2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/147111In this paper, we give a criterion for the existence of logarithmic embeddings -- which was first introduced by Steenbrink -- for general normal crossing varieties. Using this criterion, we also give a new proof of the theorem of Kawamata--Namikawa which states a criterion for the existence of the log structures of semistable type.LaTeXAlgebraic Geometrytext