Past Analyses, Observations & Explorations

• We studied the 2016 Tainan, Taiwan, earthquake. (Feb. 7, 2016)
• We studied the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake．(April 25, 2015)
• We studied the 2014 Northern Nagano earthquake. (Dec. 26, 2014)
• We contributed to the ERI web page on the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake. (Mar. 12, 2011)
• We contributed to the ERI web page on the South Island, NZ, earthquakes in Sep 2010 and Feb 2011. (Sep. 5, 2010; Feb. 22, 2011)
• We contributed to the ERI web page on the 2010 Mentawai Islands, Indonesia, earthquake. (Nov. 11, 2010)
• We contributed to the ERI web page on the 2010 Qinghai, China, earthquake. (Apr. 15, 2010)
• We contributed to the ERI web page on the 2010 Central Chile earthquake. (Mar. 3, 2010)
• We studied the 2010 Haiti earthquake. (Jan. 29, 2010)
• We studied the seismic activities in the east of the Izu peninsula. (Dec. 18, 2009)
• We studied 2009 Suruga Bay, Japan, earthquake (Aug. 11, 2009)
• We studied the 2009 South Off Tokaido earthquake. (Aug. 12, 2009)
• 2009 Fiordland, New Zealand, earthquake (July, 2009)
• 2009 Central Italy earthquake (April, 2009)
• 2009 Irian Jaya, Indonesia, earthquakes (January, 2009)
• 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake (source: observation) (June, 2008)
• Source process of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake (May, 2008)
• 2007 Chuetsu-oki earthquake (ground motion: source: observation) (July, 2007)
• 2007 Noto Hanto earthquake: Building damage & strong motions (March, 2007)
• 2007 east off Kuril islands earthquake: Source mechanism & long-period ground motions (January, 2007)
• 2005 Miyagi-oki earthquake: Rupture process, strong motions & seismic intensities (August, 2005)
• 2005 NW Chiba earthquake –Source mechanism & strong motions– (July, 2005)
• 2005 west off Fukuoka earthquake: Rupture process, strong motions & disasters (March, 2005)
• 2004 Chuetsu, Niigata, earthquake: Strong motions & rupture processes (November, 2004)
• 2004 off Kii-peninsula earthquake (long-period ground motions: strong motion record at Shionomisaki) (September, 2004)
• 2003 Tokachi-oki earthquake: Rupture process, strong motions & disasters (September, 2003)
• 2003 Miyagi-ken Hokubu earthquake: Rupture process, strong motions & disasters (July, 2003)
• 2003 Miyagi-ken Oki earthquake: Rupture process, strong motions & disasters (May, 2003)
• Seismic exploration in the Kozu-Matsuda fault zone and Ashigara valley (March, 2002)

Past Achievements and Awards, etc.

• Loic Viens won the Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the 2015 JpGU meeting．(May 29, 2015)
• The STS Studies paper on the L'Aquila earthquake trials was published. (Mar. 11, 2015)
• Loic Viens won the Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the 2014 SSJ meeting. (Jan. 21, 2015)
• The Nature Communications paper on the Tohoku very long-term SSE has been published．(Jan. 06, 2015)
• Dr. Miyake won the Young Scientists' Prize of the MEXT minister. (Apr. 8, 2013)
• Yusuke Yokota won the Graduate School of Science Rerearch Award. (Mar. 25, 2013)
• Rami Ibrahim won the JAEE Excellent Paper Award for Young Researchers．(Nov. 10, 2012)
• Yusuke Yokota won the Student Outstanding Presentation Award at the 2011 SSJ meeting. (Oct. 15, 2011)
• The EPSL paper on the source process of the Tohoku earthquake has been published. (Sep. 29, 2011)
• Key Person Interview by the Mainichi Newspapers. (Jul. 29, 2011)
• The book entitled "Getting Close to the Superquake" from NHK Publishing. (Jun. 10, 2011)
• Researcher Interview by Elsevier Japan. (Apr. 27, 2011)
• Natalia Poiata received Outstanding Young Prensenter Award of the 8th International Conference on Urban Earthquake Engineering. (Mar. 8, 2011)
• Interview by the 6th group of University of Tokyo freshman staff. (Jun. 29, 2010)
• Natalia Poiata received Outstanding Student Paper Award at the 2008 AGU Fall Meeting. (May 19, 2009)
• Dr. Miyake received Outstanding Paper Award at the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering. (Oct. 17, 2008)
• The paper by Wu, Koketsu and Miyake was one of This Week's Most Downloaded Articles in JGR Solid Earth. (Aug. 30, 2008)
• Mr. Sakaue has been a recipient of the 14th AEDP awards. (Feb. 15, 2007)

Past Meetings & Intensive Lectures

• International Scientific Meeting "Frontiers of Source Studies for the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake." (Apr. 4-6, 2012)
• Prof. Archuleta (UCSB) gave intensive lectures on April 5 to 9, 2010. (Apr. 10, 2010)
• University of Tokyo Symposium on Long-Period Ground Motion and Urban Disaster Mitigation. (Mar. 17-18, 2010)
• 2nd International Workshop on Long-Period Ground Motion Simulation and Velocity Structures (November, 2007)
• 1st International Workshop on Long-Period Ground Motion Simulation and Velocity Structures (November, 2006)
• 2nd International Workshop "Strong Ground Motion Prediction and Earthquake Tectonics in Urban Areas" (October, 2005)
• 1st International Workshop "Strong Ground Motion Prediction and Earthquake Tectonics in Urban Areas" (June, 2004)

• I was interviewed by Sankei Shimbun regarding emergency information on the Nankai Trough．(Aug. 9, 2024)
• I made comments in the explanatory article about the Noto Peninsula earthquake published in the Tokyo and Chunichi Shimbuns. (Feb. 18-19, 2024)
• I assisted with the interview and provided comments on the article distributed by Kyodo News on September 1st. (Sep. 12, 2023)
• I commented on the Nishinippon Shimbun's article on nuclear power plant seismic review. (Jun. 29, 2023)
• I commented on the newspaper article for the Scientific Reports paper about the Noto Peninsula earthquake. (Jun. 15, 2023)
• The article was published after being interviewed about the earthquake in southern Turkey on Feb. 6, local time. (Feb. 10, 2023 Sankei newpaper)
• The revision of "Damaging Earthquakes Chronology" was reported and an article was distributed by Kyodo News to Nikkei evening Oct. 22, 2022 etc.
• Seimic activities during the 2022 spring holidays were commented in the news of Fuji TV on May 4.
• 2022 Fushima-Oki earthqauke was commented in "News Every" of Nippon TV, and "Mezamashi TV" of Fuji TV on Mar. 17.
• 2021 Eastern Yamanashi and Kii Strait earthquakes were commented in "News Every" and it was reported in "news zero" of Nippon TV on Dec. 3.
• 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami was commented in "Prime News Evening" of Fuji TV on Dec. 24.
• 2018 East Iburi earthquake was commented in "Hodo Station" of TV Asahi on Sep. 6.
• 2018 North Osaka earthquake was commented in "Sukkiri" of Nippon TV on Jun. 19.
• Key Person Interview by the Mainichi Newspapers. (Jul. 29, 2011)
• 2007 East Kuril Islands earthquake was commented in "Mezamashi TV" of Fuji TV on Jan. 15.
• 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake was commented in "Mezamashi TV" of Fuji TV on Nov. 16.
• A lecture was given in the Yomiuri Bosai seminar (reported in the Yomiuri newspaper on Aug. 31 & Oct. 26).
• 2006 Central Java earthquake was commented in the Asahi newspaper on May 30.
• 2005 North Pakistan earthquake was commented in the Asahi newspaper on Oct. 10 and in "Super Morning" of TV Asahi on Oct. 11.
• 2005 NW Chiba earthquake was commented in the NHK News at 20:45 on Jul. 23.
• 2004 SE Off Kii Peninsula earthquake was commented in the Asahi evening edition on Sep. 11.

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