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This chapter summarizes the results of my population genetic studies concerning various ethnic groups in eastern Asia and western Pacific with special reference to the origins of (1) the Japanese peoples, and (2) the so-called Mongoloid groups. On the first topic, I will show that Kazuro Hanihara’s “dual structure model” is only partly supported by genetic evidence. As for the second, I will argue that the genetic diversity among eastern Asian, Pacific and American populations is so extensive that the classic racial concept of “Mongoloid” is no longer tenable. It is also indicated that contrary to the classic view of a single south-east Asian origin of these populations, there were at least two independent sources for human migrations in eastern Asia during the Upper Paleolithic Times from about 50 000 to 20 000 years BP.
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Omoto, K. (2000). Genetic Diversity of Human Populations in Eastern Asia. In: Kato, M. (eds) The Biology of Biodiversity. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-65930-3_19
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