Geological Survey of Japan

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]

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
36.06348°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

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. "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. 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.
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