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Japan Meteorological Agency -- Tokyo Climate Center

• Climate information (data and products) provided operationally for the general public and/or for specific information users
  • - Long-range forecasts
  • - Climate monitoring
  • - Analysis and assessments based on historical data
  • - Historical climate data
  • - El Niño monitoring and outlooks
  • - Climate change projections
  • - Long-term trends
• URL of a portal website providing climate data/products.
  • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/index.html

• Long-range forecast services (URL and language(s) used). Relevant forecasts, such as forecast for onset/end of rainy/dry season, drought advisory/warning and agrometeorological forecast, are also considered as services concerned.
  • Monthly predictions - 2 to 6 weeks (English)
    • - Early Warning Information on Extreme Weather
      • https://www.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/cpd/souten/en/
    • - Two-week Temperature Forecast
      • https://www.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/cpd/twoweek/en/
    • - One-month Forecast
      • https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#5/35/135/&elem=temperature&pattern=P1M&term=0&contents=season&lang=en
  • Seasonal predictions - 3 to 6 months (English)
    • - Three-month Forecast
      • https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#5/35/135/&elem=temperature&pattern=P3M&term=0&contents=season&lang=en
    • - Warm/Cold season Forecast
      • https://www.jma.go.jp/bosai/map.html#5/35/135/&elem=temperature&pattern=P6M&term=0&contents=season&lang=en
    • - Monthly Discussion on Seasonal Climate Outlooks
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/model/monthly_discussion/latest.pdf
  • El Niño Outlooks
    • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/elnino/index.html (English)
  • Numerical Prediction Maps for Long-range Forecast (English)
    • - One-month Forecast
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/model/map/1mE/index.html
    • - Three-month Forecast
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/model/map/4mE/index.html
    • - Warm/Cold Season Forecast
      
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/model/map/7mE/index.html
  • Probabilistic Long-range Forecast Maps (English)
    • - One-month Guidance Tool
      • https://extreme.kishou.go.jp/tool/simple_guidance/help/
    • - Three-month mean Probabilistic Forecasts and Verifications
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/model/probfcst/3-mon/index.html
    • - Warm/Cold Season Probabilistic Forecasts and Verifications
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/model/probfcst/warm_cold_season/index.html
  • Verification (English)
    • - Verification of One-month Forecast
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/model/verif/1mE/index.html
    • - Verification of Three-month Forecast
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/model/verif/4mE/index.html
    • - Verification of Warm/Cold Season Forecast
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/model/verif/7mE/index.html
• Methods taken by NMHS to generate long-range forecast products (e.g., model and statistical application). (URLs and language(s) used) if relevant information is provided through the Internet.
  •   JMA operates two types of dynamical numerical ensemble prediction models. One is an atmospheric general circulation model named “Global Ensemble Prediction System” for Early Warning Information on Extreme Weather, Two-week Temperature Forecast, and One-month Forecast. The other is a coupled ocean-atmospheric general circulation model named "Seasonal Ensemble Prediction System" for Three-month and warm/cold season Forecast including El Niño outlooks. Their detailed specifications are on the TCC website at https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/model/outline/index.html.
      In addition, statistical models are also used based on Model Output Statistics (MOS) techniques in generation of forecast products.
• Use of climate products provided by other NMHSs or meteorological institutes for long-range forecast
  • None

• Climate monitoring information (e.g., climate diagnostics including analysis of climate variability and extremes) (URLs and language(s) used). Regular climate monitoring reports can be listed here.
  • Climate Summary for Japan
    • - Monthly Report
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/japan/climate/index.php?kikan=mon (English)
    • - Seasonal Report
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/japan/climate/index.php?kikan=3mon (English)
    • - Annual Report
      • https://www.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/cpd/longfcst/annual/ (Japanese)
  • Monitoring of Climate Extremes (including drought monitoring and climate watch) (English)
    • - Weekly Report
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/weekly/index.html
    • - Monthly Report
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/monthly/index.html
    • - Seasonal Report
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/seasonal/index.html
    • - Annual Report
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/annual/index.html
  • Climate System Monitoring (English)
    • Climate System Monitoring
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/clisys/index.html
    • Asian Monsoon Monitoring
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/clisys/ASIA_TCC/index.html
    • Madden-Julian Oscillation Monitoring
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/clisys/mjo/moni_mjo.html
    • Stratospheric Monitoring
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/clisys/STRAT/index.html
  • Climate Change Monitoring (English)
    • - Monthly Anomalies of Global Average Surface Temperature
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/gwp/temp/jan_wld.html (graph)
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/gwp/temp/list/mon_wld.html (table)
    • - Seasonal Anomalies of Global Average Surface Temperature
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/gwp/temp/win_wld.html (graph)
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/gwp/temp/list/ssn_wld.html (table)
    • - Annual Anomalies of Global Average Surface Temperature
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/gwp/temp/ann_wld.html (graph)
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/gwp/temp/list/year_wld.html (table)
  • El Niño Monitoring
    • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/elnino/index.html (English)
  • Publication of climate monitoring reports (bulletins) (English)
    • - Reports on specific events
    • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/clisys/reports/index.html
    • - Monthly Highlights on Climate System
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/clisys/highlights/index.html
    • - Seasonal Highlights on Climate System
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/clisys/season_highlights/index.html
    • - Annual Report on the Climate System
      • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/clisys/arcs.html
    • - Climate Change Monitoring Report
      • https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/en/NMHS/indexe_ccmr.html

• Historical climate data provided through the Internet (URL and language(s) used)
  • - JRA-55
    • https://jra.kishou.go.jp/JRA-55/index_en.html (English)
  • - JRA-55 Atlas
    • https://jra.kishou.go.jp/JRA-55/atlas/en/index.html (English)
  • - ClimatView (A tool for viewing monthly climate data)
    • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/climatview/frame.php (English)
  • - Monthly climate normals
    • https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/climate/world_map.html (English)
• Digitization of historical climate data. If no, plan for digitization.
  • Yes.
• Provision of climate data through the website with limited/unlimited access
  • Almost all dataset provided via JMA/TCC website are unlimitedly accessible and free of charge, whereas JRA-55 dataset and several gridded long-range forecast products are accessible to only registered users.

• Name(s) of Regional Climate Outlook Forums (RCOFs) in which the NMHS participates
  • FOCRAII, EASCOF, SASCOF, ASEANCOF and NEACOF
• Provision of relevant information based on the consensus forecast at RCOF(s) to domestic users
  • None

• There is a framework for cooperation with the following user sectors.
  • Agriculture, Water Management, Disaster Risk Reduction, Energy resources, Health, Transportation
• Use of climate information by user sector(s)
  • - User sector(s) which use(s) climate information
    • No information
  • - Used climate information
    • No information
  • - Triggers for climate information utilization
    • No information
• Method of provision of climate information
  • Online, E-mail, TV
• Plans to provide user sectors with new types of climate information
  • No information
• Efforts/activities to enhance the utilization of climate information
  • - Meetings for discussions with information users
    • JMA conducts meetings with private weather companies focusing on the utilization of seasonal forecasts.
  • - Explanatory meetings for information users
    • JMA conducts explanatory meetings with agricultural specialists/advisors of local governments.
  • - User workshops
    • JMA conducts user workshops with private sectors such as agriculture, energy, insurance, retailing, etc. to promote utilization of climate information and to share good practices and lessons learned.
    • https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/kishou/minkan/srs_ws.html (Japanese)
  • - Publicity and educational activities
    • JMA issues leaflets to raise awareness of climate information and its utilization.
    • ･ https://www.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/risk/en/CRM_leaflet.pdf (English)
    • ･ https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/kishou/books/1kagetsu/index.html (Japanese)
    • JMA also issues textbooks to spread the latest knowledge of climate information and its utilization.
    • https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/kishou/books/kisetutext/kisetutext.html (Japanese)
  • - Collaborative research
    • JMA conducts collaborative researches with various user sectors to develop best practices of climate information utilization. More detailed information can be found at the following pages.
    • ･ https://www.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/risk/en/index.html (English)
    • ･ https://www.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/risk/index.html (Japanese)
  • - Others
    • A consortium was established in Japan to promote utilization of various weather and climate-related data in business fields, and JMA actively assists this activity. More detailed information can be found at the following page.
    • ･ https://www.data.jma.go.jp/developer/consortium/index.html (Japanese)

Title	Event
Improvement of Two-week Temperature Forecast of JMA (Presentation, pdf)	17th Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (Charleston, USA, June 2019)
Dialogue with Agricultural Sector to Promote Use of Climate Prediction (Presentation, pdf)	16th Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (Fargo, USA, May 2018)
Development of Climate Risk Management techniques for agriculture (Presentation, pdf)	15th Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (Anchorage, USA, May 2017)
Climate Risk Management in Drugstore Industry (Presentation, pdf)	13th Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (Las Cruces, USA, March 2015)
Climate Risk Management in Apparel Industry (Presentation, pdf)	12th Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (Fairfax, USA, May 2014)
JMA's contribution to improving Climate Risk Management (Poster, pdf)	The first session of the Intergovernmental Board on Climate Services (Geneva, Switzerland, July 2013)
The Early Warning Information on Extreme Weather provided by JMA and a Pilot Project to develop an early warning system to mitigate cold/hot damage to rice production (Presentation, pdf)	WMO RA II-XV (Doha, Qatar, December 2012)
Toward the reduction of loss and damage from climate impacts! - Climate risk assessment and management utilizing climate information (Leaflet, pdf)	World Meteorological Congress Extraordinary Session (Geneva, Switzerland, October 2012)
Recommendations and activities to enhance climate services at the national level in Japan (Poster, pdf)	World Meteorological Congress Extraordinary Session (Geneva, Switzerland, October 2012)
Developing an early warning system to mitigate temperature stress on rice production (Poster, pdf)	World Meteorological Congress Extraordinary Session (Geneva, Switzerland, October 2012)
Early warning information on extreme events (Document, pdf)	Contribution to Climate ExChange (October 2012)
Developing an early warning system to mitigate temperature stress on rice production (Document, pdf)	Contribution to Climate ExChange (October 2012)