TOYOHASHI, Aichi Prefecture--A canine skull that was used as an amulet to recover from diseases is now recognized as the only specimen of an extinct Japanese wolf in Aichi Prefecture, officials at ...
More than 100 skulls of the species are estimated to exist nationwide. Yagi said he has studied 70 or so Japanese wolf skulls from Tokyo, Hokkaido and 23 prefectures across Japan. Yagi ...