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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.
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'The secret to living to 110 was, don't register your death': Ig Nobel winner Saul Justin Newman on the flawed data on extreme agingSaul Newman’s research suggests that we’re completely mistaken about how long humans live for.
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Japan to start building 1st 'zeta-class' supercomputer in 2025, 1,000 times more powerful than today's fastest machinesJapan's new state-of-the-art supercomputer, which is due to cost more than $750 million to build, is set to turn on by 2030.
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Sexually frustrated dolphin behind spate of attacks on humans off JapanA stock image of an Indo-Pacific dolphin swimming (not the individual responsible for the recent attacks).
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Japan plans to commercially hunt vulnerable fin whales, enraging conservationistsJapan has announced plans to add fin whales — the second-largest animal on Earth — to its list of commercial whaling species, which currently includes Bryde's, sei and minke whales.
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Japan captures 1st image of space debris from orbit, and it's spookily stunningA new Japanese mission to photograph space junk from orbit marks a milestone in orbital debris cleanup efforts.
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Modern Japanese people arose from 3 ancestral groups, 1 of them unknown, DNA study suggestsModern Japanese people largely originated from three ancestral groups and carry ancient DNA that may influence their risk of developing certain diseases, genetic analyses suggest.
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Skeleton panda sea squirt: The weird little creature that looks like baby panda dressed up for HalloweenScientists discovered this little panda skeleton that lives off the coast of a Japanese island was a new species after scuba divers posted photos of it online.
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Defying the odds, Japan's SLIM lander survives 2nd night on the moonJapan's SLIM lunar lander has survived another night on the moon, despite being designed to die after the first lunar night.
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