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 ...

Many local Japanese immigrants were pearl divers at the time. There was no safe diving equipment, and many divers got decompression sickness caused by bubbles forming in the bloodstream due to ...

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.