Publications/Periodicals

Publications

Brochures

• Japan Meteorological Agency (brochure) (high resolution, PDF, 24.7 MB) (March 2020)
• Earthquakes and Tsunamis — Observation and Disaster Mitigation — (high resolution, PDF, 17.9 MB) (March 2021)
• 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)

Leaflets

Meteorological Satellites

• Geostationary meteorological satellites — Himawari-8/9 — (PDF, 6.6 MB) (March 2017)

Climate

• Climate information for industrial operators (PDF, 4.1 MB) (October 2014)
• The Japanese 55-year Reanalysis (JRA-55) (PDF, 703 kB) (November 2014)

Earthquakes/Volcanoes

• Start of New Tsunami Warning System Operation (PDF, 970 KB) (March 2013)
• Summary of Tables explaining the JMA Seismic Intensity Scale (PDF, 803 KB) (February 2019)
• Earthquake Early Warning (PDF, 1.1 MB) (April 2009)
• Eruption Notice (PDF, 308 KB) (June 2015)
• I get volcanoes! (PDF, 8.05 MB) (March 2020)

Aviation Weather

• Air Traffic Meteorology Center (PDF, 753 KB) (March 2016)

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 (18 min.) (February 2013)
• 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:E-mail address

Others

• JMA's NWP Strategic Plan Toward 2030 (September 2020) / Chart
• Guidelines for the Japanese Enhanced Fujita Scale (January 2018)

Periodicals

Forecast

• Annual Report of the RSMC Tokyo - Typhoon Center
• Outline of the Operational Numerical Weather Prediction

Weather Observation

• Aerodrome Climatological Tables
• Journal of the Aerological Observatory

Climate and Global Environmental Issues

• Tokyo Climate Center: TCC News TCC News
• Climate Change Monitoring Report
• Annual Report on Atmospheric and Marine Environment Monitoring Data
• WDCGG: WMO Greenhouse Gases Bulletin

Earthquakes/Volcanoes

• The Seismological Bulletin of Japan
• Monthly Volcanic Activity Report
• National Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes in Japan (4th edition)

Marine Weather

• The ship and Maritime Meteorology