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'Magic mirror' hidden image revealed after curators shine light on it
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Cincinnati Art Museum curators were surprised to find a hidden image of Buddha in a mirror stored away in the archives.

9 million told to evacuate after super typhoon Nanmadol slams southern Japan, heads toward Tokyo
By Mindy Weisberger published
Tens of thousands of people in Japan have already sought shelter from powerful storm Nanmadol, which could be the most destructive in decades.

'Monkey gang' member executed in Japan as marauding macaques run amok
By Isobel Whitcomb published
A team of "specially commissioned hunters" tracked down and killed one member of a "monkey gang" responsible for more than 50 attacks in the Japanese city of Yamaguchi.

What is forest bathing?
By Kirsten McEwan published
Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, originated in Japan.

Dinosaur 'reaper' with massive claws found in Japan
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
An herbivorous dinosaur used its vicious-looking claws to forage for plants near the shores of Cretaceous seas.

Bataan Death March: Japan's WWII massacre
By Miguel Miranda published
Reference The Bataan Death March was an horrific event that killed 20,000 prisoners, after the fall of the Philippines in 1942.

Doolittle Raid: America's WWII attack on Tokyo
By Michael E. Haskew published
Reference In 1942, US bombers attacked Japan's capital in retribution for the Pearl Harbor attack.

Mountain-sized chunk of rock hiding under Japan is channeling earthquakes
By Stephanie Pappas published
A mountain-sized chunk of volcanic rock under Japan is changing the way that tectonic plates subduct and may be channeling the direction of earthquakes.
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