Join the extraordinary journey of Japan’s traditional pearl divers through the lens of freediving. This video captures the age-old practice, showcasing the skill, tradition, and resilience of ...

Seventy-five years ago, hundreds of interned Japanese pearl divers were deported from Australia at the end of World War Two. It largely ended a once-lucrative industry in Queensland’s Torres Strait.

By Amanda Holpuch Jessie Mahaffey, who was scrubbing the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it was hit by Japanese torpedoes at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, and who was among the last living ...