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🐸リンボク<p><a href="https://www.jamstec.go.jp/j/pr/topics/shin-chishiki-20240815" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.jamstec.go.jp/j/pr/topics/shin-chishiki-20240815</a><span><br>「バケツ電池」、</span><a href="https://misskey.auroraplanet.blue/tags/大人の自由研究" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#大人の自由研究</a><span> にも良さそうです<br></span><a href="https://misskey.auroraplanet.blue/tags/fediverse科学部" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediverse科学部</a> <a href="https://misskey.auroraplanet.blue/tags/fediverseSciClub" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediverseSciClub</a> <a href="https://misskey.auroraplanet.blue/tags/JAMSTEC" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JAMSTEC</a> <a href="https://misskey.auroraplanet.blue/tags/生物" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#生物</a> <a href="https://misskey.auroraplanet.blue/tags/biology" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://misskey.auroraplanet.blue/tags/電気微生物" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#電気微生物</a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>&quot;Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology [<a href="https://toad.social/tags/JAMSTEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JAMSTEC</span></a>]... showed the press its newest autonomous underwater vehicle, the Urashima 8000, in <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Yokosuka" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Yokosuka</span></a>&quot;<br />&quot;The submarine is about 10 m long and capable of diving to 8,000 m under the sea&quot;<br />&quot; “We will be able to search for seafloor deposits and check for deformation of the sea floor caused by earthquakes more efficiently,” said Takeshi Nakatani, acting group leader of the agency’s Engineering Dept&quot;<br /><a href="https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/science-nature/technology/20250514-254153/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/scienc</span><span class="invisible">e-nature/technology/20250514-254153/</span></a><br /><a href="https://toad.social/tags/submersible" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>submersible</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology has unveiled a deep-sea explorer capable of reaching a depth of 8,000 meters, the most capable of such probes that the country has. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/13/japan/science-health/japan-deep-sea-probe/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/</span><span class="invisible">13/japan/science-health/japan-deep-sea-probe/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciencehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yokosuka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yokosuka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jamstec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jamstec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/urashima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urashima</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1272491/japan-unveils-new-deep-sea-probe-for-8000-meter-dives/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1272491/japan-unv</span><span class="invisible">eils-new-deep-sea-probe-for-8000-meter-dives/</span></a> Japan unveils new deep-sea probe for 8,000-meter dives <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JAMSTEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JAMSTEC</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/URASHIMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>URASHIMA</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/yokosuka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yokosuka</span></a> Yokosuka, Kanagawa Pref. – The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, unveiled on Monday a deep-sea explorer capable of reaching a depth of 8,000 meters, the most capable of such probes that the country has. The explorer, Urashima 8000, is an improved version of the Urashima vehicle, which can div…</p>
Minoru Saba<p>JAMSTEC Press release - 29 Aug 2024<br />International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) DV Chikyū to Set Sail for Expedition 405: Tracking Tsunamigenic Slip Across the Japan Trench (JTRACK)<br /><a href="https://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/about/press_release/20240829_2/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jamstec.go.jp/e/about/press_re</span><span class="invisible">lease/20240829_2/</span></a></p><p>Chikyū will revisit &quot;the plate boundary fault that caused the 2011 Tohoku earthquake&quot;</p><p>Link to expedition website:<br /><a href="https://www.jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/e/exp405/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">jamstec.go.jp/chikyu/e/exp405/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br /><a href="https://toad.social/tags/JAMSTEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JAMSTEC</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TohokuQuake" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TohokuQuake</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Japan</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan has one of the most sophisticated earthquake and tsunami detection systems in the world. But gaps remain and some scientists see submarine cables as a solution to improve warning times. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/07/21/earth-science/tsunami-warnings-submarine-cables/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/environment/2</span><span class="invisible">024/07/21/earth-science/tsunami-warnings-submarine-cables/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earthscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tsunami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tsunami</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nankaitrough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nankaitrough</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wakayama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wakayama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jamstec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jamstec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disasterpreparedness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasterpreparedness</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology says that it observed a tsunami that occurred off an island in the Izu chain in October using a long-distance fiber-optic cable. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/07/japan/submarine-cables-tsunami/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/</span><span class="invisible">07/japan/submarine-cables-tsunami/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tsunami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tsunami</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earthquakes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jamstec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jamstec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>🔸Meanwhile: <br />&quot;[Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology&#39;s submersible] “Shinkai 6500” was built in 1989. It has already made more than 1,500 dives, and 5 more years is probably the limit. If we don’t build a successor soon, there will be no more manned submersibles in <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Japan</span></a>, but we may not be able to build one with Japanese technology anymore&quot;<br />- Dr. Hiroshi Kitazato, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology <br /><a href="https://en.friday.news/article/18569" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.friday.news/article/18569</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br /><a href="https://toad.social/tags/JAMSTEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JAMSTEC</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Shinkai6500" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Shinkai6500</span></a></p>
Militarnyi<p>Japan is ramping up the development of unmanned underwater vehicles to strengthen security at sea due to China's increased military presence</p><p><a href="https://mil.in.ua/en/news/japan-to-accelerate-the-development-of-underwater-drones-to-defend-against-china/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mil.in.ua/en/news/japan-to-acc</span><span class="invisible">elerate-the-development-of-underwater-drones-to-defend-against-china/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/AUV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AUV</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/JAMSTEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JAMSTEC</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/NAVY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NAVY</span></a></p>
IODP 🌊🚢🌏<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/IODP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IODP</span></a> Expedition 386: Japan Trench Paleoseismology smashed 2 <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ScientificOceanDrilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScientificOceanDrilling</span></a> depth records — opening up exciting new possibilities for understanding how <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/earthquake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earthquake</span></a> systems work. </p><p>University of Western Australia's Professor Myra Keep is currently onboard the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/JAMSTEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JAMSTEC</span></a>(海洋研究開発機構) <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Chikyu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chikyu</span></a> drilling vessel in Shimizu Port, where she is taking part in the Personal Sampling Party for the expedition as team leader for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/hydroacoustics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydroacoustics</span></a>. </p><p>Learn more of Myra's journey: <a href="https://iodp.org.au/myra-keep-exp386/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">iodp.org.au/myra-keep-exp386/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>