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'Magic mirror' hidden image revealed after curators shine light on itCincinnati Art Museum curators were surprised to find a hidden image of Buddha in a mirror stored away in the archives.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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9 million told to evacuate after super typhoon Nanmadol slams southern Japan, heads toward TokyoTens of thousands of people in Japan have already sought shelter from powerful storm Nanmadol, which could be the most destructive in decades.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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'Monkey gang' member executed in Japan as marauding macaques run amokA team of "specially commissioned hunters" tracked down and killed one member of a "monkey gang" responsible for more than 50 attacks in the Japanese city of Yamaguchi.
By Isobel Whitcomb Published
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What is forest bathing?Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, originated in Japan.
By Kirsten McEwan Published
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Dinosaur 'reaper' with massive claws found in JapanAn herbivorous dinosaur used its vicious-looking claws to forage for plants near the shores of Cretaceous seas.
By Jennifer Nalewicki Published
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Bataan Death March: Japan's WWII massacreReference The Bataan Death March was an horrific event that killed 20,000 prisoners, after the fall of the Philippines in 1942.
By Miguel Miranda Published
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Doolittle Raid: America's WWII attack on TokyoReference In 1942, US bombers attacked Japan's capital in retribution for the Pearl Harbor attack.
By Michael E. Haskew Published
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Mountain-sized chunk of rock hiding under Japan is channeling earthquakesA mountain-sized chunk of volcanic rock under Japan is changing the way that tectonic plates subduct and may be channeling the direction of earthquakes.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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9 evil medical experimentsReference Nine of the most evil experiments ever committed in the name of science.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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