The town of Kuroshio in Japan is named after the swift ocean current that flows nearby. The Kuro­shio (Black Stream) stretches as wide as a megacity and carries more water than the Amazon river.

While we can’t usually observe coastal currents from the shoreline, water in the oceans of the world is in constant motion.

The seabed off southern Japan has long held shapes that look out of place. Divers near Amami Oshima Island began noticing ...

Japan’s endangered freshwater eels were found in over 50 rivers in Hokkaido, far more than previously believed, a survey ...

Japan’s weak yen, rising yields, and BOJ policy trilemma could spark global volatility. Read why Japan has now become the elephant in the room of the global markets.

The East/Japan Sea is a complex and dynamic marginal sea whose circulation patterns are governed by a combination of local atmospheric forcing, basin geometry, and exchanges with surrounding margins.

Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met in Washington on January 15 to ...

Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international ...

In August 2020, Vikash Tatayah at the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation made a phone call he never expected to make. He had “an unusual request,” he recounts telling friends in the U.K. who owned a ...

The small-ship line in 2028 will debut its first expedition sailing yacht, the Atlas Adventurer. The 400-guest ship will have ...

Driven by lessons from World War II and China’s expanding presence, Japan’s strategic orientation is pivoting eastward into the Pacific.

The sun was still low on the horizon when 19-year-old Piper James walked toward the Pacific Ocean for a morning swim on an ...