Ama divers in Japan

Ama divers in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows "ama" divers in Toba, Mie Prefecture, in June 2013. Eight prefectures in Japan announced on Jan. 24, 2014, the creation of a joint committee to promote and preserve the "ama" diving culture and have it designated an UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. Ama -- literally sea women -- are free-divers who collect pearls, shellfish, sea urchins and seaweed.

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