ASIA Tsunami Workshop 2025

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ASIA Tsunami Workshop 2025 (SCSTW-15)

The conference will be held in Tokyo on November 20 and 21, with a field excursion in Sendai on Saturday, November 22.

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Greetings

We are pleased to announce that the Asia Tsunami Workshop (ATW) will be held on November 20–21, 2025, at the Takeda Hall of the University of Tokyo. This workshop is a spin-off from the South China Sea Tsunami Workshop (SCSTW), serving as the 15th meeting in the SCSTW series. SCSTW is a long-standing annual gathering that has brought together tsunami researchers from across the South China Sea region. The original workshop has fostered a unique environment where early-career graduate students present their developing work, mid-career scientists share cutting-edge research, and senior experts deliver comprehensive lectures. True to this inclusive spirit, this year, we broaden our focus beyond the South China Sea to encompass tsunami-related research throughout Asia, marking a new chapter by hosting the event in Tokyo.

The Asia Tsunami Workshop warmly welcomes presentations addressing tsunamis generated by a wide range of mechanisms, including earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity, and atmospheric pressure disturbances. Topics of interest span tsunami generation processes, propagation dynamics, run-up behavior, and damage assessment. In addition, we invite contributions on tsunami disaster mitigation strategies, such as hazard assessments, warning systems, coastal protection infrastructure, rapid evacuation planning, and community-based disaster preparedness and awareness efforts. The workshop will offer oral and poster sessions, promoting vibrant academic exchange across generations and geographic boundaries.

Of particular significance this year is the M8.8 earthquake off Kamchatka in July 2025, which generated a large tsunami recorded by precise instruments across the Pacific basin. The analysis of this event is expected to yield valuable insights, and we hope this workshop will serve as a timely platform for sharing initial findings and fostering collaborative discussion.

The workshop will be followed by a field excursion on Saturday, November 22, offering participants the opportunity to visit areas in Sendai that are still in the process of recovery from the devastating 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

We look forward to welcoming you to Tokyo for what promises to be an engaging and impactful gathering.

Important Days

  • Aug. 7, 2025 Website opens
  • Aug. 21, 2025 Opening of registration, abstract submission, and visa support requests
  • Sep. 30, 2025　Deadline for visa support requests
  • Oct. 19, 2025 Deadline for abstract submission
  • Oct. 31, 2025 Scientific program announced
  • Nov. 5, 2025 Deadline for registration
  • Nov. 20, 2025 Workshop begins
  • Nov. 20, 2025 Welcome reception
  • Nov. 22, 2025 Field excursion in Sendai

Registration Fees

  • General participants: 15,000 JPY (~100 USD)
  • Participants from ASEAN countries: 11,250 JPY (~75 USD)
  • Students: 7,500 JPY (~50 USD)
  • Retired researchers: Complimentary

Abstract Submissions

Abstracts should be written in English and no more than 300 words. To submit an abstract, you must first create an account in the submission system. Please click “Sign up” to register.

Presenter instructions

Oral presenters should use their own laptops to connect to the projector via HDMI. Poster panel size is 85 cm (W) x 178 cm (H).

Venue

Takeda Hall (5th Floor of the Takeda Building, the University of Tokyo)
2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 113-8656
No. 89 in the ACCESS map below
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/content/400020145.pdf

Transport Tips

Welcome Reception

A welcome reception, serving as a networking event, will be held on the evening of November 20.

Field Excursions (Optional, limited seats available)

The field excursion in Sendai on Saturday, November 22, is free of charge. But separate registration is required. Participants are responsible for their own travel expenses from Tokyo to Sendai on November 21. See more details

Accommodations

Participants are kindly requested to make their own accommodation arrangements. Tokyo offers a wide range of places to stay, so finding one should be relatively easy.

Steering Committee

  • Prof. Philip L.-F. Liu (Cornell University)
  • Prof. Linlin Li (Sun Yat-sen University)
  • Prof. Costas Synolakis (University of Southern California)
  • Prof. Kenji Satake (Taiwan Central University)
  • Prof. Nobuhito Mori (Kyoto University)
  • Prof. Hua Liu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
  • Prof. Xiaoming Wang (Tsinghua University)
  • Prof. Haijiang Liu (Zhejiang University)
  • Prof. Tso-ren Wu (Taiwan Central University)

Local Organizing Committee

  • Co-Chair; Toshitaka Baba (Tokushima University)
  • Co-Chair; Taro Arikawa (Chuo University)
  • Suppasri Anawat (Tohoku University)
  • Naotaka Chikasada (NIED)
  • Osamu Sandanbata (The University of Tokyo)
  • Yuchen Wang (JAMSTEC)

Supported by

  • Chuo University
  • Tokushima University
  • JSPS KAKENHI

Others

If you have any questions, please contact us at the email address below:
baba.toshi@tokushima-u.ac.jp