Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Free diver Yushi Ikeda (back), 30, returns from fishing with his female colleagues in the Azena district of Shima in the central Japan prefecture of Mie on June 19, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Photo taken June 19, 2016, in the Azena district of Shima in the central Japan prefecture of Mie, shows a portrait of free diver Yushi Ikeda's deceased mother, who was an "ama" free diver. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Free diver Yushi Ikeda (C), 30, chats with wife and fellow diver Mana (R), 20, and veteran diver Noriko Minami, with a 28-year career, in a hut for divers in the Azena district of Shima in the central Japan prefecture of Mie on June 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Free diver Yushi Ikeda, 30, pushes a boat out to the sea in the Azena district of Shima in the central Japan prefecture of Mie on June 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Photo taken May 12, 2016, shows Kashiko Island (front), the main venue of the summit of the Group of Seven nations held May 26 to 27, and the Azena district (R back) of Shima, known for a tradition of "ama" free divers, in the central Japan prefecture of Mie. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Yushi Ikeda, 30, a free diver in the Azena district of Shima in the central Japan prefecture of Mie, dives in the sea to gather abalone on June 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Male "ama" diver in central Japan city

Yushi Ikeda, 30, a free diver in the Azena district of Shima in the central Japan prefecture of Mie, hunts for abalone amid seaweed at the depth of around 5 meters of the sea on June 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo