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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
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Summary

Japan Meteorological Agency is a governmental meteorological service[1]. It draws 2,678 Wikipedia views per month (governmental meteorological service category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Field of work: meteorological service[3], seismology[4], volcanology[5]
  • Country: Japan[6]
  • Instance of: independent organ[7], government office[8], JMA meteorological office[9]
  • Main regulatory text: Meteorological Service Act[10]
  • Headquarters location: Minato[11]
  • Child organization or unit: Matsushiro Seismological Observatory[12]
  • Commons category: Japan Meteorological Agency[13]
  • Inception: July 1, 1956[14]
  • Parent organization or unit: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism[15]
  • Mascot: Q133058016[16]
  • Official website: https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/[17], https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html[18], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=kr[19], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=pt[20], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=es[21], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=id[22], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=vn[23], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=ph[24], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=th[25], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=np[26], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=kh[27], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=mm[28], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=mn[29], https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/index.html?lang=cn_zs[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Japan Meteorological Agency[31]
  • Web feed URL: https://www.jma-net.go.jp/rss/jma.rss[32]
  • Replaces: Central Meteorological Observatory[33]
  • Topic has template: Q22816940[34]
  • Official name: 気象庁[35]
  • Legal form: government agency[36]
  • Main Wikidata property: P5182[37]
  • Native label: 気象庁[38]
  • Short name: JMA[39]
  • Owner of: MY Sam Simon[40]
  • Hashtag: 気象庁[41]
  • Category for employees of the organization: Category:Officials of Japan Meteorological Agency[42]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Information integrity on extreme weather events[43]
  • Street address: 3-6-9 Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo 105-8431, Japan[44], 1-3-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8122, Japan[45], 〒100-8122　東京都千代田区大手町1-3-4[46], 〒105-8431 東京都港区虎ノ門3-6-9[47]

Why It Matters

Japan Meteorological Agency has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

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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  33. [35] ↑ . jma.go.jp. jma.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . National Government Organization Act. wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . jma.go.jp. Retrieved . jma.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . jma.go.jp. Retrieved . jma.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    The independent topic id → japan-meteorological-agency
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  2. 27d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000682
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  5. 17w 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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