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

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 ...

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 ...

Today’s parents are reinventing what it means to rely on their “village” when it comes to raising a child, new research finds. According to a survey of 2,000 parents of children ages 0-6 ...

Despite an incredibly rich prehistory covering nearly ten thousand years, modern coverage of complex hunter-gatherer societies has tended to overlook the Jomon of Japan. This text presents an overview ...

They found that the Jomon genetic signature, which on average accounts for 12.5% of a person’s genetic make-up, was associated with an increased BMI. And that held true when they expanded their ...