Publications/Periodicals
Publications
Brochures
- Japan Meteorological Agency (brochure) (high resolution, PDF, 260 MB
/ low resolution, PDF, 16MB) (March 2022)
- Earthquakes and Tsunamis — Observation and Disaster Mitigation — (high resolution, PDF, 16.4 MB) (March 2023)
- Lessons learned from the tsunami disaster
caused by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and improvements in JMA's tsunami warning system (PDF, 1.2 MB) (October 2013)
- Volcanoes 1 (PDF, 19.4 MB),
2 (PDF, 13.5 MB),
3 (PDF, 18.6 MB) (March 2018)
- Solid-state Weather Radar made in JAPAN (PDF, 1.4 MB) (March 2017)
Strategies
Leaflets
Meteorological Satellites
Climate
Earthquakes/Volcanoes
Aviation Weather
Marine Weather
- Guide to the Wave Charts (PDF, 1.03 MB) (March 2019)
- Guide to Sea Ice Information (PDF, 10.9 MB) (November 2017)
Videos
International Cooperation
- JICA and JMA Joint Videos (August 2021)
JMA - Meteorological Services of Japan - (mp4, 480p) (Subtitles |
No subtitles)
JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program - Reinforcement of Meteorological Services - (mp4, 480p) (Subtitles |
No subtitles)
Forecast
- Taking the right steps to protect yourself from sudden thunderstorm, lightning and tornadoes (April 2013)
You Are In Danger! [Being Harmed] (6 min.)
Now You're Safe! [Solution] (12 min.)
Earthquakes/Volcanoes
- What Will You Do When the Time Comes? -Understanding and Utilizing Earthquake Early Warnings (March 2010)
English
Subtitles (wmv, 56 kbps |
wmv, 256 kbps)
No subtitles (wmv, 56 kbps |
wmv, 256 kbps)
Chinese
Subtiltes (wmv, 56 kbps |
wmv, 256 kbps)
No subtiltes (wmv, 56 kbps |
wmv, 256 kbps)
Korean
Subtiltes (wmv, 56 kbps |
wmv, 256 kbps)
No subtitles (wmv, 56 kbps |
wmv, 256 kbps)
Attention: The sound of EEW composed by NHK is not included in the videos due to the copyright.
You can hear the sound on the NHK website (in Japanese).
Japanese Government Internet TV is another website to watch the videos with the sound of EEW.
- Preparing for Tsunamis (19 min.) (March 2023)
English subtitles
Simplified Chinese subtitles
Traditional Chinese subtitles
Korean subtitles
- Escape the Tsunami! (17 min.) (March 2012)
- Tsunami Warnings and Tsunami Advisories (9 min.)
Attention: The videos of "Preparing for Tsunamis," "Escape the Tsunami!" and "Tsunami Warnings and Tsunami Advisories" are currently unavailable on this page.
Contact details for inquiries:
Office of International Affairs
Japan Meteorological Agency
Phone: +81-3-3584-8603
E-mail:
Others
Periodicals
Forecast
Weather Observation
Climate and Global Environmental Issues
Earthquakes/Volcanoes
Marine Weather