By SHUNSUKE NAKAMURA/ Senior Staff Writer
February 3, 2020 at 17:28 JST
The Tawayama remains in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
A stone artifact dating to around 2,000 years ago that appears to have writing on it is causing a stir in the world of academia as the find could constitute the oldest example of written language in Japan. [Read More]
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A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
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