Geological Survey of Japan

The Geological Survey of Japan (地質調査総合センター, Chishitsu chōsa sōkō sentā) (GSJ) is a research institute and department of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), an Independent Administrative Institution under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).^[1][2] The Survey was initially formed in 1882 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce.^[1] The Geological Survey of Japan conducts surveys of and publishes research into the geology of Japan, produces geological maps of Japan, and operates the Geological Museum.^[1][3]

Geological Survey of Japan
地質調査総合センター

The Survey's Geological Museum in Tsukuba
Research Institute overview
Formed	1882
Headquarters	1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 36.06348°N 140.137062°E / 36.06348; 140.137062
Parent department	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Website	gsj.jp/Muse/en/index.html

Publications

• Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Japan (地質調査研究報告) (1950–; vols. 1–)^{[3]: 408 [4]}
• Chishitsu News (地質ニュース) (1953–2011; nos. 1–679)^{[3]: 411 [5]}
• GSJ Chishitsu News (GSJ 地質ニュース) (2012–; vols. 1–)^{[3]: 411 [6]}

See also

• List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan)
• Heinrich Edmund Naumann