• 3D Geology
  • Nishinoshima
  • Gravity-coring survey in Suruga Bay
  • Fault measure in Iwaki,Fukushima
  • Methane producing archaea from deep subsurface
  • Exploration for REE

International Training Course for CCOP Member Countries

  1. GSJ International Training Course on Practical Geological Survey Techniques

    [updated on March 11, 2019]

News

  1. The potential role of temperate Japanese regions as refugia for the coral Acropora hyacinthus in the face of climate change
    Joint research by Akira Iguchi (Research Institute of Geology and Geoinformation, Geological Survey of Japan) with University of Miyazaki, JAMSTEC, and Tokyo Institute of Technology.

    [posted on March 26, 2019]

  2. New technique to utilize an untapped mineral resource “green saprolite” - For stable supply of ceramic raw materials -

    [posted on March 20, 2019]

  3. New technology utilizing artificial intelligence has been established for accurate identification and sampling of microfossils - Enabling high-speed automatic analysis of geological strata -

    [posted on March 4, 2019]

  4. GSJ and the Department of Geology Survey & Mineral Exploration (DGSE), Republic of the Union of Myanmar have signed the MOU on 11 February 2019.

    [posted on February 15, 2019]

  5. Green fluorescence from Reef-building corals attracts symbiotic algae（Joint research with National Institute for Basic Biology, Tohoku University, and James Cook University）

    [posted on January 23, 2019]

  6. Okinawa-Jima Island experienced different geological histories between its north and south - 1:200,000 Marine Geology Map of the Vicinity of Southern Okinawa-Jima Island -

    [posted on January 21, 2019]

  7. 500-million-year history of the Japanese archipelago recorded in Kochi area - 2nd edition of “Kochi”, 1:200,000 Geological Map -

    [posted on December 28, 2018]

  8. Nishinoshima eruptions show the formation of continents
    (Joint research with JAMSTEC and University of Canterbury)

    [posted on December 28, 2018]

  9. Geological map filled with important history of the South Fossa Magna - “Minobu”, 1:50,000 Quadrangle Geological Map -

    [posted on December 26, 2018]

  10. The geological history of Azuma Yama area including the active volcano - 1:50,000 quadrangle geological Map of border area between Yamagata and Fukushima Prefectures -

    [posted on December 25, 2018]

  11. Source of the 1771 Yaeyama giant tsunami on the Ishigaki and Miyako islands has been revealed - Discovery of large-scale seafloor slide based on detailed bathymetric data -

    [posted on November 16, 2018]

Archives

Recent publication

  • S-6. Seamless Geoinformation of Coastal Zone "Eastern Coastal Zone of Boso Peninsula"
  • Marine Geology Map No.90 (CD) Marine Geology Map of The Vicinity of Southern Okinawa-Jima Island
  • Geological Map of Japan 1:50,000. MINOBU
  • Geological Map of Japan 1:50,000. ITOIGAWA
  • Geological Map of Japan 1:50,000. AZUMA YAMA
  • Geological Map of Japan 1:50,000. ABASHIRI
  • Geological Map of Japan 1:200,000. KOCHI
  • Geological Map of Volcanoes 20 HACHIJOJIMA VOLCANO
  • Gravity Map (Bouguer Anomalies) 33 Gravity Map of Kanazawa District

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