The animal is about one inch long and protected ... There are more than 36 species in the Semisulcospira genus, including 18 in Lake Biwa in Japan, according to the study. About 10 species in ...

Japan's biggest lake: Lake Biwa. It is four million years old, a source of water for 14 million people, and home to over ten aquatic creatures that are only found there.

It still supplies water, generates power and boosts tourism. Lake Biwa is Japan's largest lake and lies to the east of Kyoto in Shiga Prefecture ...

The Lake Biwa Canal is a historic waterway constructed first in 1890 and extended again in 1912. The canal links Lake Biwa, the largest lake in the country, to the city of Kyoto. It’s an amazing ...