Sumo is one of Japan's most iconic sports, but few know the story of its origins. Katsuragi City in Nara Prefecture is ...

Roughly 1.77-million-year-old teeth show that slow development in hominids may have had an earlier start than previously ...

New research exploring the roots of modern Japanese populations has linked the genetic signature of Jomon hunter-gatherers to a higher body mass index (BMI) among individuals, underlining that ancient ...

These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.