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Narusawa Ice Cave: The lava tube brimming with 10-foot-high ice pillars at the base of Mount Fuji
By Sascha Pare published
The Narusawa Ice Cave is a natural lava tunnel that formed during a violent eruption of Mount Fuji in A.D. 864. Every winter, the cave grows giant ice pillars due to its freezing temperatures.

See what would happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted 'without any warning' in new AI-generated video
By Sascha Pare published
Japanese government officials have released an AI video to show just how devastating an eruption at Mount Fuji could be. But don't worry, the dormant volcano is currently not at risk of blowing.

Haniwa Dancers: 1,500-year-old ghostly figurines thought to hold the souls of the dead
By Kristina Killgrove published
Two cylindrical clay sculptures may represent dancers who performed at a funeral 1,500 years ago.

Japan launches its first homegrown quantum computer
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Japan's first entirely homegrown quantum computer uses superconducting qubits and components made entirely domestically.

Japan sets new internet speed record — it's 4 million times faster than average US broadband speeds
By Perri Thaler published
A team of scientists in Japan shattered the record for the fastest internet speed by developing new fiber optics.

Dinosaur age tsunami revealed from tiny chunks of Japanese amber, study finds
By Olivia Ferrari published
Amber deposits in Japan show unique deformations that suggest trees were swept out to sea during a tsunami about 115 million years ago, giving paleontologists a new way to identify past tsunamis.

What did ninjas actually wear?
By Owen Jarus published
The word "ninja" may bring to mind a person dressed mostly in black, but what they wore was actually quite different.

East Asians who can digest lactose can thank Neanderthal genes
By Emily Cooke published
Unique versions of the lactase gene found in the genomes of East Asian people may have increased in prevalence within the population over time because they bolstered immune responses against pathogens, new data reveal.
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