OARAI, Ibaraki Prefecture--A sand tiger shark was born at the Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium here, the first successful breeding of the species in Japan. Only four other aquariums ...

That year, 88 sea otters were housed in aquariums in Japan. But the number plummeted to 30 in 2011 and to 10 in 2017. The last sea otter in the Tokyo metropolitan area died at the Aqua World ...

NUMAZU, Shizuoka -- Penguin obstacle races are being held as a spring break event at an aquarium in this central Japan city, and visitors who correctly guess the winner get a chance to hold a ...