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Campaigning begins for Japan's parliamentary election
TOKYO — (AP) — Official campaigning for Japan's Oct. 27 parliamentary election began Tuesday with new Prime Minister Shigeru ...
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Genomic findings shed light on ancient Japanese population origins
A joint research group led by Jonghyun Kim and Jun Ohashi of the University of Tokyo has demonstrated that the majority of immigration to the Japanese Archipelago in the Yayoi and Kofun periods ...
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Japanese research society probes mysteries of laughter
For a group of Japanese researchers, the phenomenon of humor is no laughing matter. For three decades, the Japan Society for ...
Genome study cracks mystery of Japan’s first inhabitants
Some of the earliest inhabitants of Japan came from the Korean peninsula, according to a new study that sheds more light on ...
Who Are the Japanese? New DNA Evidence Emerges From 2000-Year-Old Genome
Genetic analysis of an individual from the Yayoi period reveals immigration patterns from the Korean Peninsula. Researchers ...
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Ancient Immigration to Japan Found in 2000-Year Genome
A joint research group led by Jonghyun Kim and Jun Ohashi of the University of Tokyo has demonstrated that the majority of ...
Traces of ancient immigration patterns to Japan found in 2,000-year-old genome
A joint research group led by Jonghyun Kim and Jun Ohashi of the University of Tokyo has demonstrated that the majority of ...
Nobel Peace Prize given to Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for its work against nuclear weapons
Hidankyo chairperson Tomoyuki Mimaki, who was standing by at the Hiroshima City Hall for the announcement, cheered and teared ...
Japan yakuza member arrested on suspicion of insurance fraud after cutting off own finger
Masahiro Nouchi claimed he had lost his finger in an industrial accident, with his medical costs covered by national health ...