朝日新聞社3 年
Japan to build new icebreaker for researching Arctic region
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) will begin building a new massive icebreaker in fiscal 2021 to conduct research in the north polar region. It comes as Arctic ...
来自MSN4 个月
Earth from space: 4 near-identical glaciers spark new life in Arctic island's 'polar desert'
In a 2013 study, researchers from Japan conducted extensive fieldwork ... crucial meltwater that is released into the surrounding polar desert, potentially jeopardizing the entire Ellesmere ...
朝日新聞社8 个月
Japan’s first Arctic research vessel to probe secrets of ice cap
YOKOHAMA--Japan’s first Arctic research vessel now under construction here will be capable of smashing through sea ice up to 1.2 meters thick to reach the northern polar region to study sea ...
NHK1 年
Arctic data cable project set to boost speed, security
A 1 billion dollar project to connect Japan and Europe with a fiber-optic cable along the Arctic seabed is underway with a survey of the proposed route, which bypasses Russia. In April ...
NHK1 年
Jet Streams, Polar Vortex Blamed for Cold, Snowy Winter in Japan
An expert panel of Japan's Meteorological Agency says jet streams and a polar vortex were responsible for the record snowfall along the coast of the Sea of Japan this winter. An expert panel of ...