In this chapter we present an overview of the geology of the Japanese archipelago and the
surrounding ocean basins. To set the scene we begin by examining the main geological …

This review collects and systematizes in one place a variety of results which offer constraints
on the depth and the nature of the Moho beneath the Kamchatka peninsula and the islands …

Abstract The Eocene (~ 50–45 Ma) major absolute plate motion change of the Pacific plate
forming the Hawaii‐Emperor bend is thought to result from inception of Pacific plate …

Back‐arc basins are a primary target to understand lithospheric evolution in extension
associated with plate subduction. Most of the currently active back‐arc basins formed in …

Abstract The Sea of Japan back-arc system provides an exceptional opportunity to study a
virtually intact continent-ocean back-arc system in which recent tectonic inversion has …

The evolution of Cenozoic continental climate signals from the Atlantic and Pacific side of
Eurasia can be assessed for the first time by comparing climate records obtained for two mid …

A number of criteria considered diagnostic of double saloon door rifting and seafloor
spreading are matched by data from the Japanese Arc. These include: Driving mechanisms …

To clarify the formation process of the back‐arc basin in the Japan Sea, which is located
next to the northwestern Pacific, a seismic survey using ocean bottom seismographs and an …

Abstract The Japan Sea is a part of the western Pacific trench-arc-backarc system and has a
complex bathymetry and intense seismic activities in the crust and upper mantle. Local …

Clustering of arc volcanoes in subduction zones indicates along-arc variation in the physical
condition of the underlying mantle where majority of arc magmas are generated. The sub …