By TETSUYA ISHIKURA/ Staff Writer
July 2, 2021 at 07:00 JST
A replica of a Minatogawa individual’s skeleton unearthed from the Minatogawa Fissure archaeological site on Okinawa’s main island (Provided by the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo)
Modern Japanese appear to be genetically descended from the Paleolithic Minatogawa people, according to DNA analysis of human remains in Okinawa Prefecture dating from 20,000 years ago. [Read More]
Stories about memories of cherry blossoms solicited from readers
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
A series on the death of a Japanese woman that sparked a debate about criminal justice policy in the United States
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
