They were then transported across the deep-sea topography along the Sagami Trough ... The deposits resemble the composition found in seawater of the Kuroshio Current. An extension of the Kuroshio ...

The Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hokkaido was particularly warm, which experts attributed to an abnormal flow of the Kuroshio Current. The Asahi Shimbun analyzed JMA data on average sea ...

The powerful Kuroshio shoots warm water northward ... helping make the Shiretoko Peninsula the southernmost spot with winter sea ice. These currents control more than water temperature.