New Evidence Suggests the First Americans Didn’t Walk From Siberia—They Sailed From Japan

While more evidence is needed to link paleo-Americans to Japan, it is possible that they came by boat instead of crossing the ...
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Japan retools evacuation plan for western island chain in event of emergency or attack

An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the country’s long chain of westernmost islands in the event of a military ...

Once fortress, islands in Japan's Wakayama attract people as world like 'Castle in the Sky'

Once the heavily fortified guardians of Osaka Bay, the now uninhabited Tomogashima Islands are drawing young visitors for ...
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What Will Lure Japanese to the Islands When Costs Soar? Maybe Genki Balls?

Every month, Japanese tourists join local residents to fling small balls containing bacteria and yeast into the Ala Wai canal that defines the northern edge of Waikīkī. These so-called “genki balls” ...
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Japanese islands shaken by earthquake after more than 1,000 tremors

July 3 (UPI) --An island chain in southwest Japan was shaken by an earthquake on Thursday after over 1,000 tremors throughout two weeks. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Tokara island chain ...