3 February 2024
Washi papers discovered inside a 675-year-old Buddhist statue in Japan
The carved head of an ancient Buddhist statue hidden in the Myooin temple in Fukuyama, Hiroshima,…
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16 September 2023
Ancient tomb discovered under parking lot greenery in Japan
Shrubbery intended to illuminate a corner of a nondescript parking lot in Japan's Nara prefecture turned…
30 May 2023
The largest stone coffin grave found so far at the Yoshinogari Ruins -3.2 meters
A grave with a stone coffin around 2.3 meters long and dating to the latter part…
25 April 2023
1,800-year-old wooden mask likely used in farm festivals found in Japan
Archaeologists have unearthed an almost perfectly preserved wooden mask from the early third century at the…
17 April 2023
Rock Ship of Masuda, Japan’s mysterious monolith
Located in the Takaichi District of Nara Prefecture, Japan, the village of Asuka is famous for…
27 January 2023
2.3-meter sword found in 4th-century tomb in Japan
The largest bronze mirror and the largest "dako" iron sword in Japan were discovered at the…
14 January 2022
Artifacts found in Japan could be prototypes of ninja weapons
Artifacts discovered in the ruins of structures associated with warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 1590 Siege of Odawara…
23 August 2021
Researchers measure the impact of Population Pressure on Prehistoric Violence in Japan’s Yayoi Period
Are wars part of human nature? Do people tend to fight instinctively or do they war…
2 July 2021
Early Female Emperors in Japan “Empress Kōken”
Born into the aristocratic Fujiwara clan, this extraordinary woman first ascended to the throne as Empress…
1 July 2021
The ruins found in Nara could be the Imperial House of Female Emperor Koken
Archaeologists unearthed one of the largest building remains ever found at the former site of the…