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The Japanese coast sparkles in the night
Oceanography

The Japanese coast sparkles in the night

The spectacle occurred on the coast of Toyama City, Honshu Island, Japan from August 18, Roket News reported. It is made up of a concentration of millions of firefly squ…

December 17, 2018
The escaping penguin in Japan has a new name
Oceanography

The escaping penguin in Japan has a new name

A penguin became famous all over Japan after escaping from an aquarium in Tokyo that was given a new name, after only months of being called by numbers. Humboldt penguin…

December 17, 2018
Marine animals die massively in Japan
Oceanography

Marine animals die massively in Japan

Hundreds of thorny starfish drifted to a coast in southern Japan in the past few days and scientists thought they were stranded due to lack of food. People discovered mo…

December 17, 2018
Squid 'flying' at sea
Oceanography

Squid 'flying' at sea

A British photographer took a picture of a squid that used jet propulsion to break out of the sea and fly at about 20cm high, according to the Daily Mail.

December 17, 2018
Heavy tuna in Japan
Oceanography

Heavy tuna in Japan

A giant 445 kg bluefin tuna, the heaviest of the fish caught in Japan 24 years, was sold at the fish market in Tokyo today.

December 17, 2018
Japan recorded fish species
Oceanography

Japan recorded fish species

The Oceanographic Museum in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, announced that it has discovered and recorded a small fish belonging to the Ministry of finfish (Coe…

December 17, 2018
Japanese coral transgender in the seabed
Oceanography

Japanese coral transgender in the seabed

Professor Yossi Loya of Tel Aviv University's Department of Zoology is the first in the world to discover that Japanese sea corals also convert sex.

December 17, 2018
Japan: Announcing the video about the giant squid
Oceanography

Japan: Announcing the video about the giant squid

The giant squid not only lives deep in the sea but also has the ability to swim very fast. Japanese scientists have unveiled unique images to prove this in a movie about…

December 17, 2018