Profile

Profile

The JGS is a scientific organization with over 4000 members, including researchers, educators, and engineering technicians. Members belong to one of seven branches: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, Shikoku, and Nishinihon.
The JGS includes 15 specialized groups:

  • Petrology
  • Stratigraphy
  • Quaternary geology
  • Marine geology
  • Information geology
  • Structural geology
  • Paleontology
  • Environmental geology
  • Sedimentary geology
  • Present-day geological processes
  • Engineering geology
  • Volcanology
  • Regional geology
  • Environmental change in deep time
  • History of the Earth