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Days before dying, Japan's lunar lander snaps glorious photo of Earth during a total solar eclipse
By Joanna Thompson published
Japan's Hakuto-R lander may have crashed on the moon, but the spacecraft still sent back valuable images.
WWII ship that sank with 1,000 Allied POWs on board discovered in South China Sea
By Tom Metcalfe published
The wreck of a Japanese transport ship that sank in 1942 with more than 1,000 Allied prisoners-of-war on board has been discovered near the Philippines.
Deepest-dwelling fish ever seen is a ghostly snailfish spotted more than 27,000 feet beneath the ocean surface
By Harry Baker published
The never-before-seen fish was spotted 5 miles below the ocean's surface in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench near Japan.
Wreck of long-lost US World War II submarine found off Japanese coast
By Tom Metcalfe published
Japanese researchers have located the wreck of USS Albacore, one of the most successful U.S. submarines of World War II, off the island of Hokkaido, where the sub sank after hitting a mine in November 1944.
Haunting 'mermaid' mummy discovered in Japan is even weirder than scientists expected
By Harry Baker published
A new analysis of a mummified "mermaid" found in a Japanese temple has revealed exactly what it is made from, and it's not what scientists thought.
7.5-foot-long sword from 4th-century Japan may have 'protected' deceased from evil spirits
By Tom Metcalfe published
Archaeologists have unearthed an oversized ceremonial iron sword and a bronze mirror shaped like a shield from a 1,600-year-old burial mound in Nara, Japan.
Diver captures stunning photos of rare 8-foot giant squid
By Stephanie Pappas published
Diver Yosuke Tanaka swam with a giant squid in the Sea of Japan near Toyooka City in Hyogo Prefecture.
This wasp uses its prickly penis to escape certain death
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Male mason wasps have no venom, but they can still stab predators with their genitals.
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