“Our findings challenge the prevailing view that tigers once took refuge in Japan and that cave lion distribution was limited ...

There aren't any native lion or tiger populations living in Japan today, but this was not always the case. Fossil evidence ...

Japan’s lost ‘tigers’ were actually a different big cat species, study reveals - Cave lions lived in Japan long after they ...

The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of "Ushikawa Man," thought to be some of Japan's most ancient human fossils, are not what scientists believed they were, new research finds. Instead, they are the ...

Researchers analyzed radioisotopes in layers of fossilized volcanic ash. Decay of uranium to lead within tiny crystals enabled scientists to precisely pinpoint dates for certain events. They ...

Northwestern University Ph.D. student, Luca Podrecca takes a break from research in the field near Mount Ashibetsu in Japan. By studying prehistoric rocks and fossils emerging from the side of Mount ...