About 130 ama divers are based in the city located near the tip of the Noto Peninsula, according to Kadoki. During the summer, they take boats from Wajima Port in the early morning and travel ...

Today, 70 years after the novel was published in 1954, the traditional "ama" female divers remain active around the rocky shores of Toba and the neighboring city of Shima, favorable habitats for ...

Japan's legendary Ama free-diving women still plumb the waters around Sugashima Island in search of abalone, turban shell and Ise spiny lobster. We glimpse the island through this extraordinary ...

KUJI, Iwate Prefecture--“Ama” divers are back in business after a ... as a locale in “Ama-chan,” a serial drama aired by Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK). With a rerun currently airing ...

Meet the men ama divers of Shima in Japan's Mie prefecture. Ama traditions may date back as far as 2,000 years, and free diving has long been known as a women-only profession in Japan. ST's Walter ...

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Koze, 39, the last diver presumed lost at sea in Saturday’s diving expedition ... at times but speaking coherent English, the plucky Japanese had swum nonstop for close to 24 hours since ...