Japan Meteorological Agency

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government agency national meteorological service

The Japan Meteorological Agency is Japan’s national authority responsible for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, earthquake and tsunami warnings, and related environmental observations.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
JMA	2
Meteorological Research Institute	2
Japan Meteorological Satellite Center	1
Japanese Meteorological Agency	1
RSMC Tokyo	1
RSMC Tokyo (environmental emergency response)	1
RSMC Tokyo (volcanic ash advisory centre)	1
Tokyo Meteorological Observatory	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ national meteorological service ⓘ
abbreviation	Japan Meteorological Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: JMA
coordinatesWith	Japan Coast Guard ⓘ Japan Self-Defense Forces ⓘ local governments in Japan ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
foundedBy	Government of Japan ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Chiyoda, Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Japan ⓘ
languageOfWork	Japanese ⓘ
mandate	protection of life and property from natural disasters ⓘ provision of meteorological information for safety and socio-economic activities ⓘ
memberOf	Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific ⓘ World Meteorological Organization ⓘ
nativeName	気象庁 ⓘ
operates	Japan Meteorological Observatory network ⓘ Japan Meteorological Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Japan Meteorological Satellite Center Regional Meteorological Observatories ⓘ surface form: Local Meteorological Observatories Marine Observatories ⓘ Japan Meteorological Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Meteorological Research Institute Regional Meteorological Observatories ⓘ Volcano Observation network ⓘ
parentOrganization	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ⓘ
predecessor	Japan Meteorological Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tokyo Meteorological Observatory
providesService	aviation weather information ⓘ earthquake early warnings ⓘ marine weather bulletins ⓘ public weather forecasts ⓘ tsunami warning bulletins ⓘ volcanic alert information ⓘ
regionServed	Japan ⓘ
responsibleFor	atmospheric environment monitoring ⓘ aviation meteorology ⓘ climate monitoring ⓘ earthquake warnings ⓘ geomagnetism observations ⓘ marine meteorology ⓘ seismology ⓘ tsunami warnings ⓘ volcanic activity monitoring ⓘ weather forecasting ⓘ
sector	climatology ⓘ meteorology ⓘ oceanography ⓘ seismology ⓘ
usesSatellite	Himawari meteorological satellites ⓘ surface form: Himawari series Himawari meteorological satellites ⓘ surface form: Himawari-8 Himawari meteorological satellites ⓘ surface form: Himawari-9
website	https://www.jma.go.jp/ ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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Japan Meteorological Agency → abbreviation → Japan Meteorological Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: JMA

Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo → collaboratesWith → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese Meteorological Agency

Himawari meteorological satellites → dataUsers → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan → hasInstitution → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

subject surface form: Tsukuba

this entity surface form: Meteorological Research Institute

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres → hasMember → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: RSMC Tokyo

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres → hasMember → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: RSMC Tokyo (environmental emergency response)

Regional Specialized Meteorological Centres → hasMember → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: RSMC Tokyo (volcanic ash advisory centre)

Himawari meteorological satellites → managedBy → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

Mount Aso → monitoredBy → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

Nankai Trough → monitoredBy → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

Sakurajima → monitoredBy → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

Japan Meteorological Agency → operates → Japan Meteorological Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japan Meteorological Satellite Center

Japan Meteorological Agency → operates → Japan Meteorological Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Meteorological Research Institute

Himawari meteorological satellites → operator → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

this entity surface form: JMA

Japan Meteorological Agency → predecessor → Japan Meteorological Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tokyo Meteorological Observatory

Cabinet Office of Japan → supervises → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ

Minister of State for Disaster Management → worksWith → Japan Meteorological Agency ⓘ