For years, scientists believed the origins of the Japanese population could be traced back mainly to two ancient groups. But a major new DNA study is now challenging that long-held belief and revealing a far more layered story.
Researchers from RIKEN’s Center for Integrative Medical Sciences analyzed thousands of genomes from across Japan and uncovered evidence pointing to a previously overlooked ancestral group connected to northeastern Asia. The findings are now adding fresh momentum to the growing “tripartite origins” theory of Japanese ancestry, as per a report by Science Daily.
