ogasawara Islands, Japan
    (Continue to the AIST website.)

    [posted on January 5, 2026]

  6. GSJ Chishitsu News Vol. 15 No. 1 has been published.

    [posted on January 5, 2026]

  7. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan Vol.76 No.6 has been published.

    [posted on December 23, 2026]

  8. We will be exhibiting at the Tokyo Innovation Exchange 2026, where we will present Urban Geological and Geotechnical Maps. Organize: Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Technology Research Institute (TIRI)

    [posted on December 19, 2026]

  9. The role of coral reefs as natural breakwaters
    ー Future projections of wave height reduction rates for reducing coastal disaster risk ー
    (Continue to the AIST website.)

    [posted on December 15, 2025]