30 May 2023
A grave with a stone coffin around 2.3 meters long and dating to the latter part of the Yayoi Period...
25 April 2023
Archaeologists have unearthed an almost perfectly preserved wooden mask from the early third century at the Nishi-Iwata ruins in Osaka...
17 April 2023
Located in the Takaichi District of Nara Prefecture, Japan, the village of Asuka is famous for its mysterious stones. The...
27 January 2023
The largest bronze mirror and the largest “dako” iron sword in Japan were discovered at the Tomio Maruyama burial mound...
14 January 2022
Artifacts discovered in the ruins of structures associated with warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s 1590 Siege of Odawara may be prototypes of...
23 August 2021
Are wars part of human nature? Do people tend to fight instinctively or do they war as a result of...
2 July 2021
Born into the aristocratic Fujiwara clan, this extraordinary woman first ascended to the throne as Empress Kōken and became the...
1 July 2021
Archaeologists unearthed one of the largest building remains ever found at the former site of the Heijokyu palace in the...
24 June 2021
In a paper published today, Oxford-led researchers reveal their discovery of a 3,000-year-old victim—attacked by a shark in the Seto...
20 June 2021
Japanese and Persian ancient ties go back to the 7th century. Silk Road connected Japan with countries and regions far...
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