Forest bathing or forest therapy is the latest global wellness trend, and scientists understand all the more about its ...

The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, ...

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In June 2018, Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission reached asteroid 162173 Ryugu. It studied the asteroid for about 15 months, ...

Forest bathing or forest therapy is the latest global wellness trend, and scientists understand all the more about its ...

August is the traditional period in Japan when the worlds of the living and the dead overlap, but who’s to say spirits don’t ...

(These samurai women were some of history’s most legendary ... to consolidate power across Japan. (Follow in the footsteps of samurai on this ancient trail.) In 1582, one of Nobunaga’s ...

In the waters surrounding Japan’s southern Yonaguni Island, an enigmatic structure rests beneath the waves. Known as the ...

"We are interested in why ancient genomes are integrated and ... The findings not only deepen our understanding of Japan's genetic history but also have significant implications for personalized ...