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Japan Meteorological Agency

independent organ of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan
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Japan Meteorological Agency

Summary

Japan Meteorological Agency is a governmental meteorological service[1]. It draws 422 Wikipedia views per month (governmental_meteorological_service category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Japan Meteorological Agency's field of work was meteorological service[3].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's field of work was seismology[4].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's field of work was volcanology[5].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency is in the country of Japan[6].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's instance of is recorded as governmental meteorological service[7].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's instance of is recorded as independent organ[8].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's instance of is recorded as government office[9].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's instance of is recorded as JMA meteorological office[10].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's main regulatory text is recorded as Meteorological Service Act[11].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Minato[12].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's child organization or unit is recorded as Matsushiro Seismological Observatory[13].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's Commons category is recorded as Japan Meteorological Agency[14].
  • July 1, 1956 marks the founding of Japan Meteorological Agency[15].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.66583333333333, 'lon': 139.74583333333334}[16].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[17].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's mascot is recorded as Q133058016[18].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/[19].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html[20].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=kr[21].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=pt[22].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=es[23].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=id[24].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=vn[25].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=ph[26].
  • Japan Meteorological Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=th[27].

Body

Founding

July 1, 1956 marks the founding of Japan Meteorological Agency[15].

Identity

Japan Meteorological Agency's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '気象庁'}[28]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'JMA'}[29].

Operations

Japan Meteorological Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Minato[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[17]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Matsushiro Seismological Observatory[13].

Industry

Fields of work include meteorological service[3], a tertiary sector of the economy[30]; seismology[4], a branch of physics[31]; and volcanology[5], a branch of geology[32].

Why It Matters

Japan Meteorological Agency draws 422 Wikipedia views per month (governmental_meteorological_service category, ranking #2 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Earthquake Early Warning Himawari Himawari 1 Himawari 2 Himawari 3 Himawari 4 Himawari 5 Himawari 8 Himawari 9 Japan Meteorological Research Institute MTSat-1R MTSat-2 volcanology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . jma.go.jp. jma.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . jma.go.jp. jma.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · EPorto (WMB) · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main regulatory text → Meteorological Service Act
    Country → Japan
    Inception → +1956-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Mascot → Q133058016
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