Toba: A group of Japanese grannies emerges from a boat returning to shore. Clad in black wetsuits and bubbling with energy, they are part of a dwindling community of ama – freediving fisherwomen.
As they compare the hauls of shellfish they have gathered, the women – who range from 60 to 80 years old – could be mistaken for teenagers underneath the water, gliding gracefully in the dark depths of the Pacific.
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