S tepping into the vibrant atmosphere of Kyoto during the Saki Matsuri, also known as the Gion Festival, feels like walking ...

OMI-HACHIMAN, Shiga (Japan): A model of an ancient dog at a museum in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture, is gaining popularity thanks to social media posts showing the dog model "walking" in and out ...

No map. No smartphones. Just two motorbikes and some basic Japanese. These are the rules American game streamer Ludwig Ahgren and his buddy Michael Reeves have imposed on themselves as they ...

A research team from the University of Tokyo analyzed DNA from a Yayoi-period skeleton to determine the ancestral makeup of the modern Japanese population. The unique DNA makeup found in the bones ...

The new study, published in the Journal of Human Genetics, analysed the genome of a person dating to the Yayoi period whose remains were uncovered at the Doigahama archaeological site in Yamaguchi ...

Ancient DNA From “Yayoi” Individual Reveals Similarities With Korean Populations Researchers found that most immigration to Japan's Yayoi and Kofun periods came from the Korean Peninsula.

The new study, published in the Journal of Human Genetics, analysed the genome of a person dating to the Yayoi period whose remains were uncovered at the Doigahama archaeological site in Yamaguchi ...

Human remains from the Yayoi period, approximately 2,300 years ago, from which DNA was extracted. Today, Japan is an international hub for both business and pleasure.

Traces of ancient immigration patterns to Japan found in 2000-year-old genome Genetic analysis of an individual from the Yayoi period reveals immigration patterns from the Korean Peninsula Date ...

The researchers compared the genome of this Yayoi-period individual with the genome of ancient and modern populations in East Asia and Northeast Asia.

Japan is facing the risk of a possible "megaquake," which could cause a dangerous tsunami.