The Japan Meteorological Agency, known as Kisho-cho in Japanese and abbreviated JMA, is the Japanese government body responsible for the scientific observation and research of natural phenomena. It is a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. The agency collects data on meteorology, hydrology, seismology and volcanology, issues weather forecasts and aviation and marine information, warns of volcanic eruptions, and runs the nationwide Earthquake Early Warning system. It is also a Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre designated by the World Meteorological Organization, which makes it the body that forecasts and names tropical cyclones in the Northwestern Pacific.
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Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo
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Headquartered in Minato, Tokyo
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June 1875, The original Tokyo Meteorological Observatory
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is a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
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the agency collects data on meteorology, hydrology, seismology, volcanology, and other related fields
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the agency collects data on meteorology, hydrology, seismology, volcanology, and other related fields
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the agency collects data on meteorology, hydrology, seismology, volcanology, and other related fields
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