Program: GMS
Geostationary Meteorological Satellite, also called Himawari
which means "sunflower"
Japanese Meteorology Agency satellite program
Originated as Japan's contribution to the international GARP and WWW programs.
The satellites are designed to observe cloud cover, land and sea surface and
cloud-top temperature, image acquisition, distribution of image data and other
met info, collection and relay of weather data from data collection platforms
(DCPs) - land, sea and airborne.
Ministry of Transport
2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81-03-3212-8341
http://www.kishou.go.jp/