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Who are the Japanese genetically related to?
This article explores the genetic relationships between the Japanese people and other populations around the world, including East Asians such as Koreans, Han Chinese, and Taiwanese aborigines. It also discusses the impact of migration on Japanese genetics and reveals that there are genetic similarities between modern-day Japanese people and Europeans. DNA testing has provided valuable insights into who makes up today’s population in Japan by helping researchers trace individual lineages back hundreds or even thousands years depending on how far back one’s family tree goes. Overall it appears clear then that while being primarily descended from early migrants from mainland Asia many generations ago contemporaryJapanese people still retain strong ties with both East Asian and European populations alike due likely due in part migration patterns over time combined with intermingling between those two regions during ancient times.