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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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Doban-kun: A 'cute' human-shaped counting tool from prehistoric JapanThis anthropomorphic clay tablet was likely used in an ancient ritual by the Jōmon culture in Japan.
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Mysterious climate-changing eruption that turned the sun blue traced to remote Pacific islandZavaritskii volcano in the Kuril Islands was responsible for the mysterious 1831 volcanic eruption that cooled the climate and turned the sun different colors, a new study finds.
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Ancient hunter-gatherer DNA linked to higher BMI in modern Japanese peopleA new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.
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'Ghost Ship of the Pacific,' which fought on both sides in WWII, discovered near San FranciscoThe newfound wreck could help maritime archaeologists better understand how 20th-century warships were designed.
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'Secret teachings' about ritual Samurai beheading revealed in newly translated Japanese textsFour newly translated Japanese texts describe how ritual samurai beheadings were supposed to take place during the Edo period and later.
