Meteorological College
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is an educational institution affiliated to
the Japan Meteorological Agency
whose purpose is to train officials of the agency. It is located in Kashiwa, Chiba
. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1922, and it was chartered as a four-year college in 1962.
Affiliated institution
In Japan, an , also called a facility, is a collective term for organizations such as test and research agencies or training schools that are under the controls of the Cabinet Office or other governmental organizations established due to Article 3 Clause 2 of the National Government Organization...
the Japan Meteorological Agency
Japan Meteorological Agency
The or JMA, is the Japanese government's weather service. Charged with gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Japan, it is a semi-autonomous part of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport...
whose purpose is to train officials of the agency. It is located in Kashiwa, Chiba
Kashiwa, Chiba
is a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 404,820 and a population density of 3520 persons per km²...
. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1922, and it was chartered as a four-year college in 1962.