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World's 1st hybrid quantum supercomputer goes online in Japan
Japan's Fugaku supercomputer has gained an edge following the installation of the Reimei quantum computer.
20,000-year-old 'human' fossils from Japan aren't what we thought
The bone fragments were once thought to be some of the oldest human fossils found in Japan.
Doban-kun: A 'cute' human-shaped counting tool from prehistoric Japan
This anthropomorphic clay tablet was likely used in an ancient ritual by the Jōmon culture in Japan.
Mysterious climate-changing eruption that turned the sun blue traced to remote Pacific island
Zavaritskii volcano in the Kuril Islands was responsible for the mysterious 1831 volcanic eruption that cooled the climate and turned the sun different colors, a new study finds.
Ancient hunter-gatherer DNA linked to higher BMI in modern Japanese people
A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.
'Ghost Ship of the Pacific,' which fought on both sides in WWII, discovered near San Francisco
The newfound wreck could help maritime archaeologists better understand how 20th-century warships were designed.
'Secret teachings' about ritual Samurai beheading revealed in newly translated Japanese texts
Four newly translated Japanese texts describe how ritual samurai beheadings were supposed to take place during the Edo period and later.
'The secret to living to 110 was, don't register your death': Ig Nobel winner Saul Justin Newman on the flawed data on extreme aging
Saul Newman’s research suggests that we’re completely mistaken about how long humans live for.
