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Bear linked to multiple attacks in Japan found dead alongside its final victim
By Harry Baker published
Japanese officials found the body of a missing student alongside the corpse of a brown bear that likely killed him. The bear is also suspected of attacking several other people in the area.
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Underwater volcanic eruption gives birth to new island in the Pacific
By Sascha Pare published
A volcanic eruption off the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on Oct. 30 led to the formation of a new 330-foot-wide island just north of the explosion site.
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Haunting 'mermaid' mummy from Japan is a gruesome monkey-fish hybrid with 'dragon claws,' new scans reveal
By Harry Baker published
Scientists have scanned the mummified remains of a supposed "mermaid" from Japan. The initial results suggest it is a horrifying mix of fish, monkey and lizard parts.
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Mysterious bamboo regeneration baffles scientists ahead of once-in-a-century blooming event
By Jacklin Kwan published
Henon bamboo flowers only once every 120 years then vanishes for years, and researchers have no idea how it regenerates.
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Fukushima nuclear power plant is now pumping wastewater into the Pacific Ocean
By Sascha Pare published
The International Atomic Energy Agency — the UN's atomic watchdog — has said the release meets international safety standards with a "negligible radiological impact."
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Hirota people of Japan intentionally deformed infant skulls 1,800 years ago
By Harry Baker published
The Hirota people, who occupied a Japanese island for around 400 years, deliberately flattened the back of their children's heads. And experts are not entirely sure why.
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Why did the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima leave shadows of people etched on sidewalks?
By Stacy Kish last updated
Here's why the nuclear bombs dropped in Japan left shadows of people on the ground and buildings.
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Deadly swarm of earthquakes in Japan caused by magma moving through extinct volcano
By Stephanie Pappas published
Over 10,000 earthquakes have hit the Noto Peninsula over the last three years. They are believed to be emanating from an long-dead volcano, with fluids pushing through the collapsed system.
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Dolphins terrorize and bite beachgoers in Japan — for the 2nd year in a row
By Sascha Pare published
Four separate incidents on a beach in Fukui prefecture on July 16 echo a string of attacks in the same region last year that may have been perpetrated by a single Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin.
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