13 August 2025
In a discovery that is already rewriting the history of Japan’s ancient Kofun period, researchers have confirmed the existence of...
13 June 2025
A recent archaeological breakthrough on Japan’s sacred Okinoshima Island has unveiled an ornately decorated iron spear from the late Kofun...
27 January 2023
The largest bronze mirror and the largest “dako” iron sword in Japan were discovered at the Tomio Maruyama burial mound...
10 December 2022
The remains of a 3.5-meter-tall wooden “haniwa” statue have been discovered at one of the “kofun” ancient burial mounds that...