Japanese participants. Hideki Mukoyoshi (Sedimentologist, Shimane University, Japan), Mari Hamahashi (Structural Geologist, Institute of Geology and Geoinformation, Geological Survey of Japan, Japan), Satoko Owari (Inorganic Geochemist, Chiba University, Japan), and Mebae Kuranaga (Physical Properties Specialist, Yamaguchi University, Japan). (Credit: Tim Fulton, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp362_176]