In a Japanese aquarium, a whale shark cruises slowly through a tank, awing a cluster of visitors who whip out their cellphones and cameras to record its stately passage. Whale sharks look fearsome, ...

At the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, a giant oceanic manta ray can be seen gliding effortlessly through the Kuroshio Sea attraction's large ocean aquarium, drawing exclamations of delight from onlookers.

Opening its doors in 2002, the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium boasts over 11,000 sea creatures, including approximately 720 distinct species spread across four floors. Attracting over 3.5 million visitors ...

People evacuate to an upland area after a tsunami warning was issued in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Motobu on April 3, 2024. (Mainichi/Makiko Nagao) MOTOBU, Okinawa -- The smartphones of visitors ...

The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is located on the premises of Ocean Expo Park. Ocean Expo Park is a pretty big park with a size of 71.6 hectares. At the entrance of the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium there ...

Okinawa, Japan, the birthplace of karate, is the top trending travel destination outside the U.S., based on search data from the popular booking site Expedia. A subtropical island prefecture, home to ...

The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is inviting the public to name its record-breaking whale shark. On Thursday, the aquarium, located in the township of Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture, marked the 10th ...

A great white shark has died after barely three days in a rare case of captivity in a Japanese aquarium. The 3.5 meter (11.5-foot) shark, which was accidentally caught in a net in southwestern Japan ...