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Adorable, newfound pygmy squid species named after Japanese forest fairiesTwo new species of pygmy squid have been discovered off Okinawa and named after mythical creatures.
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Strange sea worms have butts that grow a brain before wriggling off to find a mateScientists have worked out how Japanese green syllids grow a butt with a brain that can swim away to reproduce.
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Hoard of 100,000 centuries-old coins discovered in JapanA hoard of more than 100,000 coins found in Japan might have been buried by warriors centuries ago.
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New island that emerged from the ocean off Japan is now visible from spaceA newly-formed island off the coast of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean was spotted in satellite images after it emerged during an underwater volcanic eruption at the end of October.
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Bear linked to multiple attacks in Japan found dead alongside its final victimJapanese officials found the body of a missing student alongside the corpse of a brown bear that likely killed him. The bear is also suspected of attacking several other people in the area.
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Underwater volcanic eruption gives birth to new island in the PacificA volcanic eruption off the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on Oct. 30 led to the formation of a new 330-foot-wide island just north of the explosion site.
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Haunting 'mermaid' mummy from Japan is a gruesome monkey-fish hybrid with 'dragon claws,' new scans revealScientists have scanned the mummified remains of a supposed "mermaid" from Japan. The initial results suggest it is a horrifying mix of fish, monkey and lizard parts.
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Mysterious bamboo regeneration baffles scientists ahead of once-in-a-century blooming eventHenon bamboo flowers only once every 120 years then vanishes for years, and researchers have no idea how it regenerates.
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Fukushima nuclear power plant is now pumping wastewater into the Pacific OceanThe International Atomic Energy Agency — the UN's atomic watchdog — has said the release meets international safety standards with a "negligible radiological impact."
