According to current mainstream theory, Japanese have mixed origins in the Jomon people known for their distinctive pottery culture (c. 14500 B.C.-1000 B.C.) and the Yayoi people with their own ...

Genome analysis of the Jomon people, an ancient population of Japan, indicated that modern East Asians do not have significant northern route genetic contributions, whereas Native Americans and ...

Historically, mochi began to emerge around the Jomon Period ... Kakigori is a Japanese-style sweetened shaved ice dessert ...

Japanese people with ties to Kanayama seemed thrilled to find out ... is accurate when considering that the area is known for numerous artifacts dating from the Jomon period (circa 14,000 to 300 BC).

A controversial South Korean church with powerful political connections faces dissolution in Japan after a Tokyo court issued ...

“If Japanese people embarrass themselves like this overseas, it will lead to a worsening of the image of the Japanese people as a whole.” Another user stated: “This is a serious crime that ...

Four survivors of Japan’s “hostage justice” filed a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on March 24, contending that the Code ...

From tipping etiquette to public transit norms, these are the most important things you need to know before visiting Japan.

The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification is the first religious group to face a revocation order under Japan’s ...

The definition of "hikikomori"—people who avoid social participation and generally stay at home—according to criteria used by ...

TOKYO: The Japanese government plans to invite to Japan this summer stateless people born to Japanese nationals and left in the Philippines after World War II, to coincide with the 80th ...