A new study suggests a far more intricate genetic tapestry is involved in the ultimate ancestry of people in Japan.

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...

A new study suggests that the DNA some modern Japanese people have inherited from ancient hunter-gatherers may increase BMI.

Studies of ancient Jomon sites in separate areas of Japan show that lifestyles of the people varied from region to region, contrary to the common belief that they were almost uniformly similar ...

In Japan, that form has three legs, a beak, scaly skin and floor-length hair. Meet Amabie, the 19th century half-fish, half-human that's resurfaced to keep people safe.

URUMA, Okinawa Prefecture--Human remains dating to as far back as 10,000 years ago that were unearthed in a cave here could prove to be the missing link between early Paleolithic people and later ...