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Nanmadol, seen here on Sept. 18, is one of the strongest typhoons to ever make landfall in Japan.

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.

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Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) have carried out more than 50 attacks against people in the Japanese city of Yamaguchi (the macaques in the photo are not associated with the recent violence).

'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.

Monkeys
group of people walking away from the viewer on an easy forest trail

What is forest bathing?

By Kirsten McEwan published

Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, originated in Japan.

Human Behavior
An artist's rendition of Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus, the newfound dinosaur species described in this study.

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.

Dinosaurs
Bataan Death March

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.

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Jimmy Doolittle, the man in charge of the raid

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.

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This 3D rendering of Earth shows Japan, under which lurks the Kumano Pluton.

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.

Earthquakes
An SS operating theatre used for evil medical experiments

9 evil medical experiments

By Stephanie Pappas, Callum McKelvie published

Reference Nine of the most evil experiments ever committed in the name of science.

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The newly discovered branched sea worm Ramisyllis kingghidorahi. In this image, worms single head (left) and asymmetrical posterior branches (right) are clearly visible.

Bizarre sea worm with regenerative butts named after Godzilla's monstrous nemesis

By Harry Baker published

Researchers have discovered a new species of branched sea worm in Japan and named it after the villainous kaiju King Ghidorah.

Animals
A Japanese macaque bathing in a hot spring in winter.

Monkey 'queen' led a violent coup to become her troop's first female leader. Now her reign is in jeopardy.

By Brandon Specktor published

A young female macaque fought her own mother to seize control of her troop for the first time in 70 years. Now her reign is in jeopardy.

Monkeys
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