Jomon

Why do people wear accessories? That seemingly simple question is at the heart of a new year-long exhibit featuring ornaments and decorations from the Jomon period (c. 10500...

Geneticists have identified similar inherited traits between the Ainu of Hokkaido and native Okinawans, two peoples whose homelands are geographically poles apart.

A cosmetic company is investigating whether DNA from ancient peoples may be influencing modern Japanese people's propensity to get freckles and age spots.