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• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 32 (17 May 2013) New!
• JMA Renewed its Tsunami Warning and Advisory System (7 March 2013)
• Photo Gallery --- JMA/WMO Training Workshop on Calibration and Maintenance of Meteorological Instruments in RA II (ASIA) (19-22 February 2013)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 31 (15 February 2013)
• Global temperature for 2012 ranks 8th on record (5 February 2013)
• Photo Gallery --- A visit by the Director-General of the National Hydrometeorological Service of Kazakhstan (31 January 2013)

• Cold Wave over the Eurasian Continent in December 2012 (28 December 2012)
• Photo Gallery --- TCC Training Seminar on Climate Analysis Information - TCC (26-30 November 2012)
• Photo Gallery --- A visit by Union Minister for Transport H.E. Mr. Nyan Htun Aung of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and his delegation (19 November 2012)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 30 (16 November 2012)
• Photo Gallery --- JMA Workshop on WMO Information System Implementation (22-24 October 2012)
• JMA Launches New Contents: State of the Ocean Climate and Oceanic Carbon Cycle (3 September 2012)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 29 (15 August 2012)
• Photo Gallery --- 12th Typhoon Committee Attachment Training at the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center (18-27 July 2012)
• JMA Starts Daytime High and Early Morning Low Temperature Distribution Forecasts (20 July 2012)
• JMA Upgrades its Supercomputer System (30 May 2012)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 28 (10 May 2012)
• RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center Technical Review No. 14 (31 March 2012)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 27 (20 February 2012)
• The presentation files of the Second Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users' Conference held from 6 to 9 December 2011 in Tokyo are available online (9 February 2012)
• Cold Wave over the Eurasian Continent (6 February 2012)
• Global temperature for 2011 ranked 12th on record (2 February 2012)
• Photo Gallery --- The Director of the Environmental Research in DG Research and Innovation of EC visited JMA (20 January 2012)
• The summary of the Second Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users' Conference held from 6 to 9 December 2011 in Tokyo (6 January 2012)

• The 2010 edition of Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo-Typhoon Center is now online. (22 December 2011)
• Global temperature for 2011 to be ranked 12th on record (Preliminary) (21 December 2011)
• Photo Gallery --- The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles visited JMA (12 December 2011)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 26 (28 November 2011)
• Tokyo Climate Center: Heavy rainfall over the Indochina Peninsula for June - September 2011 (31 October 2011)
• The 2010 edition of Climate Change Monitoring Report is now online. (24 October 2011)
• Photo Gallery --- A visit by the Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (26 September 2011)
• Lowering criteria for heavy rain warnings or advisories in the Typhoon Talas affected area (9 September 2011)
• Photo Gallery --- The 6th Executive Panel Meeting of the Sustained Coordinated Processing of Environmental Satellite Data for Climate Monitoring (SCOPE-CM) (29-30 August 2011)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 25 (24 August 2011)
• Centres of WMO Information System come into operation on 1 August 2011 (1 August 2011)
• Photo Gallery --- 11th Typhoon Committee Attachment Training at the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center (20-29 July 2011)
• Tentative criteria for storm surge warnings and advisories in the earthquake affected area (25 July 2011)
• Resumption of tsunami and tide level observation in the earthquake affected area (25 July 2011)
• Provision of Information on Extreme High Temperature (14 July 2011)
• JMA will host the Second Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users' Conference to be held in Tokyo from December 6 to 9 (24 June 2011)
• Higher Risks of Tide Inundations during summer to fall: Provision of Hourly Tide Level Calendars for Reconstruction Activities and Preparedness of the Residents in the Affected Areas (21 June 2011)
• Enhancement of Rainfall Observation in the Affected Areas in Tohoku Region (16 June 2011)
• Prof. Matsuno was presented with the 55th IMO Prize in the ceremony during the WMO 16th Congress (16 June 2011)
• JMA Shared Lessons from The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake at the World Meteorological Congress (24 May 2011)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 24 (18 May 2011)
• The World Meteorological Organization's Fact Finding Mission to the Japan Meteorological Agency (25 April 2011)
• Recovery of Observing Systems with Satellite Communication and Solar Battery (22 April 2011)
• A strong aftershock of "The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake" occurred Monday 11 April (12 April 2011)
• A strong aftershock of "The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake" occurred Thursday 7 April (8 April 2011)
• Lowering criteria for warnings and advisories of heavy rain and flooding in the earthquake affected area (30 March 2011)
• RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center Technical Review No. 13 (29 March 2011)
• The 2nd Message from Dr. Hatori, Director-General of the Japan Meteorological Agency on "The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake" (25 March 2011)
• Lowering criteria for heavy rain warnings or advisories in the earthquake affected area (25 March 2011)
• Increase of the risk of the submergence and flood during the spring tide associated with the ground sink caused by the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake (17 March 2011)
• The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake ~fourth report~ (16 March 2011)
• The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake ~third report~ (15 March 2011)
• Message from Dr. Hatori, Director-General of the Japan Meteorological Agency on "The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake" (15 March 2011)
• The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake ~second report~ (14 March 2011)
• The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake ~first report~ (13 March 2011)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 23 (17 February 2011)
• 2010, Second Warmest Year on Record (2 February 2011)
• RIC (WMO Regional Instrument Center) - Tsukuba page is updated (31 January 2011)

• Global Temperature in 2010 Most Likely Second Warmest (Preliminary) (21 December 2010)
• The 2009 edition of Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo-Typhoon Center is now online (14 December 2010)
• International Workshop on Development of Atmosphere-Ocean Coupled Models towards Improvement of Long-Range Forecast (8-10 December 2010) (20 October 2010)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 22 (10 November 2010)
• Tokyo Climate Center: Climate Change Monitoring Report 2009 (20 October 2010)
• Photo Gallery --- Tenth Typhoon Committee Training Seminar at the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center (21-30 July 2010)
• Photo Gallery --- NOAA Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services visited JMA Headquarters (8 September 2010)
• Primary Factors of Extremely Hot Summer 2010 in Japan (16 September 2010)
• Japan hit by the hottest summer in more than 100 years (10 September 2010)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 21 (25 August 2010)
• Photo Gallery --- The Advisor to H.E. the President of Chile visited JMA Headquarters (3 August 2010)
• The Warmest Global Mean Surface Temperature Observed for March to May 2010 (17 June 2010)
• Videos understanding and utilizing Earthquake Early Warnings (27 May 2010)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 20 (27 May 2010)
• Photo Gallery --- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile visited JMA Headquarters (27 April 2010)
• RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center Technical Review No. 12 (updated 13 May 2010)
• Photo Gallery --- The International Workshop "Towards the Successful Implementation of the WMO Information System in Asia" (9-11 March 2010)
• The Warmest Global Surface Temperature for March in 2010 (14 April 2010)
• Photo Gallery --- Tenth International Wind Workshop (22-26 February 2010)
• Regional Instrument Center Tsukuba for RA II (RIC Tsukuba) established its website. (15 March 2010)
• Photo Gallery --- JMA Seminar for the Directors of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in Asia and the Pacific (2-5 February 2010)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 19 (12 February 2010)

• Third highest global surface temperature in 2009 (preliminary, from January to November) (15 December 2009)
• Photo Gallery --- Group Training Course for Reinforcement of Meteorological Services 2009 (15 September - 15 December 2009)
• The 2008 edition of Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo-Typhoon Center is now online (9 December 2009)
• WMO Greenhouse Gases Bulletin No. 5 (24 November 2009)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 18 (6 November 2009)
• Record-tying high global surface temperature in September 2009 (9 October 2009)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 17 (25 August 2009)
• Photo Gallery --- Ninth Typhoon Committee Training Seminar at the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center (22-31 July 2009)
• Tokyo Climate Conference, 6-8 July 2009 (21 July 2009)
• Tokyo Climate Center: Climate Change Monitoring Report 2008 (25 June 2009)
• Tables explaining the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale (19 June 2009)
• Announcement: Tokyo Climate Conference, 6-8 July 2009 (28 May 2009)
• Renewal of the Erathquake Early Warning page (28 May 2009)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 16 (28 May 2009)
• Greenhouse gases information is published on our page. (28 May 2009)
• Photo Gallery --- Joint meeting of Global Space-Based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS) Research and Data Working Groups (28-30 January 2009)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2009 (updated on 22 April 2009)
• RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center Technical Review No. 11 (updated 20 April 2009)>
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2009 (updated on 15 April 2009)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2009 (updated on 8 April 2009)>
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2009 (updated on 1 April 2009)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2009 (updated on 25 March 2009)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 15 (25 March 2009)
• Photo Gallery --- The Ninth Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Satellite Data Exchange and Utilization (APSDEU-9, 2 - 4 February 2009)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2009 (updated on 18 March 2009)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2009 (updated on 11 March 2009)
• Annual Report on Atmospheric and Marine Environment Monitoring (No. 9, Observation Results for 2007) (9 March 2009)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2009 (issued on 4 March 2009)
• New brochure: Marine Meteorological Observations and the Services of Port Meteorological Officers (PDF, 152KB) (March 2009)
• New brochure: Climate Change --- Present and Future (PDF 4.4 MB) (9 January 2009)

• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 14 (16 December 2008)
• The 2007 edition of Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo-Typhoon Center is now online (28 November 2008)
• WMO Greenhouse Gases Bulletin No.4 (issued in November 2008) (28 December 2008)
• Photo Gallery --- Group Training Course in Meteorology 2008 (9 September - 13 December 2008)
• Tokyo Climate Center: Climate Change Monitoring Report 2007 (25 November 2008)
• Global Warming Projection Vol. 7 (2 Octorber 2008)
• WMO Working Group on Climate-Related Matters for Regional Association II in Tokyo, Japan (7-8 August 2008) (4 September 2008)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 13 (4 September 2008)
• A new leaflet on the World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases (WDCGG) (PDF 2.7 MB) is available on the WDCGG website (14 August 2008)
• Photo Gallery --- Eighth Typhoon Committee Training Seminar at the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center (23 July - 1 August 2008) (14 August 2008)
• Photo Gallery --- Senior officials of meteorological organizations visited the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on the occasion of the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-IV) (30 May 2008)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 12 (27 May 2008)
• Improvement of JMA's Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasts (PDF 73 kB) (21 May 2008)
• Japanese 25-year ReAnalysis (JRA-25) Atlas (2 May 2008)
• Photo Gallery --- T-PARC Operations Meeting in Tsukuba, Japan (7-8 April 2008)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2008 (upated on 23 April 2008)
• RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center Technical Review No. 10 (updated 17 April 2008)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2008 (upated on 16 April 2008)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2008 (upated on 9 April 2008)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2008 (upated on 2 April 2008)
• New brochure: JMA Volcanic Warnings and Volcanic Alert Levels (PDF 907 kB) (31 March 2008)
• Photo Gallery --- Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Seminar (14 - 22 February 2008)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2008 (upated on 26 March 2008)
• Early Warning Information on Extreme Weather (21 March 2008)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2008 (upated on 19 March 2008)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2008 (upated on 12 March 2008)
• Photo Gallery --- Third WCRP International Conference on Reanalysis (28 January - 1 February 2008)
• Forecast of cherry blossom blooming dates in 2008 (issued on 5 March 2008)
• Renewal of the Aeolian Dust page: Aeolian Dust Observation & Prediction (27 February 2008)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 11 (22 February 2008)
• Numerical Weather Prediction (15 February 2008)
• Photo Gallery --- The Second Regional Operational Meteorological (OPMET) Data Banks Coordination Meeting in Tokyo, Japan (31 January - 1 February 2008)
• Photo Gallery --- International Workshop on the Hazardous Winds Associated with Severe Storms (9-11 January 2008)

• WMO Greenhouse Gases Bulletin No.3 (issued in November 2007) (6 December 2007)
• Tokyo Climate Center: Climate Change Monitoring Report 2006 (4 December 2007)
• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News No. 10 (15 November 2007)
• The 2006 edition of Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo-Typhoon Center is now online (12 November 2007)
• Recovery of MTSAT-2 (7 November 2007)
• Malfunction of the attitude control of MTSAT-2 (5 November 2007)
• MTSAT imagery has become available through Sentinel Asia website (23 October 2007)
• Expected dates of red and yellow leaves at their peak in the Kanto region in 2007 (1 October 2007)
• Photo Gallery --- Group Training Course in Meteorology 2007 (11 September - 15 December 2007)
• Earthquake Early Warning: New Contents (30 August 2007)
• Third WCRP International Conference on Reanalysis to be held in Tokyo in January 2008 (14 August 2007)
• New Product available: ClimatView - Interactive Climate Database (For National Meteorological and Hydrological Services) (13 August 2007)
• Leaflets on Earthquake Early Warning in English are now available on the website (10 August 2007)
• An outline of reinforced or new contents of the JMA's Website
• Photo Gallery --- Fifth Asian THORPEX Regional Committee Meeting was held in Tsukuba, Japan (25-26 July 2007)
• HiRID and WEFAX will be terminated on 12 March 2008 (25 July 2007)
• Photo Gallery --- Seventh Typhoon Committee Training Seminar at the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center (18-27 July 2007)
• Renewal of the home page of Tokyo Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) (1 June 2007)
• International Workshop on the Applications of Advanced Climate Information in the Asia-Pacific Region (30 March 2007)
• RSMC - Tokyo Typhoon Center Technical Review (2 March 2007)

• Climate Change Monitoring Report for 2005 (29 November 2006)
• Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center 2005 (24 November 2006)
• First images from MTSAT-2 (11 May 2006)
• HiRID and WEFAX will be discontinued in December 2007 (2 May 2006)
• Recovery of MTSAT-1R's operational observation (17 April 2006)
• Leaflet 'TSUNAMI Warning System in Japan' (PDF 481 kB) (8 March 2006)
• MTSAT-2 has been placed in geostationary orbit (PDF 14 kB) (24 February 2006)
• MTSAT-2 successfully launched (PDF 14 kB) (18 February 2006)

• Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center 2004 (November 2005)
• Volcanic Ash Information for Civil Aviation (1 August 2005)
• Formal Operation of MTSAT-1R Started (28 June 2005)
• Collaborative Migration towards "Clouds" in the Improved MTN (IMTN) project (11 August 2004)

• Improvement of Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasts (1 June 2004)
• International Training Seminar on Typhoon Monitoring and Forecasting in the Western North Pacific (17 March 2004)
• Training Workshop on Climate System Monitoring, Diagnosis and Prediction in the Asia-Pacific Region (November 2003)

• Joint Meeting for Seasonal Prediction of the East Asian Winter Monsoon (November 2003)
• Upgrade of operational model for ENSO prediction (18 July 2003)
• Meeting of NMHS Directors on Advanced Climate Services in the Asia/Pacific Region (7 July 2002)

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