Japan

Nine scuba divers were rescued after drifting for 2.5 hours in cold water off Bentenjima, near Wakkanai in northern Hokkaido, Japan.

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of 38 new species following an Ocean Census expedition off the coast of Japan

A Taiwanese technical diver has died during an dive to recover human remains from a WWII-era flooded coal mine off the coast of western Japan

Artist and conservationist Jason deCaires Taylor has installed a new sculpture, 'Ocean Gaia', off the island of Tokunoshima, Japan.

Ocean Census partners with JAMSTEC to explore the deep-sea habitats and volcanic trenches off Japan's southern coast

Dive computer and electronics specialist Shearwater will enhance its presence in Japan through a partnership with distributor Kinugawa

A pod of orcas filmed trapped in a tiny break in the ice floe off the coast of Japan have released themselves, according to reports.

As with many things in Japan, this enigmatic country’s rich and exciting diving is a mystery to most people who don’t live there.

The Reef-World Foundation has announced that Japan is to become the 14th country to implement the Green Fins initiative.

Byunggil loves taking photographs of divers underwater - particularly in the cavee and reefs of his base in Okinawa

Scientist believe they have found the earliest recorded example of a human shark attack fatality, dating back more than 3,000 years in Japan

Underwater photographer Akira Nanjo, from Okinawa, Japan. Fascinated by his home waters of Japan, Akira hopes to show the colourful variety of marine life

A rare megamouth shark has died a day after been sighted and filmed offshore from the Japanese town of Tateyama on the south coast of Honshu