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***Japan Geoscience Union Mailnews August Issue No.419 10 AUG 2026***
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| 1. Foreword by Takashi Oguchi, President of JpGU
| 2. Launch of the 11th Term Leadership Structure
| 3. Information of the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake
| 4. Announcement on Call for Session Proposals for JpGU Meeting 2027 [from 01 OCT]
| 5. Announcement of OSPA 2026
| -> Release of the introduction webpage of 2026 OSPA winners
| -> Appreciation for the OSPA judges
| 6. Post 2026 Meeting Announcements
| -> Certificates of attendance and presentation [ends on 31 Aug]
| -> Contact tool among conveners and presenters
| 7. To JpGU Meeting 2026 Participation ID Holders
| 8. To AGU members who have acquired a JpGU ID from the AGU membership system
| 9. The Latest Issue of JGL (August 2026)
| 10. From Committees
| -> Educational Affairs Committee
| 11. Information from PEPS
| -> SPEPS article collections Call for papers
| -> Featured Articles
| -> Latest Articles
| 12. From Science Council of Japan
| 13. What’s New
| -> Event Information
| -> Research and Funding Calls
| -> Career Opportunity
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#1. Foreword by Takashi Oguchi, President of JpGU
We extend our heartfelt sympathies to all those affected by the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake.
At the Board of Directors meeting held on July 27, the executive leadership and committee structure for the new JpGU term were formally established. While the President and First Vice President had already been elected in June, the Board approved the appointment of three additional Vice Presidents. Together with the Immediate Past President, these six members form the JpGU Leadership Team, which will meet regularly to discuss important matters concerning the overall management and strategic direction of the Union. The Board also approved the membership of the Union’s committees, including those responsible for General Affairs, Finance, Meeting Organization, Information Systems, Global Strategy, Publicity and Outreach, Environment and Disaster Coping, Diversity Management and Talent Pool, Educational Affairs, Publication Steering and Planning, Journal Editorial Committee, Awards, and Ethics. Each committee will carry out its activities under the leadership of its chair, vice chair, secretary, and the Board member assigned to the committee. The Board immediately began discussing several important issues for the coming term. One of the key topics was how to build on the achievements of the JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2026, the largest meeting in JpGU’s history, which also recorded the highest proportion of English-language presentations.
The Board meetings are attended not only by directors but also, as appropriate, by officers of JpGU’s five scientific sections and other members. Staff members of the JpGU office, whose support is essential to the Union’s operation, also participate in these discussions. Close collaboration among people with diverse roles and responsibilities is fundamental to the continued success of JpGU. The directors, officers of the five scientific sections, and committee officers serve on behalf of JpGU’s approximately 10,000 members. For this reason, the Union’s activities and governance must reflect the views of its membership. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding JpGU’s activities or operations, I encourage you to share them with members of the Leadership Team, the Board of Directors, or the officers of your scientific section. Your continued understanding, support, and cooperation are greatly appreciated.
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#2. Launch of the 11th Term Leadership Structure
We are announcing the structure of the JpGU leadership and committees for this term.
President Takashi Oguchi (The University of Tokyo)
Vice President/President-elect Michio Kawamiya (JAMSTEC)
Vice President Natsue Abe (JAMSTEC)
Vice President Hajime Naruse (Kyoto University)
Vice President Masayo Minami (Nagoya University)
Immediate Past President (IPP) Simon Wallis (The University of Tokyo)
Directors, Representatives
Committees (updating)
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#3. Information of the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake
The Environment and Disaster Coping Committee of JpGU provides an overview of disaster information on the following website.
https://sites.google.com/jpgu.org/jpgu-edcc/
(Japanese Only)
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#4. Announcement on Call for Session Proposals for JpGU Meeting 2027 [from 01 OCT]
We will start accepting session proposals for the 2027 meeting from 1 October.
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JpGU Meeting 2027 (Tentative Plan)
Date: Sun. 23 – Fri. 28 May 2027 *for 6 days
Meeting format: Hybrid (on-site + online)
On-site venue: Makuhari Messe Chiba, Japan
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[Key Dates (Subject to change)]
*Meeting website opens: Thu. 01 OCT 2026
*Session proposal period: Thu. 01 OCT – Thu. 29 OCT 2026 [JST]
We look forward to receiving many proposals from a wide range of science fields.
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#5. Announcement of OSPA 2026
(1)Release of the introduction webpage of 2026 OSPA winners
We have published the introduction of the 2026 Outstanding Student Presentation Award winners on our website.
Please visit the following link to take a look of the page.
https://www.jpgu.org/en/ospa/2026meeting/
(2) Appreciation for the OSPA judges
We would also like to take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to all the judges who have volunteered in the judging. Beginning with the 2024 meeting, the names of those who have reviewed five or more entries are posted on our website below as a sign of our appreciation.
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#6. Post 2026 Meeting Announcements [ends on 31 Aug]
(1) Certificates of attendance and presentation
If you would like to request a certificate, please visit the following website and fill out the form.
https://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e2026/documents.php#cert_attendance
Application deadline: Mon. 31 August 2026
* The application deadline is approaching soon.
Please send us your application ahead of the deadline as much as possible if you need a certificate.
(2) Contact tool among conveners and presenters
The mailing list that was provided as a tool for communication between conveners and presenters at the 2026 meeting will be closed on 31 August.
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#7. To JpGU Meeting 2026 Participation ID Holders
The “Meeting participation ID” is a six-digit ID starting with 26-, specifically for the purpose of the participation in the JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2026.
These IDs will expire on 31 August 2026. Please visit our website in September to obtain the participation ID for the JpGU 2027.
* This also applies to AOGS and EGU members who have obtained the JpGU ID to participate in the JpGU 2027.
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#8. To AGU members who have acquired a JpGU ID from the AGU membership system
Those who have obtained a JpGU ID from the AGU membership system will have their AGU membership verified after each year’s JpGU meeting, and the JpGU IDs will be deleted if their status is no longer valid.
This year, we will check your membership status as of Thursday, 17 September, and those with invalid status will have their JpGU IDs deleted on Friday, 25 September.
The current system does not allow you to cancel your JpGU ID via AGU.
If you have a valid AGU membership but do not wish to keep your JpGU ID via AGU, please contact us using the form below.
https://business.form-mailer.jp/fms/514bf711152884
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#9. The Latest Issue of JGL (August 2026)
The latest issue (Vol.22, No.3) of the Newsletter of the Japan Geoscience Union (JGL) has been 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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#10. From Committees
(1) Educational Affairs Committee
[Announcement of Earth Science Week Japan 2026]
Earth Science Week is held annually in the United States and around the world with the aim of promoting geoscience among the general public.
Earth Science Week Japan (ESWJ), the Japanese version of this event, will celebrate its 9th anniversary this year.
This year, the event will be held from Saturday, October 10th, 2026 to Sunday, December 6th, 2026 at venues in Nagano, Shizuoka, Aichi and Tokyo.
Sunday, October 25th
Field Trip to Nagano
Guide: Tomotaka Tanabe, former director of the Togakushi Geological Fossil Museum (Nagano City), and others.
Application website opens on Monday, August 24th.
For more details, please visit the following website:
https://sites.google.com/jpgu.org/eswj2026 (Japanese Only)
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#11. Information from PEPS
(1) SPEPS article collections Call for papers
We welcome your manuscript submissions for the following SPEPS special issue.
Advanced Studies of Climate Change Projection. (SENTAN)
https://link.springer.com/collections/igjjiicdih
Submission deadline: 30 September 2027
Antarctic and Southern Ocean Climate: From the Geological Past, Through the Present, to a Warming Future. (GLACES)
https://link.springer.com/collections/fdifhgbfcb
Submission Deadline: 31 December 2026
(Extended submission deadline)
Integrated Biospheric Science for Managing Global Climate. (DigitalBiosphere)
https://link.springer.com/collections/dehhhcaahd
Submission Deadline: 30 September 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: 30 September 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 2027
(2) Featured Articles
We will introduce the featured articles selected by the editor-in-chief from the papers published in the past.
[Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences]
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-024-00649-4
@ Akira Nagano, Minoru Kitamura, Kensuke Watari & Iwao Ueki;
‘Kuroshio Extension cold-core ring and wind drop-off observed in 2021–2022 winter’.
This study describes results from the observations of a cold core ring that formed to south of the Kuroshio Extension. It provides a detailed account of environmental changes within and around the ring, capturing the process of cold-water intrusion into the ring and subtle changes in sea surface wind, making it particularly interesting for understanding the eddy’s impact on the larger-scale oceanic system.
[Solid earth sciences]
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-024-00647-6
@Naoko Shinmoto & Toshitaka Baba;
‘A methodology for appropriate withdrawal of tsunami warnings based on numerical simulations’.
This paper addresses a highly practical issue in tsunami disaster mitigation: when tsunami warnings and advisories can be appropriately withdrawn. Using large-scale numerical simulations and tide-gauge records from the 2011 Tohoku and 2010 Maule tsunamis, the authors quantitatively evaluate tsunami attenuation and the timing of warning withdrawal. Their application to a potential great Nankai Trough earthquake highlights the societal relevance of simulation-based tsunami forecasting. The study is an excellent example of research that links solid-earth science with operational disaster prevention.
(3) Latest Articles
The following articles were published.
@ Keiya Yumimoto, Syuichi Itahashi, Masamitsu Hayasaki & Seiji Sugata;
Machine learning post-processing for air quality prediction in Japan.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-026-00830-x
@Phuoc Sinh Nguyen, Sameh Ahmed Kantoush, Vahid Nourani, Sohei Kobayashi, Binh Quang Nguyen, Mohamed Saber & Tetsuya Takemi;
Basin-scale typhoon cluster-matching using a large ensemble dataset and deep learning under different climate scenarios: A case study of the Chikugo River Basin, southwestern Japan.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-026-00825-8
@Hironari Kanamori, Yoshiki Fukutomi, Hatsuki Fujinami & Tetsuya Hiyama;
Interdecadal and multidecadal variabilities in summer precipitation affecting persistent wet and dry years over Siberia.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-026-00831-w
@Ryuji Tada;
Asian dust to the North Pacific since the late Eocene: from source to sink.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-026-00822-x
(PvAm): https://link.springer.com/collections/iafgjbhjhd
@Tadashi Mukai, Tomonori Adachi, Jun Inoue, Hiroshi Yashima, Yuji Shibahara, Satoshi Fukutani, Koichi Takamiya, Yuichi Kurihara, Maiko Ikegami, Naoki Toe & Yasuhito Igarashi;
Gold folding screen (red copper leaf) dissolved by the “Black Rain” generated by the Hiroshima atomic bombing.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-025-00784-6
(Black_Rain): https://link.springer.com/collections/ccibeajaif
@Wirid Birastri, Tri Wahyu Hadi, Nining Sari Ningsih & Faiz Rohman Fajary;
Long-term positive trend in the mass term of global atmospheric angular momentum and its relationships with the moistening of the equatorial atmosphere.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-026-00823-w
@Ryohei Sasajima, Bunichiro Shibazaki, Hikaru Iwamori & Keisuke Yoshida;
Modeling the absolute stress field in the forearc in the northeast Japan region before and after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-026-00833-8
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#12. 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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#13. What’s New (Please confirm contents from the associated official website)
(1) Event Information
*Please check the event website for the latest information.
FOSS4G Hiroshima 2026
Dates: 30 August – 5 September 2026
Venue: International Conference Center Hiroshima, Hiroshima
https://2026.foss4g.org/en/
Planetary Exploration Workshop 2026
Dates:24 September 2026
Venue:X-NIHONBASHI TOWER
https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/researchers/info/004050.html
10th International Conference on Asian Marine Geology 2026 (ICAMG-10)
Dates: 02 – 04 November 2026
Venue:Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center(BPEX), Republic of Korea
https://www.icamg.org/
(2) Research and Funding Calls
Call for nominations for the Yoshida Award (FY2027)
[Application deadline: 21 AUG 2026]
Call for Nominations for the 2027 Japan Oceanographic Society Awards
2027 Planetary Health Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts
[Application deadline: 14 SEP 2026]
(3) Career Opportunity
Professor, Solid Planetary Science
[Application deadline: 24 AUG 2026]
https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/recruit/index.html?id=1973
JAMSTEC Young Research Fellow (JYRF) 2027
[Application deadline: 31 AUG 2026]
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/recruit/e/jyrf/
AIMEC Researcher or AIMEC Postdoctoral Researcher (WAM26-001)
[Application deadline: 06 SEP 2026]
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/recruit/e/details/wpi20260906/
Recruitment of Researcher or Researcher (II) at Research Institute for Marine Geodynamics (IMG), JAMSTEC
[Application deadline: 14 SEP 2026]
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/recruit/e/details/mgeo20260914/
Professor, Kyoto University
[Application deadline: 18 SEP 2026]
https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/sites/default/files/acceptance_teacher/2026-07/260710-2_J-a26afa9cee8f4930b916c30cad41a8a8.pdf
Announcement of Opportunity for a Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Position at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), JAXA
[Application deadline: 30 SEP 2026]
https://global.jaxa.jp/about/employ/index.html
The University of Tokyo Faculty Position (Associate Professor) in Earth and Planetary System Science Group, Department of Earth and Planetary Science
[Application deadline: 30 SEP 2026]
https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/recruit/?id=1988
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Space Science, The University of Osaka
[Application deadline: 05 OCT 2026]
https://www.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp/sci_table/e/upfile/pdf/20260006/en_Department%20of%20Earth%20and%20Space%20ScienceAssistant%20Professor%20(tenure%20track).pdf
Call for Applications for Assistant Professor Position Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
[Application deadline: 06 OCT 2026]
https://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/%E2%98%86%E5%85%AC%E5%8B%9F%E8%A6%81%E9%A0%85_%E5%9B%BA%E4%BD%93%E5%9C%B0%E7%90%83%E7%A7%91%E5%AD%A6%E5%8F%8A%E3%81%B2%E3%82%99%E5%91%A8%E8%BE%BA%E5%88%86%E9%87%8E%E5%8A%A9%E6%95%99_%E6%9C%80%E7%B5%82%E7%89%88-2.pdf
Announcement for a Professor Position (Hokkaido University Faculty of Environmental Earth Science)
[Application deadline: 16 OCT 2026]
https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/ees/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/chikyukankyo_tougou_kyouju_R080723_EN.pdf
Professor Position in the Research Section of Crustal Activity Information, DPRI, Kyoto University
[Application deadline: 19 OCT 2026]
https://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/news_en/25237/
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