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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.
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East Asians who can digest lactose can thank Neanderthal genesUnique 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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World's 1st hybrid quantum supercomputer goes online in JapanJapan's Fugaku supercomputer has gained an edge following the installation of the Reimei quantum computer.
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20,000-year-old 'human' fossils from Japan aren't what we thoughtThe bone fragments were once thought to be some of the oldest human fossils found in Japan.
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