Japanese research vessel Umitaka Maru has returned to Hobart as the Tasmanian Government continues to establish new trade opportunities as part of ...

YOKOHAMA--Japan’s first Arctic research vessel now under construction here will be capable of smashing through sea ice up to 1.2 meters thick to reach the northern polar region to study sea ...

a relic of Japan’s whaling tradition, has finally retired after playing a central role in research and commercial operations for more than 30 years. It will be replaced by a modern vessel next ...

The Moroccan-Japanese partnership in marine research and sustainable development has entered a new phase with the official inauguration of the research vessel Al Hassan Al Marrakchi at the Port of ...

Hwang said Japanese patrol ships have trailed South Korean scientific research vessels to monitor their activity. Dokdo -- a set of rocky islets in the East Sea -- has long been a source of ...

The Greens are calling for the Albanese government to immediately confirm with the Japanese consulate whether Japanese whaling "research" vessels are ...

Japan has launched a brand new whaling fleet mother ship, the Kangei Maru, which can be anticipated will mean renewed frequent clashes with environmental groups that are also acquiring a new ...

The Greens are calling for the Albanese government to immediately confirm with the Japanese consulate whether Japanese whaling “research” vessels are currently operating in the Southern Ocean, and if ...

The Japanese icebreaker ship Shirase near the tip of the Shirase Glacier during the 58th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition. (Photo by Kazuya Ono).