"Ocean anoxic events occur in part as a consequence ... but to ancient strata along the northwest edge of a mountain on Japan's Hokkaido Island. The rocks, or tuffs, formed from volcanic ash ...

Ocean currents are key to the marine diversity, bathing Japan's shores in temperatures of water that range from around 30°F to 85°F. The currents also bring the country a couple of world records.

For the coming three years, starting in 2026, Japan has announced an increase in its Indian Ocean bigeye tuna quota. The ...

Japan adopted a new five-year ocean policy on Friday that calls for stronger maritime security, including bolstering its coast guard’s capability and cooperation with the military amid China’s ...

Japan's quota for bigeye tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean is set to be raised from 2026 for three years. That's because ...

TOKYO -- Japan is aiming to counter an increasingly active Russia and China in the Arctic Ocean, dispatching its former top diplomat to Greenland on Thursday to discuss plans for an icebreaker ship ...

Japan is the second largest consumer of plastics ... but they last indefinitely in the ocean, where they can be ingested by marine life. Plastics currently comprise 80% of all waste in the ocean.

Moragoda expressed that Japan will demonstrate its continued interest in the developments in the Indian Ocean by participating in the conference at a high level. The Ambassador was also briefed on ...

Sean Hu's "Ocean Elegy: The Tragedies of Mudan and Ryukyu ... will world premiere as the opening film of Japan's Cinema at Sea – Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival.

Now, plans are afoot to begin trial collection of the manganese nodules, or mineral concretions, from the Pacific Ocean site as early ... Minami-Torishima island, Japan’s easternmost island ...