METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE LN JAPAN 47 



Observatory is situated in Motoeclio, Maruno-iiolii, Tokyo. 

 The Observatory is to make 



1. Investigations on the meteorology of Japan, 



2. Weather forecasts and storm-warnings for the meteoro- 



h")gical districts, 



3. Investigations on the seismology of Japan, 



4. Investigations and researches in agricultural meteorology, 



5. Investigations on aeronautical meteorology, 



6. Observations on and i-esearches in terrestrial magnetism 



and atmospheric electricity, 



7. Eesearches on '•' Tsunami " (or Baz de onaree), 



8. Investigations in meteorological science, 



9. Testing and repairing meteorological and scismological 



instruments, 



10. Meteorological and seismic observations at Tokyo, 

 and 



11. Vv'eather forecasts and storm-warnings for Tokyo. 



The Central Observatory receives observations from 112 stations 

 at home and abroad for the purpose of weather forecasting and partly 

 for publication in the daily bulletin. Free telegraphic transmission 

 is allowed by the Department of Communications. A data message 

 reporting synopses of the weather conditions at forty stations is tele- 

 graphed to the local meteorological observatories in cipher code morning 

 and afternoon. A similar but shorter message is broadcasted from 

 the wireless station attached to the Observatory to enable the captains 

 of ships at sea to make their own weathtr charts on board and to 

 judge the coming weather on their routes. The storm warning is also 

 broadcasted whenever a cyclonic system of dangerous natiue is expected. 

 For the benefit of navigators of all nationalities, the warning is in 

 plain English. Observations on all the meteorological elements are 

 taken every hour at Tokyo, and their variations are registered by 

 self-record ing instrum ents. 



Weather forecasts are issued morning and afternoon every day, 

 and telegraphed to subscribers. They are also posted at every police 

 box and printed in the evening papers. At nine o'clock in the evening 

 the weather forecast is broadcasted from the Tokyo Radio-broadcasting 

 station. The weather chart and daily bulletin are jirinted and dist- 

 ributed about 10 to 11 o'clock every morning. Attached to the 

 Central Observatory are a large workshop where meteorological and 



