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A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.

The newfound wreck could help maritime archaeologists better understand how 20th-century warships were designed.

Four newly translated Japanese texts describe how ritual samurai beheadings were supposed to take place during the Edo period and later.

Saul Newman’s research suggests that we’re completely mistaken about how long humans live for.

Japan's new state-of-the-art supercomputer, which is due to cost more than $750 million to build, is set to turn on by 2030.

A stock image of an Indo-Pacific dolphin swimming (not the individual responsible for the recent attacks).

Japan has announced plans to add fin whales — the second-largest animal on Earth — to its list of commercial whaling species, which currently includes Bryde's, sei and minke whales.

A new Japanese mission to photograph space junk from orbit marks a milestone in orbital debris cleanup efforts.

Modern Japanese people largely originated from three ancestral groups and carry ancient DNA that may influence their risk of developing certain diseases, genetic analyses suggest.

Scientists discovered this little panda skeleton that lives off the coast of a Japanese island was a new species after scuba divers posted photos of it online.