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What are the features of the Sea of Japan?
The Sea of Japan is a "deep bathtub" in the western north Pacific
What does the bottom of the bathtub look like? The bathymetry of the Sea of Japan
Why does the Sea of Japan have weak tides?
Why is the Sea of Japan so rich in fishery resources? The confluence of warm and cold currents
Functions of the winter monsoon
The Sea of Japan is a natural desalination device
Water circulation in the Sea of Japan
Three major characteristics of the Sea of Japan
The Black Sea: another "bathtub"
The Sea of Japan is a miniature version of the Global Oceans
Where does the "shallow sea" end and the "deep sea" begin?
The biggest ocean circulation system operates on a 2000-year timescale
The Sea of Japan has its own "miniature circulation"
How oxygen is delivered to the deep ocean
The Sea of Japan is rich in oxygen
How do you measure the "age" of seawater?
Seawater as old as the birth of Christ
The "miniature ocean" is a canary in a coal mine: what comes next for the Sea of Japan?
The CREAMS project: a research project by countries that border the Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan has its own distinct water mass! Explorations of the bathtub's depths
Pioneering explorers of the Sea of Japan
Who named the Sea of Japan?
Russian scientists pioneered the scientific study of the Sea of Japan
The Japanese scientist who used over 10,000 bottles to study ocean currents
How to collect water samples from multiple depths at once
How to take accurate depth measurements: exploits in glasswork
An oceanographic survey using 50 ships at once
The discovery of Japan Sea Proper Water
The three subdivisions of Japan Sea Proper Water: the key was water depth
Using technology to visualize the invisible
At last, a glimpse of the sea of Japan's deepest reaches
When did the bottom sink?
We established the age of Japan Sea Bottom Water!
Understanding pathways of bottom-water circulation: two measurements converge
How temperature and salinity determine the characteristics of seawater
The history of the Sea of Japan: how did it first emerge and how has it changed?
The origin of the Sea of Japan: our story begins 20 million years ago
Why did the Sea of Japan form when it did?
What if the Sea of Japan were larger?
Lurching between recurring glacial and interglacial periods
The Sea of Japan's seafloor sediments contain a record of its glacial environment: evidence of a "dead zone"
A world where sea levels were 120 meters lower
What triggered the shift from a "dead zone" to a "sea of life"?
The Sea of Japan's history is recorded in the organisms that lived through it
What do fossils tell us?
Fluctuations in the Tsushima warm current
The Tsushima warm current determines the fate of the Sea of Japan
So much depends on the "water of life"
Seafloor resources in the Sea of Japan: methane gas and gas hydrates
The Sea of Japan is a "mother sea": without it, Japan would not exist
The Sea of Japan as it was first seen by humans: a dialogue between a student and an elderly professor
The wellspring of a wealthy country: the role of the Sea of Japan
Jomon culture and the Sea of Japan
The development of the Sea of Japan cultural region
The Sea of Japan as a hub for international exchange
A calendar from the Balhae Kingdom
Kitamae ships: the backbone of domestic trade
The Maeda Clan of the Kaga domain pioneered shipping in the Sea of Japan
Lessons from the Sea of Japan for the next generation
When La Perouse encountered Kitamae ships in the Sea of Japan
A warning from the "miniature ocean": the Sea of Japan's lament
The increasing severity of global climate change
Changes in Japan Sea Bottom Water
A 10% decline in just 30 years!
A shortage of income or too much spending?
Water temperatures are also rising
Something is wrong with the Sea of Japan's thermohaline circulation!
What occurred in the cold winter of the year 2000
Distress signals from the canary in the coal mine: signs of change in the global oceans
What about the impacts of ongoing ocean acidification?
Ocean acidification affects the Sea of Japan in a unique way
Are Japan's water resources under threat?
The Sea of Japan in the twenty-first century: finding inspiration in the "upside-down map"
Oceanographic cruises aboard the Hakuho Map.
The Sea of Japan is a "deep bathtub" in the western north Pacific
What does the bottom of the bathtub look like? The bathymetry of the Sea of Japan
Why does the Sea of Japan have weak tides?
Why is the Sea of Japan so rich in fishery resources? The confluence of warm and cold currents
Functions of the winter monsoon
The Sea of Japan is a natural desalination device
Water circulation in the Sea of Japan
Three major characteristics of the Sea of Japan
The Black Sea: another "bathtub"
The Sea of Japan is a miniature version of the Global Oceans
Where does the "shallow sea" end and the "deep sea" begin?
The biggest ocean circulation system operates on a 2000-year timescale
The Sea of Japan has its own "miniature circulation"
How oxygen is delivered to the deep ocean
The Sea of Japan is rich in oxygen
How do you measure the "age" of seawater?
Seawater as old as the birth of Christ
The "miniature ocean" is a canary in a coal mine: what comes next for the Sea of Japan?
The CREAMS project: a research project by countries that border the Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan has its own distinct water mass! Explorations of the bathtub's depths
Pioneering explorers of the Sea of Japan
Who named the Sea of Japan?
Russian scientists pioneered the scientific study of the Sea of Japan
The Japanese scientist who used over 10,000 bottles to study ocean currents
How to collect water samples from multiple depths at once
How to take accurate depth measurements: exploits in glasswork
An oceanographic survey using 50 ships at once
The discovery of Japan Sea Proper Water
The three subdivisions of Japan Sea Proper Water: the key was water depth
Using technology to visualize the invisible
At last, a glimpse of the sea of Japan's deepest reaches
When did the bottom sink?
We established the age of Japan Sea Bottom Water!
Understanding pathways of bottom-water circulation: two measurements converge
How temperature and salinity determine the characteristics of seawater
The history of the Sea of Japan: how did it first emerge and how has it changed?
The origin of the Sea of Japan: our story begins 20 million years ago
Why did the Sea of Japan form when it did?
What if the Sea of Japan were larger?
Lurching between recurring glacial and interglacial periods
The Sea of Japan's seafloor sediments contain a record of its glacial environment: evidence of a "dead zone"
A world where sea levels were 120 meters lower
What triggered the shift from a "dead zone" to a "sea of life"?
The Sea of Japan's history is recorded in the organisms that lived through it
What do fossils tell us?
Fluctuations in the Tsushima warm current
The Tsushima warm current determines the fate of the Sea of Japan
So much depends on the "water of life"
Seafloor resources in the Sea of Japan: methane gas and gas hydrates
The Sea of Japan is a "mother sea": without it, Japan would not exist
The Sea of Japan as it was first seen by humans: a dialogue between a student and an elderly professor
The wellspring of a wealthy country: the role of the Sea of Japan
Jomon culture and the Sea of Japan
The development of the Sea of Japan cultural region
The Sea of Japan as a hub for international exchange
A calendar from the Balhae Kingdom
Kitamae ships: the backbone of domestic trade
The Maeda Clan of the Kaga domain pioneered shipping in the Sea of Japan
Lessons from the Sea of Japan for the next generation
When La Perouse encountered Kitamae ships in the Sea of Japan
A warning from the "miniature ocean": the Sea of Japan's lament
The increasing severity of global climate change
Changes in Japan Sea Bottom Water
A 10% decline in just 30 years!
A shortage of income or too much spending?
Water temperatures are also rising
Something is wrong with the Sea of Japan's thermohaline circulation!
What occurred in the cold winter of the year 2000
Distress signals from the canary in the coal mine: signs of change in the global oceans
What about the impacts of ongoing ocean acidification?
Ocean acidification affects the Sea of Japan in a unique way
Are Japan's water resources under threat?
The Sea of Japan in the twenty-first century: finding inspiration in the "upside-down map"
Oceanographic cruises aboard the Hakuho Map.