Link to Laboratories
Laboratories of domestic universities and institutions involved in Arctic research are linked for introduction.
They conduct the latest research on environmental changes on a global scale, not just in the Arctic.
* All these links connect to external sites.
Hokkaido
Space Geodesy Laboratory,
Department of Earth and Planetary Dynamics,
Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
Using space geodetic techniques, we reveal the ongoing but unexpected status of the Earth
Research Fields : Cryosphere, Land, Geosphere
Location : Sapporo, Hokkaido
Laboratory of Ocean and Sea Ice Biogeochemistry,
Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
Biogeochemical studies of polar oceans and polar sea ice based on field observations
Research Fields : Cryosphere, Ocean
Location : Hakodate, Hokkaido
Kasai Laboratory,
Marine Environmental Science,
Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
Exploring Arctic organisms with environmental DNA
Research Fields : Ocean, Biology
Location : Hakodate, Hokkaido
Tohoku
Laboratory of Cultural Ecology and Conservation,
Graduate School of Environmental Studies,
Tohoku University
Environment & Disaster Anthropology from Asian & Arctic perspectives
Research Fields : Humanities and Social Sciences
Location : Sendai, Miyagi
Atmospheric Trace Gas Laboratory,
Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies,
Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
Conduct research on the circulation of greenhouse gases in the earth’s surface layer
Research Fields : Atmosphere
Location : Sendai, Miyagi
Kanto
Earth Observation Research Center,
JAXA
Contributing to the Global Agenda from Space with satellites
Research Fields : Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Ocean, Land, Geosphere, Biology, Geospace, Engineering, Satellite Remote Sensing
Location : Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Division of Climate System Research,
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute,
the University of Tokyo
Conduct basic research to elucidate the mechanisms of climate formation and change
Related labs, etc : Department of Climate System Modeling / Department of Climate Variability Research
Research Fields : Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Ocean, Land
Location : Kashiwa, Chiba
Shibasaki Lab,
Resilience Engineering Research Center,
the University of Tokyo
Feasibility study on the Arctic shipping by global logistics simulation modelling
Research Fields : Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences
Location : Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Polar Meteorology and Glaciology (PMG) Group,
National Institute of Polar Research
Clarify the present, past, and future global environment conditions through polar research
Research Fields : Atmospheric Science, Meteorology, Glaciology,
Sea Ice/Ocean Sciences, and Paleoclimatology
Location : Tachikawa, Tokyo
Bioscience Group,
National Institute of Polar Research
Studies of the present and past Arctic terrestrial ecosystems to estimate the future biological changes
Research Fields : Terrestrial Ecosystem
Location : Tachikawa, Tokyo
Space and Upper Atmospheric Sciences Group,
National Institute of Polar Research
Links between space and the Earth elucidated with remote-sensing techniques
Research Fields : Upper and Middle Atmosphere, Geospace
Location : Tachikawa, Tokyo
Marine Plastics Research Group,
Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC),
JAMSTEC
Tackle with marine plastic pollution by revealing its behaviour from open ocean to the deep-sea and impacts on ecosystems
Research Fields : Ocean, Biology
Location : Yokosuka, Kanagawa
Chubu
Geoglaciology Lab,
Department of Earth System Science,
University of Toyama School of Sustainable Design
Understanding the changing global-scale cryosphere from the sky, land, and sea
Research Fields : Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Ocean, Land
Location : Toyama, Toyama
Laboratory of Hydroclimatology, ISEE,
Nagoya University
Climate change study focusing on water and carbon cycles
Research Fields : Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Land, Biology,
Humanities and Social Sciences
Location : Nagoya, Aichi
Kinki
Polar Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC),
Kobe University
One and only in Japan! Research center pursuing Arctic and Antarctic legal and policy studies
Research Fields : Humanities and Social Sciences
Location : Kobe, Hyogo
Kyushu/Okinawa
Division of Earth Environment Dynamics,
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics,
Kyushu University
Clarifying atmospheric and oceanic systems through a wide range of approaches, including observation, modeling, and development of measurement techniques
Related labs, etc : Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction / Atmospheric Physics
Research Fields : Atmosphere, Ocean
Location : Kasuga, Fukuoka