a relic of Japan’s whaling tradition, has finally retired after playing a central role in research and commercial operations for more than 30 years. It will be replaced by a modern vessel next ...

“We will work as one to maintain whaling culture for eternity,” said Hideki Tokoro, president of Kyodo Senpaku Co., the whaling company that owns the ship ... Japan started what it calls ...

None of these powerful opponents has proven more consequential than the island nation of Japan ... research loophole. Another is to place international monitors aboard whaling ships as ...

The federal government is withdrawing a proposal that would require more ships to slow ... said at least 82 whales were observed in late July and August during research flights south of New ...

The ama divers of Ise-Shima, Japan’s sea-women, carry on a centuries-old tradition of freediving for seafood, blending adventure with cultural preservation. In the cool waters off Japan’s Ise ...

First introduced in 2022, the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule included changes such as a mandatory 10-knot speed restriction to vessels 35 feet or longer in slow zones and ...

Austal Ships of Western Australia has penetrated the Japanese market with the sale of a 141-foot (43-m), $7.8 million passenger catamaran to Japanese shipping operator, Diamond Ferry, which is a ...

NYK and Akita Eisen KK have established a joint company Japan Offshore Support (JOS) to provide ship maintenance and management services for offshore wind power projects, as well as training and ...