Nearly a minute has passed yet the sea in front of us remains still, save for a ring-shaped life preserver bobbing upon its surface. Inside it is a mesh net, known as a sukari, filled with red, yellow ...

Yoshino Uemura came late to the world of female “ama” divers, taking the plunge in her 40s. But now, over two decades later, she feels there is no time to lose if her chosen profession is to survive ...

KUJI, Iwate Prefecture--“Ama” divers are back in business after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Live seasonal diving performances without breathing apparatus are now under way at the ...

In a coastal hut in Mie Prefecture, a charcoal fire burns at the center as ama — "sea woman" in Japanese, who make a living by free-diving for seafood — warm their hands, or grill fresh catch for ...

Nearly a minute has passed yet the sea in front of us remains still, save for a ring-shaped life preserver bobbing upon its surface. Inside it is a mesh net, known as a sukari, filled with red, yellow ...

Yoshino Uemura came late to the world of female ama divers, taking the plunge in her 40s. But now, over two decades later, she feels there is no time to lose if her chosen profession is to survive for ...

SHIMA/TOBA, MIE – Growing up by the sea, Mr Yushi Ikeda and Mr Toyofumi Hamagiwa followed in the footsteps of their mothers to become ama free divers. “My mother was an ama, and she asked if I was ...