It depends on what you mean by "those guys." The Jomon culture, which is believed to be the first civilized permanent residents of the landmass (which was not even an island at this stage), can be dated back to 10,000 BCE until about 300 BCE. Of course, as is the case with most of the specifics associated with archeology, these dates can be disputed. If by "those guys," you are refering to what we consider to be modern day Japanese, then it can hardly be traced that far. The second culture to establish itself on the landmass (now very close to being an island), was the Yayoi and they are traced back to about 300 BCE depending on when one believes the Jomon period ended. Though dates aren't certain because there is evidence that the Yayoi and Jomon cultures coexisted, 300 BCE is generally regarded as the starting point for the Yayoi. Migrating from northern China, the Yayoi establish the religion that would form Shintoism, the language which would evolve into Japanese, and were of the appearance similar to the modern Japanese.
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if you start to feel a little woozy and decide you don't want to black out, drink some orange juice and sit down for a minute!
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