History of NIED
NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) aims to protect people's lives and properties from natural disasters and to prepare society to be resilient to natural disasters, through research on disasters caused by earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, landslides, meteorological changes, snow and ice damages.
As a National Research Institute
- 1959.9
- Ise Bay Typhoon
- 1963.1
- Showa 38 Heavy Snow
- 1963.4
- National Research Center for Disaster Prevention (NRCDP) established in Ginza, Tokyo as a national research institute under the jurisdiction of the Science and Technology Agency
- 1964.6
- Niigata Earthquake
- 1964.12
- Institute of Snow and Ice Studies established in Nagaoka
- 1965.8
- Marine Observation Tower completed in Hiratsuka
- 1967.6
- Strong Motion Earthquake Observation Council established
- 1967.7
- Hiratsuka branch established
- 1969.10
- Shinjo branch established
- 1970.6
- Large-scale Earthquake Simulator completed
(The first research facility in Tsukuba Science City) - 1973.3
- Iwatsuki Crustal Activity Observatory completed
- 1974.3
- Large-scale Rainfall Simulator completed
- 1978.4
- HQs of NRCDP moved from Tokyo to Tsukuba Science City
- 1984.3
- Kanto and Tokai Crustal Activity Observation Network formed
- 1988.3
- Doppler Radar completed
- 1990.6
- Reorganization from NRCDP to National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)
- 1995.1
- Southern Hyogo Prefecture Earthquake (Great Hanshin/Awaji Earthquake)
- 1996.3
- Sagami-Bay Sea Bottom Earthquake Observatory completed
- 1996.6
- Operation of K-NET (Kyoshin Network) started
- 1997.3
- Cryospheric Environment Simulator completed (Shinjo)
- 1997.4
- Construction of Hi-net (High Sensitivity Seismograph Network Japan), KiK-net (Kiban Kyoshin Network), and F-net (Full Range Seismograph Network of Japan) started
- 2000.3
- Multi-parameter radar system completed
- 2001.1
- Jurisdiction of NIED changed to MEXT after reorganization of the ministries
As an Independent Administrative Agency
- 2001.4
- - Independent Administrative Agency NIED established
- Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research Center (EDM) transferred to NIED from RIKEN (Miki)
- The 1st mid-term objectives and plan launched - 2002.10
- Kawasaki Laboratory established as an additional branch of EDM (Kawasaki)
- 2003.4
- EDM moved to Kobe from Miki
- 2004.10
- Operation of Three-Dimensional Full-Scale Earthquake Testing Facility (E-Defense) started (Miki)
- 2006.4
- The 2nd mid-term objectives and plan launched
- 2007.3
- Kawasaki Laboratory closed down
- 2008.3
- Marine Observation Tower at Hiratsuka Experiment Station closed down
- 2010.4
- Operation of V-net (The Fundamental Volcano Observation Network) started
- 2011.3
- - Great East Japan Earthquake
- EDM closed down - 2011.4
- The 3rd mid-term objectives and plan launched
- 2011.8
- Construction of S-net (Seafloor observation network for earthquakes and tsunamis along the Japan Trench) started
- 2013.4
- Snow and Ice Research Center reorganized (Shinjo branch changed to Shinjo Cryospheric Environment Laboratory)
- 2014.9
- Mt. Ontake erupted
- 2014.10
- Research Center for Reinforcement of Resilient Function established
As a National Research and Development Agency
- 2015.4
- The Status of NIED changed to National Research and Development Agency from Independent Administrative Agency
- 2016.4
- - Institute’s name changed to National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
- The 4th mid- and long-term objectives and plan launched
- Innovation Center for Meteorological Disaster Mitigation established
- Center for Integrated Volcano Research established
- DONET (Dense Oceanfloor Network system for Earthquakes and Tsunamis) transferred to NIED from JAMSTEC - 2016.4
- Kumamoto Earthquake
- 2017.4
- Research Center for Enhancing Metropolitan Resilience established
- 2017.11
- Integrated operation of Monitoring of Waves on Land and Seafloor (MOWLAS) began
- 2018.4
- SIP Program Management Office established
- 2018.12
- Research Center for National Disaster Resilience established
- 2019.2
- Construction of Nankai Trough Seafloor Observation Network for Earthquakes and Tsunamis (N-net) started
- 2020.6
- 50th anniversary of the establishment of Large-scale Earthquake Simulator
- 2020.7
- Headquarters of Innovation Co-Creation established
