#ogasawara — Public Fediverse posts

A study to determine the suitability of Japan's easternmost island of Minamitorishima as a permanent nuclear waste disposal site has received the nod from the local government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/ogasawara-mayor-survey-minamitorishima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #minamitorishima #ogasawara #tokyo #nuclearenergy #nuclearwaste

Just starting to prepare a presentation for my great colleague Satoshi Chiba's retirement do. So lucky to have lived and worked in Sendai in Japan for two years, great place. Photo 1 is are the famous "Juhyo" or snowmonsters of Zao, Photo 2 is us both half way through a rough day in the field in Ogasawara. My trousers nearly ripped off! #zao #snowmonsters #ogasawara #sendai

Aviation weather for Iwo Jima (Io-to) airport in Ogasawara area (Japan) is “RJAW 050100Z 02016KT 9999 FEW015 SCT025 20/14 Q1016 RMK 1CU015 3SC025 A3001” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/rjaw/en #iwojimaiotoairport #airport #ogasawara #japan #rjaw #iwo #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Iwo Jima (Io-to) airport in Ogasawara area (Japan) is “RJAW 200200Z 09008KT 040V110 9999 FEW030 21/11 Q1019 RMK 1CU030 A3011” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/rjaw/en #iwojimaiotoairport #airport #ogasawara #japan #rjaw #iwo #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Iwo Jima (Io-to) airport in Ogasawara area (Japan) is “RJAW 270000Z 35004KT 290V030 9999 FEW035 BKN070 20/12 Q1019 RMK 2CU035 6AC070 A3011” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/rjaw/en #iwojimaiotoairport #airport #ogasawara #japan #rjaw #iwo #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

Aviation weather for Iwo Jima (Io-to) airport in Ogasawara area (Japan) is “RJAW 170000Z 10012KT 9999 SCT015 29/25 Q1016 RMK 3CU015 A3002” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/rjaw/en #ogasawara #japan #iwojimaiotoairport #rjaw #iwo #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek #airport vl

Remote Minamitorishima Set to Host Missile Training Site for Self Defense Force
https://nipponi.ca/link/2024/07/26/remote-minamitorishima-set-host-missile-training-site-self-defense-force
#Minamitorishima #Ogasawara #Government #Japan #Tokyo #Military

Trove of Rare Earth Elements Found Off of Minamitorishima
https://nipponi.ca/link/2024/06/22/trove-rare-earth-elements-found-minamitorishima
#Economy #Japan #Minamitorishima #Nature #Ogasawara #Science #Technology #Tokyo

#NewSpecies of #jellyfish discovered in a remote location in Japan https://phys.org/news/2024-02-species-jellyfish-remote-japan.html

A new subfamily of ulmarid #scyphomedusae, the Santjordiinae, with a description of Santjordia pagesi gen. et sp. nov. from the #SumisuCaldera, #Ogasawara Islands, #Japan https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5374.4.5

"The St. George's Cross Medusa apparently lives only in the #Sumisu Caldera in #OgasawaraIslands, some 460 km south of #Tokyo. This is a hydrothermally active #DeepSea volcanic structure with a depth of 812 m."

Oooh, nifty #volcano #Nishinoshima (#Ogasawara) from satellite. Photo from @pierre_markuse