Ama simply means woman of the sea and refers to these Japanese women, who practice free diving. A job traditionally reserved for women, as it did not require them to go to sea in a boat like the ...

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For centuries, women known as Ama divers have collected seafood off the coast of the Kii Peninsula without the use of breathing equipment. CNN meets some of the women carrying on this tradition.