The oldest human fossils on Japan's mainland were found in a limestone quarry near Hamakita, 40 km east of Ushikawa.

According to a study, what scientists thought were the oldest human fossils found in Japan are actually the bones of a brown bear.

A study has found that what scientists had thought were the oldest human fossils found in Japan are the bones of a brown bear. Once known as the Ushikawa man, the fossils were found in the city of ...

In the 1950s, when they were discovered, the Ushikawa fossils were identified as parts of a human humerus (upper arm bone) and femur (leg bone), believed to be over 20,000 years old ...

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The Mainichi reports that the Middle Pleistocene fossils known as “Ushikawa Man,” once suggested to be the oldest known human ...

The man accused of hurling vile abuse towards Matt Lucas has appeared in court. The comedian, an avid Arsenal fan shared on Twitter last year that while heading to a match against Everton when he ...

According to the release “EHS and police performed life saving measures, however the man succumbed to his injuries. A 22-year-old Nimpo Lake resident, known to the victim, was arrested without ...

The humerus of a modern human, left, that of the "Ushikawa man" within the box and those from a bear (the three on the right) are seen in a comparative image provided by the department of human ...

What were until now thought to be the oldest human fossils found in Japan, known as the "Ushikawa man," are actually the bones of a bear, re･･･ ...