As sea temperatures rise, the prefecture’s ubiquitous mozuku is under threat. Scientists believe they are close to a ...

Mozuku is a unique Okinawan seaweed. Scientifically known as Cladosiphon okamuranus, this alga is popular in Japanese cuisine, and it has been farmed for more than 35 years. The cultivation of this ...

In the villages of Ogimi and Kunigami in northern Okinawa Prefecture, where hawksbill turtles, green sea turtles and loggerhead turtles are known to nest, an increasing number of eggs have been found ...

In a panel on Pacific Islander filmmaking organized by the Hawai’i International Film Festival last year, a Native Hawaiian producer noted that fellow creatives in the region were “not divided by land ...

TORII STATION, Okinawa — A 100-million-year-old reproductive ritual continued this week at this small Army installation on Okinawa’s western coast. A green sea turtle crawled ashore early Wednesday at ...

If you've ever dined on the tropical island of Okinawa, Japan, your plate may have been graced by a remarkable pile of seaweed, each strand adorned with tiny green bubbles. Known as umi-budo or sea ...

Many of the sea grapes on the market are contrary to their names and are not grown in the sea as natural or aquaculture, but are grown in land-based vinyl houses like fruits and vegetables. However, ...

Residents in the city of Nago on the island of Okinawa woke up to find the port area looking rather “venomous” on Tuesday. Video footage shared to Twitter showed the large body of water with a deep ...

Okinawa's "ShisaIs a legendary creature that is considered a source of lion. The fact that the lion is a feline animal ..... means that in a sense it is "Neko AtsumeAnd the tension went up. A lot of ...

Scientists have decoded the genome of Okinawa mozuku, a seaweed with healthy properties that plays a key economic and ecological role. Mozuku is a unique Okinawan seaweed. Scientifically known as ...