A detailed analysis of over 1,500 sets of ancient teeth has revealed that Native Americans are not biologically linked to the ...

However, a South Korean temple claimed ownership, arguing that the artifact was looted from Korea by Japanese pirates in medieval times. After prolonged court proceedings, South Korea’s Supreme ...

Lee McGuire and brother Kai have lived between Japan and Massachusetts most their lives. Now they're representing U.S. at the ...

Long-standing tensions between Japan and South Korea have reached a symbolic peak ... the fragility of their relationship" Korean authorities recovered the religious artifact in early 2013, but ...

4. The wooden strip was excavated in 2001 from a site thought to be the location of an "Emon-fu" guards' office that was part of the central government in Japan's ancient capital of Fujiwara-kyo.

Modern Japan sounds like a sci-fi premise: the incredible shrinking country. Japan may have one of the longest national life expectancies, about 85 years, and the world's largest city, Tokyo.

Famous across Japan as a holiday destination and for its unique breed of wild horses, Yonaguni is a tiny outpost jutting out of the East China Sea with a population of just 1,700 people.