The turquoise water lapping against Okinawa's pebbled beach is so clear that you can see an occasional parrotfish streaking ...

Just a few meters beneath the clear, blue waters of Okinawa, reef-building corals known as Scleractinia have quietly lived for centuries. Slowly, layer by layer, they have constructed intricate, rigid ...

A scleractinian coral eDNA survey at four mesophotic sites using an underwater mini-ROV. (a) Four monitoring locations (SR1-SR4) at the Shigeo Reef near Motobu Peninsula. The location of Okinawa ...

Okinawa is Japan’s sole subtropical region, attracting visitors seeking white sand beaches and swaying palms. Of the 160 or ...

Japanese universities are seeking to restore coral reefs and marine ecosystems after inheriting artificial coral structures ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ashlee Marie Preston covers entertainment, travel, and ecotourism. From coral nurseries to glass-bottom submersibles and ...