Asuka, Nara Pref. – When I arrived in Japan in 1994, I wasted little time in traveling across the country as much as I could, assuming, as most of us do, that I'd only be here a year or two.

Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs says a high-performance infrared camera has created a sharp image of an ancient mural painting at the Kitora burial mound in Nara Prefecture.

A Japanese research team has discovered what appears to be tomb artifacts at Daisen Kofun, the country's biggest ancient tumulus purportedly for Emperor Nintoku, in the city of Sakai, Osaka ...