Geological Survey of Japan

Geological Survey of Japan
地質調査総合センター

The Survey's Geological Museum in Tsukuba
Research Institute overview
Formed1882
Headquarters1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
36°03′49″N 140°08′13″E / 36.06348°N 140.137062°E / 36.06348; 140.137062
Parent departmentNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Websitegsj.jp/Muse/en/index.html

The Geological Survey of Japan (地質調査総合センター, Chishitsu chōsa sōkō sentā) (GSJ) is a research institute and department of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), an Independent Administrative Institution under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).[1][2] The Survey was initially formed in 1882 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce.[1] The Geological Survey of Japan conducts surveys of and publishes research into the geology of Japan, produces geological maps of Japan, and operates the Geological Museum.[1][3]

Publications

  • Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan (地質調査研究報告) (1950–; vols. 1–)[3]: 408 [4]
  • Chishitsu News (地質ニュース) (1953–2011; nos. 1–679)[3]: 411 [5]
  • GSJ Chishitsu News (GSJ 地質ニュース) (2012–; vols. 1–)[3]: 411 [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "About GSJ". Geological Survey of Japan. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Geological Survey of Japan". National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Itō Tusyoshi; Nakae Satoshi; Itaki Takuya (2020). "Radiolarian research by the Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, with bibliographic lists from 1950 to 2019". Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan. 71 (4): 395–437. doi:10.9795/bullgsj.71.395.
  4. ^ "Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan". J-STAGE. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ 地質ニュース バックナンバー [Chishitsu News: backnumbers] (in Japanese). Geological Survey of Japan. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  6. ^ GSJ 地質ニュース / バックナンバー [GSJ Chishitsu News: list of backnumbers] (in Japanese). Geological Survey of Japan. Retrieved 11 June 2022.