Periodic Reporting for period 4 - JapPrehistMigration (How and when was Japan settled by speakers of Japanese? Exploring the clues to Japanese prehistory preserved in old dialect divisions)

Summary
The Japanese language is thought to have been introduced to Japan from the Korean peninsula alongside wet rice agriculture around 900 BCE. Despite the indigenous populations likely speaking many languages, only two languages are now represented in Japan: Japanese and Ainu...
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