From the Japan Times, researchers have found what they believe is a tiger-headed, human figure on the eastern wall of Nara Prefecture's Kitora tomb.

From the Japan Times, two ancient metal-cast mirrors, one of them decorated with heraldry dating from the Yayoi Period (300 B.C.E. to 300 C.E.), have been excavated from a burial mound in Fukui Prefecture

An article by Kyodo News reporting that an archaeological investigation team has begun an inspection of a Miyagi Prefecture site where a researcher confessed to having fabricated archaeological findings.

Shinichi Fujimura, famed for finding ancient artefacts, admits planting them after being caught red-handed by a national newspaper. BBC News.

From the Japan Times, recently unearthed remains of a Yayoi Period settlement on Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, suggest it was the ancient capital of the Tsushimakoku kingdom mentioned in the third-century Wei Chronicle on the history of the Chinese Wei dynasty.

The Japan Times, an 11-year-old boy unearthed a fragment of rare fifth century C.E. Sue Ware stoneware in Kamigori, Hyogo Prefecture.

From the Japan Times, a gourd-shaped jug has recently been dug up at the ruins of a Yayoi Period dwelling that dates back some 2,000 years.

From Mainichi Daily, disgraced archeologist Shinichi Fujimura, who admitted to planting bogus artifacts at 42 digs across the nation, faked discoveries at two more excavation sites in Miyagi Prefecture,

From the Japan Times, Shinichi Fujimura, an archaeologist who admitted falsifying two findings of Paleolithic stone tools in northern Japan, has denied rumors that more dig finds he was involved in were also fakes.

From the Japan Times, during a news conference to mark his 68th birthday, the Emperor drew the public's attention to a historical document that shows one of his eighth-century ancestors was born to a descendant of immigrants from the Korean Peninsula. In doing so, he said he felt a close "kinship" with Korea.

From the Japan Times, shock waves ran through Japan in November after it was revealed that revered amateur archaeologist Shinichi Fujimura had planted findings of early Paleolithic relics at two of his dig sites.

From the Japan Times, gold leaf was used in drawing Japan's oldest existing astronomical charts covering the ceiling of an ancient tomb in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture.

From the Japan Times, sources said that Shinichi Fujimura, 50, former deputy chief of the Tohoku Paleolithic Institute, discovered archaeologically important stone implements during the excavation, but only when he was alone at the site.

From the Japan Times, a piece of building timber that may be the oldest ever found in Japan has been unearthed in an archaeological layer dating from the Jomon Period, which began about 10,000 years ago.

From the Japan Times, tests on a wooden board found in a trench surrounding Katsuyama Mound at Makimuku in the town of Sakurai show it was from a tree felled in the year 199 C.E., supporting the hypothesis that a legendary ancient kingdom governed by the female ruler Himiko was based in the Kinki region.

From the Japan Times, a review of Tokyo National Museum's exhibit on the history of ancient ceramics and their discovery in Japan.

From the Japan Times, a 24,000-year-old artifact, believed to be a representation of a woman and the oldest image of a human being found in Japan, has been unearthed from the Mimitori ruins in Kagoshima Prefecture.

From Ananova, four ancient Buddha statuettes have been found inside a relic only shown to the public once every 11 years.

From the Japan Times, Nagatomo said he hopes the method will help verify the authenticity of controversial Paleolithic stone tools discovered in northeastern Japan.

From the Japan Times, the 800-year-old pillar, which has a diameter of 3 meters, is the largest example of ancient Japanese wooden architecture ever discovered. It was unearthed in late April in the grounds of the shrine, in the town of Taisha, Shimane Prefecture.

From the Japan Times, archaeologist Shichida admits many Yoshinogari findings have their origins in China and Korea.

From the Japan Times, researchers have discovered what they believe to be Japan's oldest depiction of whaling, on an urn dating from around 100 B.C.E., according to officials with the Nagasaki Board of Education.

From the Japan Times, brain tissue has been found in three human skulls dating back to the second century that were unearthed last year in Tottori Prefecture. The discovery is believed to be the first of its kind in Japan.