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Prehistoric Jomon people in Japan had 'little to no' DNA from the mysterious Denisovans, study findsThe prehistoric Jomon people of Japan had "unexpectedly low" levels of DNA from the Denisovans, our mysterious human relatives.
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'A genuine surprise': Near-Earth asteroid Ryugu once had 'flowing water' that transformed its insidesA new analysis of asteroid Ryugu hints that the "potentially hazardous" space rock once had flowing water in its core, possibly leftover from the impact that created it.
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Narusawa Ice Cave: The lava tube brimming with 10-foot-high ice pillars at the base of Mount FujiThe 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.
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See what would happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted 'without any warning' in new AI-generated videoJapanese 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.
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Haniwa Dancers: 1,500-year-old ghostly figurines thought to hold the souls of the deadTwo cylindrical clay sculptures may represent dancers who performed at a funeral 1,500 years ago.
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Japan launches its first homegrown quantum computerJapan's first entirely homegrown quantum computer uses superconducting qubits and components made entirely domestically.
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Japan sets new internet speed record — it's 4 million times faster than average US broadband speedsA team of scientists in Japan shattered the record for the fastest internet speed by developing new fiber optics.
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Dinosaur age tsunami revealed from tiny chunks of Japanese amber, study findsAmber 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.
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What did ninjas actually wear?The word "ninja" may bring to mind a person dressed mostly in black, but what they wore was actually quite different.
