KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture--Denizens of the Asuka Period (592-710 ... to shed light on a meat-eating culture in the history of eating habits in Japan because many facts about pig breeding and ...

Japan hopes ... 9 to nominate 22 Asuka-Fujiwara archaeological sites for inclusion on the UNESCO list, including tombs and ruins of palaces and temples dating to the Asuka Period (592-710).