Japanese Lost Tribes theory

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
pseudoscience
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Israelism
gptkb:Biblical_literalism
gptkbp:criticizedFor lack of scientific evidence
reliance on speculative connections
gptkbp:describes the idea that the Japanese people are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Japanese Lost Tribes theory
gptkbp:influenced some Japanese nationalist movements
gptkbp:opposedBy mainstream historians
mainstream geneticists
gptkbp:originatedIn 19th century
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Edward_King
Nicholas McLeod
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ten_Lost_Tribes
Japanese folklore
pseudoarchaeology
gptkbp:requires cultural similarities between Japanese and ancient Israelites
linguistic similarities between Japanese and Hebrew
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ten_Lost_Tribes_of_Israel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7