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Comparison between Jomon and Yayoi people shows that Yayoi people had a narrow, flat face with a flat nose. They also had single-edged thick eyelids, thin brows and a thin beard. Their eye sockets were round as opposed to Jomon people, who had angular eye sockets.
photo courtesy: Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA)'s Educational Image Material Collection Website (https://www2.edu.ipa.go.jp/)