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Who are the Japanese? Huge DNA discovery rewrites history

Scientists analyzing the genomes of thousands of people across Japan discovered evidence for a previously overlooked third ...

EDITORIAL: Law needed on deletion of DNA evidence to gain the public’s trust

The Nagoya High Court on Aug. 30 sounded the alarm about the current situation where anyone could be treated as a criminal ...
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DNA from 3,200 people reveals a hidden third ancestor of the Japanese — overturning a theory that stood for 60 years

For decades, the origin story of the Japanese people fit neatly into two chapters: the Jomon, ancient hunter-gatherers who ...
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Japan identifies WWII remains from Okinawa using DNA alone for first time

Japan has, for the first time, identified human remains from the Battle of Okinawa using only DNA testing, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said in a recent announcement. DNA from the remains ...

A massive DNA discovery just rewrote everything we thought we knew about the Japanese people

A major genetic analysis of over 3,200 Japanese individuals reveals a more complex ancestry than previously thought, ...
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Japanese soldier killed in Battle of Okinawa ID’d by DNA, a first for Japan

TOKYO — Human remains discovered on Okinawa in 2004 have been identified as those of a Japanese soldier, marking the first time DNA alone was used to confirm the identity of a casualty from the Battle ...