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I can second that! I tried a dive in Atami two weeks ago and it was 15C with very poorly visibility!

Thank you. I have a nice list of dive schools in Asia I can go with to go all the way to MSDT. For the moment, I am not jumping in full time. That being said, I only get 2 weeks of paid time off at work. So most programs are not possible and with that I mean locations outside of Tokyo. Around...

Exactly. There are some other points the mentioned that I won't mention here that sounds like I won't be getting the quality of education I am hoping for, although it will get me the c-card fast (but at a premium price). That's not my goal.

Yes, and some of us have x-Ray vision and firebreathe!! It's really Xman style! Genetic mutation FTw!! Can I be Wolverine?

I have no problem with doing any scenario. But stating 1000$ for a DM program and saying I need some "specialties" for another 1000$ before I can start the program sounds wrong after what I know about PADI system and this diving community. I have done my OW, my AOW, my rescue and EFR and to be...

Drysuit boots are made so they seal with the drysuit. So they are definite different boots. My instructor came cold water diving with us last weekend and had pool sessions the next day (wearing wetsuit) and he was complaining he had to bring double of everything, including boots.

Thank you for making that clear. I have no problem with any exercise or requirement described as part of the DM course. I just don't want to pay the equivalent of 1000$ for those specialities (what he is asking) for things I am already competent in. I do qualify for the official requirements and...

Good morning. I have a question regarding the PADI DM course requirements and PADI standards. I know the requirements which I have. In this case, I have a NAUI rescue + EFR with over 120 dives in numerous countries including lots of night and deep dives. I contacted a local PADI instructor for...

Fukushima is leaking 0.3 terabecquerels (TBq) of radioactive material per month. Compare this to the already present 100,000 TBq of caesium-137 from H-bomb testing in the 1960s. (Who do we have to thank for that?) Source...

Seawater is not being used to cool the reactors. Please state that source. Please stop your disinformation! Only right after the loss of electricity and generators, as an last ditch effort, sea water was being dumped into the reactors (including the use of helicopters for that). Just to prevent...

Yes, the JAPANESE media as in members of press club usually don't touch the hot poke. Heavily influenced by government. (I guess this can also apply to other parts of world) No argument with you here. But plenty of independent and decent (sometimes foreign) investigate reporters around...

Why against spirit? With help, I do mean help study, not take final test instead of her. Even then, the certifying dive shop has to do a quick test and review of body of knowledge before starting confined water. It will show the student didn't complete test herself. It's an overall good system.

As a rule, I ignore general media articles as journalists are not specialists and I have seen too many wrong, misquoted or generally intentionally overhyped articles. CNN being the top of the list. I prefer knowledge information from scientists and I know a few (including people from safecast)...

Than you all for pitching in! Yes, the radiation ghost is misused in the press. But the risk is real. And I don't trust the government or nuclear companies in giving us the truth. This is why I love crowd sourced project like safecast!! Good source of information! Monitors not just Japan but...

Sorry, spotted this too late... But for future reference.... Kamui diving shop http://www.ms-kamui.com/ Blogpost of diving in Kagoshima http://bonniewaycott.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/february-2014-tokunoshima-kagoshima-japan/

I work around Tokyo station and would be happy to help.... Just helped somebody similar pass the online test. Will send you PM with my email addy

I live in Tokyo and dive in Izu (south Tokyo) all the time. While diving, you don't eat or inhale anything so I don't see any problem anywhere including Japan. Lots of embassies here that checked, saw radiation levels in their home country higher then in Tokyo (ex. Rome) While I don't want to...

There are three major groups (for foreigners)... Mar scuba (Matthew), Tokyo European divers (French instructor) and Discovery Divers Tokyo. They are not dive shops but groups of divers with instructors and dive masters organizing trips. I think they are all "reliable" with DDT being the biggest...

Brandon? Looks like you posted on Tokyo Discovery Divers as well. I'll have someone respond ASAP. Give us some time!

A tip is too look at vanilla air for flights... LLC prices but still includes 20kg luggage... Compare it with skymark and jetstar.... Vanilla air is not included in skyscanner (yet) Happy diving! There are some places through booking.com but for cheaper options.... Talk to some dive operators....