Burnt Hot Dog' sea cucumbers take center stage in a new genetic study that digs into their valued spot in marine ecosystems across Japan's Okinawa Island as well as their extreme vulnerability to ...

Holothuria edulis is better known as the burnt hot dog sea cucumber. Besides having a terrific name, this creature is fascinating—one that scientists insist is an underrated but valuable member ...

YOMITAN, Okinawa — In retrospect, Gary Hagland regrets his role in exciting those sea cucumbers. Nor does the Okinawa-based civilian Defense Department employee appear too happy with his 15 ...

Okinawa residents held a protest at sea on Monday against land reclamation work for a US military base in Japan’s southernmost island prefecture. While the landfill work for moving US Marine ...