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***Japan Geoscience Union Mailnews February Issue No.413 10 FEB 2026***
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| 1. Foreword by Simon Wallis, President of JpGU
| 2. JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2026 Information
| -> Only a WEEK Left for the Final Abstract Deadline [17:00, 17 Feb (JST)]
| -> Fees and Meeting Registration
| -> Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA): Entry Deadline Approaching! [by 19 FEB]
| -> Regarding Applications for High School Student Poster Sessions
| -> Key Dates
| 3. Information on Various Support to Promote Diversity Among Participants in Hybrid Meeting
| 4. Exhibition at JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2026
| 5. The Latest Issue of JGL (February 2026)
| 6. From Committees
| -> Committee for Diversity Management and Talent Pool
| -> Publicity and Outreach Committee
| 7. Information from PEPS
| -> Number of Accesses to PEPS articles in 2025
| -> SPEPS article collections Call for papers:
| -> Latest Articles
| 8. From Science Council of Japan
| 9. What’s New
| -> Event Information
| -> Research and Funding Calls
| -> Career Opportunity
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#1. Foreword by Simon Wallis, President of JpGU (2025-2026)
The upcoming meeting, JpGU–AGU 2026, is drawing near. I hope many of you will participate from both Japan and abroad coming together to make this a fun and scientifically energizing meeting.
JpGU–AGU 2026 marks the third joint meeting with AGU. This partnership plays an important role in fostering global networks that sustain scientific activity even in times of uncertainty. The meeting will feature approximately 300 sessions covering a broad range of research across the Earth and planetary sciences. About 80% of these sessions
will be conducted in English, providing a valuable opportunity to share research outcomes with the global scientific community.
One of the strengths of JpGU is its interdisciplinary nature. In addition to sessions within your own area of expertise, I encourage you to take this opportunity to see what else is on offer in other fields. The plenary sessions, featuring scholars and researchers from around the world as well as leaders who are shaping their respective fields, promise to be both stimulating and inspiring. In addition, the Great Debate session, organized in collaboration with AGU, EGU, AOGS, and TCGU, addresses globally significant topics, in this case research funding and future research directions in the Earth and planetary sciences. Sessions focusing on emerging topics, including the impact of generative AI on scholarly publishing and the future of research, are also planned.
The meeting will continue to be held in a hybrid format. Connections and the fun of serendipitous chance encounters are best experienced though in-person participation, but the online format allows those who face challenges in traveling long distances, or who have childcare or health-related constraints, to actively participate in presentations and discussions. This accessibility is one of features that make JpGU distinctive.
Beyond the scientific sessions, there will be a wide range of opportunities, including social events and field trips. The award ceremony is an opportunity not only to recognize outstanding research achievements but also to provide an occasion to acknowledge and express our appreciation for the colleagues and mentors who support and inspire our research activities. I look forward to welcoming you in Makuhari!
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#2. JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2026 Information
(1) Only a WEEK Left for the Final Abstract Deadline [17:00, 17 Feb (JST)]
The abstract submission for JpGU-AGU 2026 closes in a week at 17:00 on Tuesday, 17 February 2026.
The abstract submissions tend to concentrate in the last few days to the deadline.
Please complete your abstract submission well ahead of the deadline avoiding network connection problems.
In addition, graduate students who are obtaining a new ID must be noted that the approval from their supervisors is required for the ID to be issued. Without a JpGU ID, you will not be able to submit your abstract.
We advise that you act as soon as possible.
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Final deadline: 17:00 Tue. 17 Feb 2026 [JST]
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[How to submit]
https://www.jpgu-member.org/jpgu/en/
Log in with your JpGU credentials > open the “Abstract Submission” tab on the left side menu > click “Abstract Submission” and proceed.
[Important Notes]
*Payments must be processed by the deadline as well. Abstracts not paid by the final deadline on 17 Feb (17:00 JST) are automatically canceled.
*If you experience technical difficulties with payments, please contact us using the designated form before the submission deadline.
Payment Support Form:
https://business.form-mailer.jp/fms/72c8c10b92726
*All attendees including invited authors should submit their abstracts and complete the payment of the abstract fee by the submission deadline.
*Tentative list of authors invited by the conveners is available at
https://www.jpgu-member.org/proposal/session/invited/author/en/
[Abstract Submission Details]
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2026/sebmission.php
[2026 Session Information]
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2026/sessionlist_en/
[Schedule-at-a-glance]
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2026/files/session_schedule_e.pdf
[Meeting Website]
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2026/
(2) Fees and Meeting Registration
[About Fees]
Please see the following link to check the fees associated with meeting participation and presentation.
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2026/about.php#fee_table
*The registration fee will be the same for both on-site and online registration. (There is no one-day ticket.)
*In addition to the abstract fee, your registration fee payment is required separately to attend the JpGU-AGU 2026.
[About Registration]
– We will start accepting the meeting registration on Thursday, 05 March.
– The early registration deadline (scheduled on 16 April) will be set for presenters to allow enough time to upload their presentation materials such as e-posters to the Meeting participation portal “Confit.” Presenters are asked to take notice of this.
More information on registration is available at
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2026/registration.php
(3) Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA): Entry Deadline Approaching! [by 19 FEB]
The entry for the Outstanding Student Presentation Award is approaching.
Application deadline: 23:59 Thu. 19 February 2026 [JST]
How to apply: Entries are accepted at the JpGU Members System
Eligibility:
– The applicant must be a student AT THE TIME OF PRESENTATION.
– The applicant must be the contributor (the first author and the presenter) of the abstract.
*Please note that this is different from Abstract Submission Regulations.
At JpGU-AGU 2026, English will in principle be the main presentation language; therefore, the evaluation criteria of “international communication skills” will be added to the judging criteria for the Student Outstanding Presentation Award.
Details are available at
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2026/submission.php#ospa_entry
[Request for Volunteer Judges]
Each year we have a high number of entries for Outstanding Student Presentation Award (OSPA), therefore your cooperation as judges is a very important part of it.
If you would contribute to the judging, please let us know your intention when you register for the meeting (registration opens at 14:00 on 05 Mar). If you do so, you will be automatically registered in the student award judge system (to be open later).
(4) Regarding Applications for High School Student Poster Sessions
At this meeting, the Public Outreach and Education Committee will again organize the “O-12 Senior high school student poster presentations”.
Details regarding the start of the application period for presenters will be announced on the conference website once finalized.
In addition, the “O-13 International Poster Session for High School Students”, in which presentations are conducted in English, will also be held at this meeting.
Please review the differences between the two sessions carefully before submitting your application.
Detailed information will become available soon on the meeting website.
(5) Key Dates
Final abstract Submission deadline -> 17:00 Tue. 17 Feb
Meeting registration opens —> 14:00 Thu. 05 Mar
Acceptance notification —-> Thu. 26 Mar
Final program release —-–> Fri. 27 Mar
Presenters registration deadline -> 23:59 Tue. 16 Apr
Abstract PDF release —–> Fri. 15 May
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#3. Information on Various Support to Promote Diversity Among Participants in Hybrid Meeting
JpGU-AGU 2026 Joint Meeting offers the following support initiatives to promote the diversification of participants attending the hybrid meeting. If you are eligible, please consider applying.
[Category]
A. Student Travel Support 1. Domestic Participants, 2. International Participants
B. Support for Residents of Developing Countries
C. Diversity Promotion Support
[Application Period]
Thursday 15 January – Saturday 28 February 2026 23:59 (JST)
*Deadline of A-2(International Participants) is Saturday 1 March 2026 at 1:59 p.m.(JST)
[How to Submit]
Please read the information on the page below carefully, then fill out the application form and submit it.
Details: https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2026/financial_support.php
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#4. Exhibition at JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2026
The exhibition will be held as a hybrid of on-site and online.
The application period is scheduled to start in late February or March.
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2026/exhibition/
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#5. The Latest Issue of JGL (February 2026)
The latest issue (Vol.22, No.1) of the Newsletter of the Japan Geoscience Union (JGL) will soon be published.
The electronic version can be viewed at the following URL.
https://www.jpgu.org/en/publications/jgl/
The printing and mailing of JGL has been suspended due to the austerity measures since the spread of the COVID-19. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.
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#6. From Committees
(1) Committee for Diversity Management and Talent Pool
During the JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2026, childcare will be provided. Your kids can come to the room set up in the conference venue and will be taken care of. Those who want to use off-site childcare facilities and services can be supported financially.
On the public day of the meeting (Sunday), your kids in the age of primary school can also come and will be taken care of in the room.
Further information on childcare support will be notified in the JpGU e-newsletter and on the meeting website.
(2) Publicity and Outreach Committee
Event information on “BURARI-GAKU for High School Student with JpGU”
JpGU will co-host “Burari-gaku for High School with JpGU” together with Tohoku University.
The program will feature mock lectures by researchers conducting world-leading research, as well as networking sessions with current students and researchers from the Faculty of Science and the Graduate School of Science at Tohoku University.
Date and Time: Friday 20 March 2026 (National Holiday), 13:00–17:00
Venue: Aoba Science Hall, 2nd Floor, Graduate School of Science Building C (Joint Building C)
Organizers:
Tohoku University/Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU)
Eligibility: High school students (junior high school students are also welcome)
Application Deadline: Sunday 8 March 2026
https://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/campustour/
(Available in Japanese)
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#7. Information from PEPS
(1) Number of Accesses to PEPS articles in 2025
SpringerNature has announced that access to PEPS articles in 2025 reached 947,792, a 1.6-fold increase compared to 2024. We sincerely thank all contributing authors and readers, and we look forward to your future submissions.
(2) SPEPS article collections Call for papers:
We welcome your manuscript submissions for the following SPEPS special issue.
*Please note that the SPEPS’s URL have changed due to the website renewal. But the URL of the SPEPS page on the PEPS homepage has not changed.
(https://progearthplanetsci.org/en/)
-Antarctic and Southern Ocean Climate: From the Geological Past, Through the Present, to a Warming Future. (GLACES)
https://link.springer.com/collections/fdifhgbfcb
https://progearthplanetsci.org/articles_on_speps/26/
Submission Deadline: 31 December 2026
-Predictability of the Variable Solar-Terrestrial Coupling – PRESTO: Five-Year Overview.
(PRESTO)
https://link.springer.com/collections/ffeiggjbjf
Predictability of the Variable Solar-Terrestrial Coupling – PRESTO: Five-Year Overview
Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026
-Carbonates: their precipitation, sedimentation, reef/platform formation, and diagenesis.
(Carbonates )
https://link.springer.com/collections/hacbfejieh
Carbonates: their precipitation, sedimentation, reef/platform formation, and diagenesis
Submission Deadline: 31 March 2026
-Integrated Biospheric Science for Managing Global Climate. (DigitalBiosphere)
https://link.springer.com/collections/dehhhcaahd
Submission Deadline: 31 March 2026
-Research contributing to the estimation of the area of the so-called “”Black Rain”” caused by the atomic bombs. (Black Rain)
https://link.springer.com/collections/ccibeajaif
Submission Deadline: 31 March 2026
(3) Latest Articles
The following articles were published.
@Lei Fujiyoshi, Ichiro Tayasu, Shiho Yabusaki, Takashi F. Haraguchi, Chikage Yoshimizu, Ken’ichi Ohkushi, Fumiko Furukawa, Masayuki Itoh, Tadashi Yokoyama, Hiromune Mitsuhashi;
Contrasting dynamics of sulfate and nitrate in a temperate stream network.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00789-1
https://link.springer.com/collections/hcagchhfii (EIO SPEPS)
@Nazım aksaker, Murat Bayazıt, Zühal Kurt, Sinan Kaan Yerli, Mehmet Akif Erdoğan;
Effects of internal tides on GNSS-A seafloor crustal deformation observation.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00739-x
@Daisuke Goto, Hisashi Yashiro, Yousuke Yamashita, Masayuki Takigawa, Kengo Sudo, Junya Uchida, Keiya Yumimoto, Toshihiko Takemura;
Assessment of the impacts of anthropogenic ozone precursors on domestic and transboundary ozone concentrations using a high-resolution global chemistry model.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00791-7
@Syuichi Itahashi, Hikari Shimadera, Hitoshi Irie, Kyo Kitayama, Satoru Chatani;
Changes in ambient ozone concentrations from urban to remote areas in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic period in April and May, 2020.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00794-4
@Taiyu Fujii, Shunpei Abe, Naoki Hirakawa, Kensei Kobayashi, Yoko Kebukawa;
Influence of minerals on aldose formation during hydrothermal processes in meteorite parent bodies.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00793-5
@Takayoshi Nagaya, Simon R. Wallis;
Grain boundary sliding as a formation mechanism for the crystal preferred orientation of antigorite: The formation and development of B-type antigorite CPO patterns.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00790-8
@Genya Sakamoto, Yuya Akamatsu, Kazumasa Tanimoto, Keishi Okazaki, Ikuo Katayama;
Paleo-permeability in oceanic lithosphere inferred from vein mapping along the Wadi Haymiliyah of the Oman Ophiolite.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00792-6
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#7. From Science Council of Japan
JpGU acts as liaison with the Science Council of Japan.
Below is the archive of the distributed newsletters from the Science Council of Japan.
(Available in Japanese)
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#8. What’s New (Please confirm contents from the associated official website)
(1) Event Information
*Please check the event website for the latest information.
PERC International symposium on Dust & Parent bodies (IDP2026)
Dates: 25-27 FEB 2026
Place: Tokyo Skytree Town Campus of CIT, Tokyo
https://www.perc.it-chiba.ac.jp/meetings/IDP2026/
Geology Ski Tour 2026 for High School Students
Date: 23 MAR 2026
Place：Ishiuchi-Maruyama ski resort in Echigo-Yuzawa, Niigata
https://www.geokatz.com/e/2026ski/index.html
32nd International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC32)
Dates: 5 – 10 July 2026
Venue: International Conference Center Hiroshima (ICCH) in Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima
https://smartconf.jp/content/ilrc32/
FOSS4G Hiroshima 2026
Dates: 30 August – 5 September 2026
Venue: International Conference Center Hiroshima, Hiroshima
https://2026.foss4g.org/en/
(2) Research and Funding Calls
Misasa International Student Internship Program 2026
[Application deadline: 24 MAR 2026]
We call application for Misasa International Student Internship Program 2026.
(3) Career Opportunity
Recruitment of Postdoctoral Researcher at Earth Surface System Research Center (ESS), JAMSTEC
[Application deadline: 15 FEB 2026]
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/recruit/e/details/ess20260215/
Researcher or Researcher (II) at Earth Surface System Research Center (ESS), Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC), JAMSTEC
[Application deadline: 23 FEB 2026]
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/recruit/e/details/ess20260223/
Postdoctoral Researcher (Kyoto University)
[Application deadline: 28 FEB 2026]
https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/jobs/open?position=153&campus=44&affiliation=351
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) at Department of Planetology, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University
[Application deadline: 10 MAR 2026]
https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?id=D125120683
The University of Tokyo Faculty Position (Associate Professor) in Space and Planetary Science Group, Department of Earth and Planetary Science
[Application deadline: 31 MAR 2026]
https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/recruit/?id=1923
Seeking a Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Associate
[Application deadline: 31 DEC 2026]
https://www.riken.jp/en/careers/researchers/20260119_1/index.html
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