Commendation

2021:

1
GSSP proposal group
Awarded contribution:Contribution to the frirst GSSP certification of Chiba section in Japan

2020:

1
Hamajima Shoten Co.
Awarded contribution:Contribution to geoscience education through the publication of textbooks and teaching materials


2
Kazuhiko Kano(GSJ/AIST)
Awarded contribution:Contribution to the establishment and revision of JIS A 0204 and JIS A 0205 for standardization of geological maps

2019:

1
Shinkoshuppansha Keirinkan Co.
Awarded contribution:Contribution to geoscience education through the publication of textbooks


2
Suken Shuppan.Co.
Awarded contribution:Contribution to geoscience education through the publication of textbooks


3
Takashi Kanou（Yamaguchi Univ.)
Awarded contribution:Establishment of the Gondwana Reference Room for storage of geoscience samples, and dissemination activities

2017:

Buratamori Production team, Japan Broadcasting Corporation(NHK)
Awarded contribution:Dissemination of geology to society

2016:

Kazuki Naito(GSJ/AIST)
Awarded contribution:Construction of a digital archive of geological maps

2015:

Motomaro Shirao(Photographer)
Awarded contribution: Pioneering and development of “geophoto” culture, and spreads of its scientific messages.

2014:

Yoshiharu Nishioka(GSJ/AIST)
Awarded contribution: Construction of distribution system for “Seamless Digital Geological Map of Japan”

2013:

1
Awardee: Makoto Okamura (Kochi Univ.)
Awarded contribution: Educational activities and developing new fields of earthquake and tsunami research.

2
Awardee: Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Awarded contribution: Pioneering initiatives for geological conservation park.

2012:

1
Awardee: Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History (“Voyage of Life” Museum)
Awarded contribution: Natural and environmental protection activities and contribution for geological education and outreach

2
Awardee: Ken’ichi Kano (Shizuoka Univ.) and Akihiro Murata (Tokushima Univ.)
Awarded contribution: Publication of textbook and contribution for education of structural geology

2011:

Awardees: Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute and Minami-Boso City, Chiba Prefecture
Commended contribution: Preservation of the submarine landslide outcrop and related social education activities

2010:

1
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Representative: Sekinari Nii, Governor of Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Commendation title: Preservation and construction of geological observation facilities of volcanic ash strata of the Abu Volcanic Group

2
Earth Systems and Earth Evolution New Year School Organization (Makoto Otsubo, Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, Hironori Okazaki and others)
Commendation title: Continuous nurturing activities for young researchers of geosciences

2009:

Awardee: Akiyoshi-dai Museum of Natural History (Director: Yoshifumi Ikeda)
Commended contribution: Research, investigation, education and outreach activities related to the Akiyoshi-dai limestone plateau

2007:

Awardee: Yasufumi Kitanaka (Photographer)
Commended contribution: Publication of two volumes of “The Waterfalls of Japan”

2005:

1
Akira Ishiguro (Novelist and Physician)
Commended contribution: Appropriate public outreach of geology through two novels “Shito Nihon” (Mortal Capital Japan) and “Shinsai Retto” (Archipelago of Seismic Hazards)

2
The Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))
Commended contribution: Organization of Geological Information Exhibitions (in cooperation with the JGS Annual Meetings)