Yanmar to launch CX570 crossover yacht
Yanmar Marine has announced the launch of the CX570 crossover yacht, with orders scheduled to begin in autumn 2025....
Japan
Swimmer rescued 80km off Japan, 36 hours after being swept out to sea
A 21-year-old woman has been rescued after being swept out to sea in a rubber ring while swimming in...
Japan makes changes to attract superyacht sector
At the recent GMBA conference in Singapore, Kenta Inaba, GMBA Japan, talked about the allure of Japan as a...
Japan’s changing regulations appeal to superyachts
Japan, with its vast coastline and abundant maritime resources, is becoming a prime destination for superyachts. It has often...
Data scandal rocks Japanese marine engine market
Japanese engine maker IHI Corp. has admitted that a subsidiary has falsified fuel efficiency data for 4,215 marine engines,...
Eight killed as tanker carrying 1,000 tonnes of acid capsizes off Japan
Eight people have been confirmed dead after a cargo ship carrying almost 1,000 tonnes of acid capsized in bad...
UN watchdog approves plan for Fukushima water release
A UN watchdog has approved plans for Japan to release up to a million tonnes of wastewater from the...
VIDEO: Freighter goes aground on coral reef in Japan
A Chinese freighter ran aground on a large coral reef just off the Japanese island of Ishigaki, 125nmi to...
WATCH: Japanese divers have close encounter with giant squid
Footage has emerged of two scuba divers having a very close encounter with a rare giant squid of the...
Japan to release a million tonnes of radioactive water into the ocean
Japan has revealed plans to release more than a million tonnes of wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power...
VIDEO: Rare white dolphin captured for controversial exhibit
Japanese animal advocates have captured footage of a rare white dolphin being taken from the wild in Japan, during...
